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CamSur elections: A Double Whammy for the Alfelors

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , , , on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The recently concluded elections brought a double whammy to the Alfelor Clan, one of the major political forces in Camarines Sur. Felix “Nancing” Alfelor, Jr., lost his bid for provincial governor while his brother, and Emmanuel “Manny” Alfelor Sr., failed to catch the congressional seat by a very narrow margin. Hence the question: Where did [...]

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Will Noynoy bag the Bicol vote?

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , on June 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »

If there is a best word to describe the way politics and elections is handled in the Philippines, it would be “tantiya”. The reasons include the facts that Filipino politics is personality-based, and statistics seem to be an alien subject even among political analysts. This is undeniable because even the Commission on Elections, the supposedly [...]

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Gubernatorial election results in Bicol

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Except for Camarines Norte where results are still unavailable, Bicol has two new governors — Rizalina Seachon Lanete of Masbate, and Raul Lee of Sorsogon. Albay’s Joey Salceda, Camarines Sur’s L-Ray Villafuerte, and Catanduanes’s Joseph Cua were all re-elected. In general, our forecasts were true. We only failed in Masbate where Lanete won over the [...]

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2010 Congressional election results — Sorsogon

Posted in Current Events, Places & Destinations, Politics, tagged , , , , on May 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »

While Sorsogon’s First District has a re-elected Congressman, the Second District has a new one. Below is the result for the province’s two legislative Districts as of May 17: First District ESCUDERO, Salvador III H. NATIONALIST PEOPLES COALITION 89,512 HAMOR, Jose Edwin B. NACIONALISTA PARTY 63,287 Second District RAMOS, Deogracias, Jr. B. LIBERAL PARTY 30,945 [...]

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2010 Congressional election results — Masbate

Posted in Current Events, Politics, tagged , , , , on May 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »

In Masbate, the clans still rule. As expected, incumbents Narciso Bravo Jr., and Antonio Kho were carried by their incumbency while Scott Lanete was carried by her clan’s name to victory. Below are the congressional district election results: First District BRAVO, Narciso, Jr. R. LAKAS KABALIKAT NG MALAYANG PILIPINO CHRISTIAN MUSLIM DEMOCRATS 44,732 BUNAN, Karla [...]

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