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The mid-term elections this coming May
14, the 12th national electoral exercise since the first EDSA
revolution in 1986, is very crucial.
The polls that will take place is set in a milieu of a recovering
national leadership amid a promise of
a stabilized political condition after the election.
The promise extends to a better economy after the polls. All these promises, however, hinge on the conduct of credible
elections.
Positions
and Candidates
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80,000 candidates (estimated) will run for over 17,155 elective posts
nationwide
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28-32 candidates to vote for
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senators, party-list, congressional representative, governor,
vice-governor, provincial councilors, city/town mayor, vice-mayor
& city/town councilor
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in 1998, voters considered 250
candidates who vied for the 32 positions
Voters
and Administrators
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34 million voters, 50% aged 18-30 years old
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4.8 million young voters will vote for the first time
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220,000 precincts requiring 666,000 public school teachers and public
servants to serve in the board of election inspectors (BEIs)
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Overall election budget is estimated to be at P90 per capita
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Key
players in the election
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candidates, political parties and supporters
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Comelec and its deputized agencies
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DECS (BEI, Canvassers), Department of Finance (treasurers), Department
of Justice (canvassers), Philippine National Police/Armed Forces of
the Philippines
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Organized Citizenry – Namfrel
and their supporting and partner organizations, C-Cimpel (Cebu), Kasama (Cotabato
City), Mahal (Nueva Ecija), PEAZE (Zamboanga city), Votecare and PPCRV
 
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Last Updated: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:39:48 AM
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