Furthermore, Piñol described the governor as “a heartless and incompetent leader, incapable of feeling any ounce of compassion for her people,” and that she must be held accountable for the massacre.
https://www.facebook.com/bernicejoana/posts/10206315696912392
Here's an excerpt from her Facebook post:
Three years ago, if you remember, I posted a very hateful post against you. I was much younger then and a bit harsh with my words and had less knowledge about election laws but this remains true: You gave away sacks of rice to people who did not need it in exchange for their votes. The photos below show that Ma’am and my own brother witnessed the said vote-buying. Thousands of sacks of rice Ma’am were given away by your office three years ago ONE MONTH before the elections to RANDOM people in the hopes that they will remember you as they go to the polls three years ago.
This image shows a bag of rice with the governor's name printed on it.
A concerned netizen breaks her silence, exposing the Cotabato Province Governor Lala Mendoza’s vote-buying activity three years ago.
Earlier this afternoon, Bernice Joana Piñol, a resident of Kidapawan City posted an open letter addressed to Mendoza to express her dismay of the governor’s action toward the incident.
Affected by what she calls an ironic event, Piñol related in her post how the governor’s campaign team disseminated the said bribe. Thousands of sacks and bags of rice were given to random people to make them vote for her.