Duterte Finds Davao Elections a Real Ho-hum

But feisty mayor, who is facing no real threat to his position in next month?s elections, takes pains to justify his decision to field his initially reluctant daughter as his running mate.


Like Father, Like Daughter. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara at a campaign rally this week. The mayor says Sara is the only one who can beat potential challengers to his throne. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

By Marilou M. Aguirre
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY ? “Murag walay eleksyon nga naay eleksyon. Murag naay eleksyon nga walay eleksyon. (It doesn?t feel like we have an election in an election season.)?

This was how Mayor Rodrigo Duterte described the upcoming elections during a rally this week in Piapi, Boulevard, a neighborhood in the city’s first district.

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Longest-running golf event in Davao now on 19th year

DAVAO CITY — Bearing the initials of the man they honored, the 19th GET Open Golf Tournament gets underway at the scenic Apo Golf & Country Club, Davao City on Sunday, June 17, 2007.

?This is the longest-running golf event in Davao and Mindanao,? UMBN executive Bong Gonzaga told events organizers and sports writers at the Tuesday forum of the Davao Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines (Scoop-Davao) at the Royal Mandaya Hotel.
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