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Darlene, Jun queue while Ronnel, Ruel breeze past
By Edwin Espejo May 13, 2013
Re-electionists Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio and Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr queued and waited for more than an hour before they casted their votes Monday while their opponents were allowed to immediately fill up their ballots upon reaching their polling precincts. Councilor Ronnel Rivera, who is contesting Custodio, said the people ahead in the line volunteered to
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Philippines: Gensan mayoralty race too close to call
By Edwin Espejo May 09, 2013
In four days we will know who is the winner in the mayoralty race in General Santos City. But unlike the last four elections, predicting the victor here is no easy job. If the power issue has become a thorn in the side of re-electionist mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, the latest poster caper against her rivals
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SOUTHERN COMFORT: Steve’s short memory
By Edwin Espejo May 02, 2013No sooner than the word was out that the Department of Interior and Local Government has ordered the removal of re-electionist Board Member Eugene Alzate from office, Rep. Manny Pacquiao and Sarangani Vice Gov. Steve Solon immediately called for a press conference to defend their controversial party mate. Pacquiao coming to the rescue of the
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Philippines: Energy crisis threatens General Santos mayor’s grip on power
By Edwin Espejo May 01, 2013
Antonino family’s failure to face up to power crisis could cost them dear in upcoming election For the first time since they began to hold political fort in General Santos City in the southern Philippines in 1992, the Antoninos have never felt so threatened and so in danger of losing their once impregnable political fiefdom
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Southern comfort: The Chamber erred
By Edwin Espejo Apr 28, 2013I was about to do a story on how much consumers of the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 2) are in part subsidizing a portion of the electricity consumption of SM City Gensan and Dole Philippines Inc when I was alerted that the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and Industry was going to
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PNoy in Gensan for final Custodio push
By Edwin Espejo Apr 27, 2013
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – President Benigno Aquino III arrived here Friday afternoon (April 26) to lead a big rally on Saturday, April 27 for his coalition Team Pnoy as the May elections head into the homestretch. Aquino is also here to give a strong, final push for the re-election bid of General Santos City Mayor
