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17 years ago

Why elections are ‘like Christmas’ in Lanao Sur

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With Lanao del Sur communities plagued by poverty and short in social services, election season is considered paskuhan (Christmas season). Politicians money flows like rain, mainly to buy the votes of the residents. As if vote buying were not enough, the elections there, like elsewhere in the country, were chaotic. Related story: Elections, Lanao-style