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This procedure is not mere diplomatic reticence. Except among very intimate friends, I do not wish to discuss candidates. Issues, yes. Candidates, no.


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Winning the electorate is something else. It means being able to have a nation understand why a candidate deserves to be voted into a position of public trust. Correct political education is absolutely necessary for a nation to effect this oft-praised but hardly-ever-realized outcome.


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EDITORIAL - Silence of the lambs (with apologies to the movie)

March 4, 2013 - 12:00am

In case you have not noticed, almost nobody who is running for a seat in the Senate has come out with a clear position on the Sabah issue, particularly the bloody incident last Friday in which more than a dozen Filipinos...

Freeman Opinion

The electorate

By AT RANDOM | By Fr. Miguel A. Bernad, SJ | May 10, 2004 - 12:00am

Several have asked me what I think of the candidates in this election. I usually deflect the question by asking them who they think are the good candidates. They end up by talking about their choice, without knowing...

Opinion

EDITORIAL - An uninformed electorate

July 1, 2002 - 12:00am

Forty percent of Filipino voters are ignorant or unaware of their rights and responsibilities as voters, according to a report yesterday. The only thing surprising about the report ...

Opinion

Why Winnie always wins - CHASING THE WIND by Felipe B. Miranda

February 18, 2001 - 12:00am

Winning the electorate is much more difficult than winning elections. To prevail in elections, all someone has to be is popular. When the votes cast in an election are finally counted, winners of an election simply...

Opinion