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    Election season in the Philippines is marked by mudslinging between candidates as seen in allegations against Vice President Binay, Mayor Duterte, Senator Marcos, and Senator Poe. Philippine political history is full of examples of mudslinging from Brenda to Pinky Lacson. However, the document argues that throwing dirt distracts from solving national problems and candidates should instead focus on helping the economy. It concludes that voters have time to evaluate each candidate's capabilities and integrity to address issues and improve living standards over the next seven months.

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    Election season in the Philippines is marked by mudslinging between candidates as seen in allegations against Vice President Binay, Mayor Duterte, Senator Marcos, and Senator Poe. Philippine political history is full of examples of mudslinging from Brenda to Pinky Lacson. However, the document argues that throwing dirt distracts from solving national problems and candidates should instead focus on helping the economy. It concludes that voters have time to evaluate each candidate's capabilities and integrity to address issues and improve living standards over the next seven months.

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    Election season in the Philippines is marked by mudslinging between candidates as seen in allegations against Vice President Binay, Mayor Duterte, Senator Marcos, and Senator Poe. Philippine political history is full of examples of mudslinging from Brenda to Pinky Lacson. However, the document argues that throwing dirt distracts from solving national problems and candidates should instead focus on helping the economy. It concludes that voters have time to evaluate each candidate's capabilities and integrity to address issues and improve living standards over the next seven months.

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    Choose Your President

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    Election season in the Philippines is marked by mudslinging between candidates as seen in allegations against Vice President Binay, Mayor Duterte, Senator Marcos, and Senator Poe. Philippine political history is full of examples of mudslinging from Brenda to Pinky Lacson. However, the document argues that throwing dirt distracts from solving national problems and candidates should instead focus on helping the economy. It concludes that voters have time to evaluate each candidate's capabilities and integrity to address issues and improve living standards over the next seven months.

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    #ChooseYourPresident

    Election season is truly heating up! Since the beginning of this year, we have seen those aspiring for
    higher positions grandstand. Left and right. For the past couple of months, major television networks have
    been airing countless political ads; some are being shown in almost every commercial gap! But there is
    one thing that sets the tone for Philippine election season – mudslinging.

    Who can forget the year-long Senate hearings on the corruption issues hounding Vice President Jejomar
    Binay? Or the allegations of human rights violations committed by Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte? Or the
    alleged fake credentials of Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.? Or the residency and citizenship issues hurled
    against Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares? Or even the claimed sixty-three (63) consultants hired by
    Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, which includes his houseboy, family drivers, and friends, to name a few?

    Veterans of Philippine politics will attest that this mudslinging phenomenon is not new. Our recent political
    history has brought into spotlight Miriam Santiago’s Brenda, Villaroyo, Erap’s mistresses, Sonny
    Osmena’s male rape, Pinky Lacson, among others. Our relatively short political history will yield a
    thousand peso-bed and golden arinola  of former President Elpidio Quirino in his campaign for a second
    term, the so-called fake medals or alleged sex tapes of President Ferdinand Marcos, and President Cory
    Aquino’s hiding-under-the-bed during the 1987 coup attempt.

    The problem with throwing dirt against another is that it brings into fore an issue that is far less important
    than that of solving our nation’s ills. Instead, they should focus more on what they can do to help the
    economy of the Philippines.

    We can list down many basis in choosing the next president but in reality we have limited information to
    these people, so might as well narrow down our expectations. Based on their backgrounds,
    achievements, accomplishments, integrity, purpose, and honesty to serve, we can try to evaluate these
    candidates. FORGET ABOUT POPULARITY. Let us open our eyes to reality, scrutinize each and
    everyone's capability to raise the living of the Filipinos, to address the current issues and to solve
    problems in a very short span of time. It is time to be responsible for our own votes.

    We have seven more months to choose who among them will get our vote on May 2016. We have all the
    time to rightfully exercise the power to vote.

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