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EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT. People from all walks of life exercise their right to suffrage Monday. At the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School in Davao City, young ones and the once young, including church people, queue in line to cast their votes. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Today’s View: Post-election prattle and cackle

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

And, here is an incontrovertible truth:  All elections in a society under a state of massive poverty is never a democratic process.  It is a vicious illusion, a disgusting insult and a vile assault to human dignity.

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FILE PHOTO.This picture was taken in May 9, 2013. A passerby ignores the campaign posters of both local and national candidates that practically cover this side of Davao City’s Buhangin District. (davaotoday.com photo by Wether b. Saldaña)

Today’s View: Vote wisely

By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today

We cannot grasp the enormity of the responsibility we have at our hands as voters.  But we are going to shape a nation which is mired by corruption, poverty, armed conflicts, human rights violations and economic sabotage. 

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EDUCATORS’ RAGE. Teachers from various schools in Davao City picket outside the Commission on Elections-XI office Thursday demanding for a public apology from lawyer Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio following her statement that Board of Election Inspectors are “either forgetful or plain stupid.” Retired teacher Teresita Abundo who served the elections during her 38 years of service told Ampoloquio to be responsible with her statements since, “You don’t know what our sacrifices are.” (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Today’s View: A show of sheer arrogance

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

The behavior of the Comelec district attorney is not surprising. Certain public officials, thinking that the little authority invested in their official position, also grant them the license to be arrogant. They act like little emperors or empresses over their little dominions or “turfs.”

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Today’s View: Let’s give peace a chance

By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today

Peace comes with a high price.  It comes not just with a symbol of a dove and the signing of agreements.  It comes with a commitment to achieve actual results through genuine and sincere reforms for the majority of the people.

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Today’s View: Endorsement, anyone?

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

Clearly, this practice of bestowing endorsement to electoral candidates reveals a condition of uninformed electorate.  For why should voters base their judgment on the endorsement of someone if they are knowledgeable of the faculties and qualities of the candidates?  Is this not a revelation of the ignorance of the citizenry about the politics of their country or about the competence of the political aspirants? 

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