Posts by tag: Election

12 years ago

WHERE’S MY NAME?

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Voters are looking for their names in the computerized list posted within the Talomo Central Elementary School in Davao City…

12 years ago

FIRST VOTER

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At exactly 7 AM Monday, the voting starts in Talomo Central Elementary School in Davao City. This woman is the…

12 years ago

REJECTED

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The third voter in this clustered precinct in Talomo Central Elementary School in Davao City has to try, many times,…

12 years ago

Today’s View: Vote wisely

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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. 

12 years ago

Vote buying by “Santa-Candidato”

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By DANILDA L. FUSILERO

Davao Today

Rice, according to Mella, has been proven to be one of the most effective items to win votes, particularly from those who are living below the poverty line.  “Hangga’t gutom ang tao, nabibili ang boto nya sa tatlong kilong bigas lamang (as long as the people are hungry, their votes could be bought for even three kilos of rice),” she said.