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Saturday, March 10, 2007 (Philippines)
| Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Allan Peter Cayetano meets Condrada Pepito Cayetano, the mother of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) senatorial candidate Joselito "Jojo" Cayetano, who used the nickname "Peter" in his certificate of candidacy for the May 14 elections. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth Delos Reyes) |
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IT'S the same thing all over again -- very much like election year 2004 -- when both the administration and the opposition openly wooed Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte to their side.
Duterte's popularity among the masses of Davao City remains a prized item among politicians seeking national office and while the mayor has committed to support the administration line-up, the politicians seem not to mind for as long as they are talked about in the same breath as the mayor or are, at least, acknowledged as the mayor's friend.
Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 Coverage
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Gementiza jumps over to opposition NPC-UNO
THE political scene in Davao del Norte is taking shape, just weeks before the candidates will be announced with the decision of Davao del Norte Governor Gelacio Gementiza to jump over to the opposition fence.
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'Bayan Muna hasn't violated election laws, so far'
COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chair Benjamin Abalos said party-list Bayan Muna has not committed any election violation after campaign paraphernalia of the group were recovered by the military from communist camps after an encounter in the outskirts of Davao City.
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Corporal punishment still common practice
CORPORAL punishment or punishment using violent means on children is still a common practice worldwide, and in the Philippines, a study by Save the Children Sweden showed that 82 percent of child-respondents have been hit as a form of punishment.
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