The festive atmosphere is of course a masquerade. Behind the merriment and the hullabaloo are the clandestine vote-buying and other shady deals that transpire in the dark between patrons and candidates. The patrons are usually figures from a political party or a political dynasty. . And there are more happenings between the candidates and followers, and so on and so forth. Oh, sometimes, between the contending bets themselves!
This year’s barangay election in Davao del Sur will include the vote for or against the creation of a new province: Davao Occidental.
An array of campaign streamers and tarpaulin are seen along a downtown area on Friday at the first day of the Barangay Election campaign. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
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The absence of pro-LGBT agenda among political bets “strip LGBTs of their basic human rights” and make them “second-class or low-level constituents.”
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“Tin-aw nga gi-single out mi sa Comelec. Duha lang ka poster sa Piston ang ilang gihimong basehan sa pag disqualify sa among partido,” Edil Gonzaga, second nominee of Piston, a group of drivers.
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