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No limit on poll propaganda until start of campaign period in Feb—Comelec exec

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:42:51 +0000

UNTIL the campaign period starts in February, everything is fair game insofar as premature campaigning is concerned, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), a spokesman for the poll body said on Wednesday….READ

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Inquirer News 

Rise of alternative leaders in 2019 polls offer hope for Philippines

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 04:43:59 +0000

The dean of the Ateneo School of Government said there’s hope in the country’s economic standing and emergence of alternative leaders in 2019 elections.

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Gatchalian: Bill penalizing nuisance candidates not ‘anti-poor’

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Gatchalian: Bill penalizing nuisance candidates not ‘anti-poor’

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday defended his proposal to punish nuisance election candidates, saying it is not “anti-poor.”

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SWS: Survey sponsor’s fielded names, number of choices affect results

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Survey results vary depending on the names and number of choices provided by the poll sponsor.

This was the clarification of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) after INQUIRER.net noted in a report Friday that a survey commissioned by the Lakas–CMD (Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats) showed a different set of probable “Magic 12” from the survey sponsored by Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino even when both were done from September 15 to 23, 2018.

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Tindig Pilipinas fields an ex-soldier, a rights defender, and a ‘bakwit leader’

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Tindig Pilipinas fields an ex-soldier, a rights defender, and a ‘bakwit leader’

The soldier, the human rights defender, and the Bangsamoro woman leader. 

These, in gist, are the three first-time senatorial candidates that cause-oriented opposition alliance Tindig Pilipinas presented before the media on Friday in Quezon City.

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Tale of 2 SWS surveys on same period: Different ‘Magic 12’

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Tale of 2 SWS surveys on same period: Different ‘Magic 12’

Two commissioned senatorial surveys of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) conducted on the same period presented two different sets of probable winners.

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Canada Immigration 

Immigrants get involved in municipal elections

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Gautam Nath runs for mayor of Toronto, and other Canadian immigrants seek seats in the upcoming municipal elections You may have had a knock at your door recently by a candidate for city councillor or school trustee or even mayor! These local politicians are looking for your vote in the upcoming municipal elections this fall […]

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