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May 14th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
It is really appalling that the first news I have heard when I woke up is that a certain mayoralty candidate in Manila is buying votes. Maybe I am so naive to think that vote buying won’t happen in Manila.
How wrong was I!
Here in Tondo, people are given 100 pesos by the barangay coordinator of that candidate. After voting, they are given a sort of a receipt and the balance of 200 pesos.
Frankly, I would have voted for him but his actions made me rethink. In the end, I did not vote for him for making a mockery of the election process. Maybe his father would also see the folly of their action.
I hope that he doesn’t win.
May 14th, 2007 at 11:32 am
just finished help choose the next batch of suckers and lickers. hope they lose appetite before our resources run dry. when that comes, they start biting and growling at each other. Happy Feast to the pachyderms!
April 28th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
watch out genuine opposition!
It was very alarming that a certain governor in mindanao said that election in maguindanao areas is already finished 12-0 for team unity.I observed this for years but yet it didnt caught the eye of any political observers.A piece of advise to GO candidate>Election returns in this areas are tabulated always at the end make an effort to talk to this governor.A piece of advise to election watch dog>if there is election returns in this areas with a result of 95% against 10% hold it.
When i observed how election is conducted in UK,i realized how worst our election process are being conducted.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Iboykot ang partylist. Iboykot.
April 25th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
maganda siguro i discuss din isyu tungkol sa party list kasi as far iam concern, iboykot ko partylist and the government could save as much as 1 billion a year pag walang nakaupo na partrylist rep. kasi pork barrek nila 70m/year plus annual budget pa nila wala din namang magandang nangyari. Iboykot and partylist.