The conduct of the midterm elections last May 12 in Davao City and other parts of Mindanao was generally well but there were instances of missing names, voter confusion and errors of the new automated counting machines (ACMs).
The political party of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) endorses a Moro peace advocate and five other senatorial candidates for the coming May 12 elections.
Speculations are rife that the Garcia political clan of Davao’s second district has shifted alliance to the Marcoses for this midterm election.
A single vote is powerful to change the course of the nation, and people should not be blinded by candidates who can only show nothing but popularity. Fame or a familiar name does not equate to credentials.
Ibuyan, Apostol, Ungab, and Abella are familiar names in Davao City local politics yet the first three lost their reelection bids as barangay captains, while Abella failed his comeback for barangay captain, in Monday’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Yet, another Duterte made it into local politics.