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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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Malanyaon’s party-mate resorts to last minute vote buying

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Jeffrey (not his real name) said his wife and the rest of the 1,700 residents in their village were also given the same amount each by one Elisa Madulog at around 11 AM Sunday.  “They prepared a list of those who will vote and who will not," he said.

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Vote buying by “Santa-Candidato”

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.

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With no source code review, Kontra Daya urges voters to be more watchful

By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today

As the reliability of the PCOS source code remains in question, Professor Aya Ragragio, coordinator of poll watchdog Kontra Daya in Southern Mindanao, said, “(T)he task to monitor the polls remains daunting.”

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