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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Bong O. Wenceslao

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Wenceslao: Domination

DESPITE allegations of digital cheating, the Commission on Elections plodded on in the senatorial count and announced Wednesday the winning candidates. A digital report listed nine bets who are in the top 12 in the count to be allies of ...

From 10 hours ago

Wenceslao: Slowing down

WHEN it became obvious that he would lose in the mayoral polls in Cebu City, Mayor Tomas Osmeña had me mildly surprised when he conceded, considering that the lead of his rival, Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella, was not that big. ...

From today

Wenceslao: ‘Cheating’

CLAIMS of being cheated have always followed the holding of elections in the Philippines. Our vocabulary has even been enriched because of it. From “guns, goons and gold” (the 3Gs of old) to “dagdag-bawas.” It does seem like we are ...

From 3 days ago

Wenceslao: The day after (2)

WITH the computerized elections, the count and the transmittal of the results of the elections in both the national and local levels were swift. Before the sun could rise the day after the elections, many of the winners in the ...

From 6 days ago

Wenceslao: The day after

MONDAY was the first time I participated in local and national elections in decades. Okay, the first time was actually the recent barangay elections. So this is technically the second elections I participated in. So I may have to be ...

From 8 days ago

Wenceslao: Again, choose well

I SAY it pays to go back to the basics when talking about today’s elections. Understanding the importance of elections in strengthening democracy, for example, should prod voters to take the process seriously. Selling votes shows a lack of respect ...

From 10 days ago

Wenceslao: One final reminder

CANDIDATES are surely getting restless now with the elections just two days away. Just like in any other competition, most of them will be confident of a win. Without that confidence nobody will join a joust. Why compete when you ...

From 12 days ago

Wenceslao: Character

WITH the elections just a few days away, I would share with you one guide that I use in choosing the candidates I would vote for at the local and national levels. I say it’s basic: character. I don’t really ...

From 14 days ago

Wenceslao: Church’s push

WHILE a good number of Catholic bishops continue to be passive, others have become aggressive by openly supporting candidates in the May 13 polls. Recently, Bishop Antonio Tobias of Novaliches has come out in support of the Otso Diretso senatorial ...

From 15 days ago

Wenceslao: Party-list polls

WITH the surfacing of political ads on TV as the May 13 elections draw near, I also got to notice the political exercise that is at the fringes of the deluge of personality-oriented talk in the political campaign. Some groups ...

From 17 days ago

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