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Elections Are Always LocalFebruary 04, 2016 at 12:01 am

Emil Jurado/Manila Standard

AS IT wa in !re"iou !reidential ele#tion, it will be t$e %maa,&

t$e !eo!le li"in' below t$e !o"erty line, w$o #ontitute t$e bul( o)t$e ele#torate t$at will de#ide t$e )ate o) t$e !reidential#andidate*

Ele#tion in t$e +$ili!!ine are lo#al* It wont be t$e oli'ar#$ andt$e A - . #ate'ory o) "oter, but t$e and e!e#ially t$e - E,w$o will de#ide t$e May !oll*

$at we are eein' now in !oll ur"ey ratin' are im!ly t$eentiment o) !eo!le at a !arti#ular time and !la#e*

To a #ertain e3tent, !oll ur"ey may inuen#e !eo!le t$in(in'*.ut "oter #an till #$an'e t$eir mind de!endin' on w$at t$eybelie"e i t$e bet )or t$em*

T$at t$e reaon w$y it i aid t$at ele#tion are lo#al* People willgo for the candidate who gives them food on the table,prevents them from starving, and gives them jobs to keepbody and soul together.

Sure, t$ere are #ommand "ote li(e in Mulim Mindanao and

reli'iou e#tor li(e t$e I'leia ni rito* Still, it i t$e million o)!oor and unem!loyed Fili!ino w$o #ontitute t$e ma bae bein'#ourted by all !reidential #andidate*

This is why the presidential candidate who has a wellfunded grassroots machinery has the edge over others whosimply mouth slogans and promises.

T$e 5iberal +arty #andidate, Mar o3a, $ould $a"e t$e ed'e* A)terall, t$e A7uino adminitration $a a built8in 'raroot ma#$inery*it$ t$i, t$e !oor and t$e unem!loyed would 'ra"itate to t$e

#andidate t$ey t$in( #are about t$em* 9owe"er, Mar doe not7uali)y*

T$at !re#iely w$y t$e adminitration i now eroin' in a'aint;i#e +reident Je

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$e wa able to beat Mar= In t$e end, it till )undin' t$at #ount inall ele#tion in t$e +$ili!!ine*

T$e %maa& #ontituen#y o) .inay $a been "alidated by t$e )a#tt$at e"en at t$e $ei'$t o) t$e demolition #am!ai'n a'aint $im, $i

ratin' ne"er )ell below 20 !er#ent*

.inay ur'e !ro"e $i reilien#y* 9i !eronal ortie in t$e!ro"in#e and rural area, w$ere no !reidential bet $a 'one, i!ayin' o>* T$ere i no ubtitute )or eein' a #andidate in !eron*

T$e ur'e in .inay ratin' alo indi#ate t$at t$e mae do notbelie"e t$e #$ar'e t$rown at $im*

T$at w$y I t$in( t$e May !oll will end u! to be a .inay8"eru8Mar?'$t*

@nowin' $ow de!erate .S A7uino III and $i #o$ort now are ina"oidin'

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Santa .anana, t$e lo'i# o) Sereno ar'ument #on)ound me* $y$ould )oundlin' be !reumed natural8born w$en t$ere no law to!ro"ide u#$ !reum!tion= $en t$ere no law, one #annot!reume*

It may be di#riminatory to ome, but t$e ontitution letter,intent and !irit mut be )ollowed*

$ile Sereno $eart bleed )or )oundlin' in t$e #ae o) Mr*5lamanare, $ow about $er la#( o) reiden#y= T$e enator liedw$en $e #laimed t$at $e $ad been a reident )or o"er 10 yearw$en t$e o or erti?#ate o) andida#y )or t$e Senate tated t$at$er reiden#y wa only )or i3 year and i3 mont$* +oe wouldne"er $a"e #orre#ted t$i i) $er attention $ad not been #alled latyear* Mr* 5lamanare till $a to di!ro"e t$e )a#t t$at $e liedunder oat$, not only on#e on $er o a a enator, but twi#e w$en$e a!!lied )or dual #itien$i!*

T$e e#onomi# o) .S A7uino III )or t$e more t$an ?"e year $e $adbeen in oC#e i lamentable* T$i, de!ite ome window drein' by)ormer Deda ire#tor eneral Arenio .alia#an*

Ta(e, )or intan#e, t$e )a#t t$at t$e A7uino adminitration $a been#rowin' about t$e tron' 'rowt$ o) t$e e#onomy )or t$e lat ?"e

year wit$ an a"era'e o) 6*2 !er#ent* T$e )a#t i t$at .S A7uino IIItatiti#ian and e#onomit in#luded t$e lat year o) t$e loriaMa#a!a'al Arroyo adminitration w$en t$e ro ometi# +rodu#troe an un!re#edented *2 !er#ent, t$e $i'$et e"er under anyadminitration be#aue o) tron' e#onomi# re)orm and)undamental*

Smart, $u$=

5et loo( at )a#t on t$e 'round* e now $a"e ome 11 to 12million w$o #onider t$emel"e !oor, t$ree million o) t$emtar"in', in )a#t* T$ere alo ome 10 to 11 million unem!loyed* So,w$at all t$i )o#u on + at 6*2 !er#ent on t$e a"era'e all aboutw$en t$e number o) t$e !oor and t$e

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+$ili!!ine #ontinue to 'et t$e lowet inow* From 2010 to 2014,t$e +$ili!!ine drew a total o) GSH only a 16 billion, dwar)ed bySin'a!ore H22 billion Indoneia H10 billion Malayia HKbillion and T$ailand HK0 billion*

My 'ulay, e"en ;ietnam, w$i#$ ued to trail be$ind t$e +$ili!!ineor mot mi#roe#onomi# indi#ator, attra#ted about 2*K time bi''ert$an t$at o) t$e +$ili!!ine at H42 billion*

Santa .anana, omet$in' mut be wron' wit$ t$e e#onomi# o) .SA7uino III, and to t$in( t$at $e ?ni$ed e#onomi# at t$e Ateneo*Mr* Arroyo w$o wa $i e#onomi# !ro)eor $ould $a"e )ailed$im*