Known collectively as KathNiel, the showbiz couple is in hot water after photos of them proudly showing their ballots circulated in social media. Kathryn was also photographed wearing ballers while casting her vote.
Both are supporters and endorsers of Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas and his running mate, vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo.
Earlier, the Comelec said voters are strictly not allowed to bring cellular phones inside the polling precincts and are prohibited to take selfie photos and pictures with their ballots. Wearing of ballers is also not allowed, the poll body said.
KathNiel’s photos were already seen by the Comelec. Its spokesperson, James Jimenez, tweeted: “kathryn and daniel and i need to talk.”
Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon came to the defense of celebrities Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla who are under fire for having their photos taken with the election ballots inside their polling precincts.
Guanzon said the acts did not violate the secrecy of the ballot since the actors were not the ones who took the images.
“Parang nakita ko yun sa Facebook ng pamangkin ko, wala naman shade yun. Ang voter po bawal magdala ng cellphone. Kung iba ang nag-picture sa kanya, obviously hindi sya kumuha sa sarili niya. Tingnan natin ang circumstances ha, baka kasi may iba pang facts pero sa ngayon…yun lang nangyari bago bumoto gumanun (posed for a photo). It does not violate the secrecy of the ballot,” she told reporters.
She even blamed the media for putting the popular love team in such situation.
“The voter is not allowed to bring or to use gadget. Apparently media yun kasalanan mo (media) yun,” Guanzon said.
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