by EARL O. CONDEZA, ACE R. MORANDANTE, JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA, TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY (12:00 nn) – Election officers claimed the barangay election as “orderly.” But…
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)
By TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY-- This year’s barangay elections has former councilors going back to their roots. Filing their candidacies Tuesday as punong barangay or barangay…