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VOTING ON MAY 9 IS AN ACT OF HEROISM – ESCUDERO

Turning the spotlight on voters, not candidates a month before the May 9 Elections, Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said the biggest act of heroism Filipinos can do this year is to participate in the electoral process and exercise their right to vote. Escudero said that amid the noise of the political campaign, people should look […]

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INMATES SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE – ESCUDERO

Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that inmates or persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) would be able to exercise their rights to vote in the May 2022 local and national elections. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Escudero said the rights of these PDLs should be upheld […]

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REGISTER EARLY, VOTE WISELY – CASTELO

“Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.” This, according to Quezon City 5th District Councilor Karl Castelo, is a quote from George Jean Nathan uttered about a century ago but still rings true today, especially in the wake of a very low turnout in voter registration for the 2022 elections. The […]

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YOUNG VOTERS SHOULD REGISTER FOR 2019 POLLS – NOGRALES

Posting in social media is good but the country needs your vote. This was the message of House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles, who on Sunday urged unregistered young voters to register for the 2019 national and local elections. The legislator from Davao reminded the public that the continuing registration of voters […]