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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Angry power consumers in Cotabato barricade vs Lopez-owned geothermal plants

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today

“This is a manifestation of the peoples’ anger over the recurring six to eight hours daily rotational brown-outs,” Ruby Padilla-Sison, secretary general for Makabayan-North Cotabato

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