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VOL. III, ISSUE NO. 1 MARCH 2021
THE HILLSIDE ECHO - SENIOR
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD... OR IS IT DONIEL LEIGH BALTERO
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s the bleak hope of COVID-19 dissipating arises, people once again gather and are revving up into rebuilding the vivid image of a life that was once called the normwith this newfound hope along with the still-existing threat of COVID-19 that contextually divulged the Government’s so-called “incompetence,” in which the Government has been scrutinized for. With the current President’s term almost reaching its end, news of the 2022 election has been a hot topic, along with its possible candidates. A plethora of politicians is at the public’s disposal, but a specific possible candidate seems to be a popular pick, Sarah Duterte-Carpio; the current president, Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter.
A video entitled “JUST IN: Mayor SARAH Duterte, OPISYAL ng KANDIDATO sa 2022 Presidential Election| LENI NAGULANTANG!!” has gone viral on YouTube through the username of “Showbiz Fanaticz” amassing 167,879 views as of writing. Claiming that Sarah Duterte-Carpio, the current mayor of Davao City’s official candidacy for the 2022 Presidential elections. This is false; the current mayor of Davao has not made anything official, as of Feb. 16. Rather, she has declared that she has intent to run for the Presidential election in 2034, despite her topping the Pulse Asia’s presidential survey. Supporters have been bolstering, insisting that she run for President on 2022, but the opposing party begging to differ.
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successive failures of casting a vote or a ballot leads to deactivation based under the voter’s registration act 8189
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MILLION COMELEC targets 18 year-olds to apply for the voters registration before September 30, 2021 ends
In an interview with ABS-CBN News on January 31st, Sarah Duterte-Carpio responded to her supporters, “I am pleading to them, please allow me to run for President in 2034 if at that time there is something I can do to help the country.” Leaving the avid supporters and political enthusiasts questioning whether she, just like her father, would announce her candidacy when the elections are drawing near. As the heat of the 2022 elections spark debates between different factions. Uncertainties remain steadfast, yet the game-changing decision still lies within the hands of the voters. Right now, people are wondering; whether we’re truly going back to the drawing board, or will the Philippines suffer deja vu.
‘RUN SARA RUN’. Posters and tarps of the movement surface in Bacolod and Cebu. | PHOTO CREDITS INQUIRER.NET
58,204,224 VOTERS
are registered, as of January. The Comelec has been questioned by the higher-ups for targetting only a questionable number of 1 million voters up until next year, according to the COMELEC
MAY 9, 2022 will be the next national elections in the Philippines
