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As the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) approach, candidates are actively campaigning and spending lavishly to woo voters. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has strict rules on election spending and campaigning, but many candidates ignore these guidelines. Vote-buying is prohibited, and candidates are not allowed to hand out food, drinks, or other items of value during campaign sorties or meetings. Despite the rules, many candidates are spending lavishly on their campaigns. Some have even hired showboats with loud speakers to play campaign jingles all day long. With 42,001 barangays in the country, the price of victory is costly. Elections are an important democratic exercise, and it is crucial that voters choose wisely.