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Maturing electorate

In the last national elections, a noticeable number of celebrity candidates suffered humiliating defeats at the polls. This reveals a welcome shift in the Filipino electorate’s attitude—one that now leans toward discernment and seriousness...

Needing better options

As the election season heats up, vote-buying remains the most shameful currency of political ambition. There is, therefore, a dire need for candidates who reject this rotten culture and instead earn the people’s trust...

Worst campaign strategy

Vote-buying is in full swing again, just days before election day—a blatant corruption of the electoral process and a disgrace to the idea of democracy. What makes it worse is that many voters already know...

Find the pattern

Vehicular accidents continue to occur with alarming frequency in various parts of the country. Yet, despite this deadly pattern, there seems to be no serious move from authorities to study the causes and address...

Systemic vote-buying

Voters’ lists are being confirmed in neighborhoods as early as now—household after household, name after name, envelopes of cash handed discreetly with printed names of candidates. Vote-buying is no longer a rumor or disguised...

Toothless gun ban

As the election season draws near, the surge of politically motivated killings paints a grim picture of the dangers that lie ahead. Now, more than ever, the strict enforcement of the gun ban must...

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