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Senate Passes Gordon Sotto Bill Postponing Barangay Elections

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Senate Passes Gordon Sotto Bill Postponing Barangay Elections

Proving himself to be a critical but fair and independent ally of the Duterte Administration, Senator Richard Gordon successfully shepherded the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1584 which postpones the barangay and SK elections to October 2018. Unlike the other version of the bill which grants President Rodrigo Duterte the power to appoint barangay officials,…

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Vote buying is a win-win transaction for the average Filipino voter

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Vote buying is a win-win transaction for the average Filipino voter

You gotta love free enterprise. Filipinos will steal and sell anything that isn’t bolted to the floor. So no surprise in these recent reports following the latest barangay elections. Votes are certainly not the heaviest of objects to make off with. And there are lots of buyers. Why do Filipinos sell their votes? There’s really…

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