Members of the Quezon City Police District arrest 43 supporters of mayoral candidate Bingbong Crisologo for alleged vote buying. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called vote-buying an "integral" part of the country's election, saying that this practice is fairly normal among Filipinos.

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