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In the Philippines, election as repression

By the Policy Study, Publication and Advocacy (PSPA)
Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
May 20, 2007

MANILA — President Gloria M. Arroyo and Benjamin Abalos, Sr., chair of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), this week praised the May 14 mid-term elections as “generally fair and peaceful,” with the latter dismissing reports of rampant cheating and other irregularities. The only hitch there is that both Mrs. Arroyo and Abalos have a very low trust rating among Filipinos.
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Comelec declares Davao Norte winners

TAGUM CITY — The Commission on Election in Davao del Norte proclaimed early dawn on May 18 (Friday) the winners of the provincial race in the May 14 mid-term local elections.

Arrel R. Ola?o grabbed the congressional seat for the 1st District in Davao del Norte, garnering a total of 82,414 votes while Antonio F. Lagdameo Jr got the same seat for the 2nd District witha total garnered votes of 111,283.
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Sara Duterte has a mind of her own — Avisado

DAVAO CITY — City Administrator Wendel Avisado has indicated that the next vice mayor of Davao City will not be a political prototype of her father, re-elected Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte.

Referring to Sara Zimmerman Duterte, virtual winner of the recent vice-mayoralty contest in this city of 750,000 registered voters, Avisado said that the young lawyer has a mind of her own.
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$120-million bridge to link Samal to Davao

By Rose B.Palacio
Philippine Information Agency

DAVAO CITY — A $120-million bridge will soon connect Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal, a project that is expected to boost tourism and trade for the two cities.

Public Works and Highways Acting Secretary Manuel Bonoan, together with USEC Rafael Yabut and DPWH XI Director Dimas Soguilon, were here recently to study the proposal for the bridge.
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