do you also have posters and motorcades?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
May 12, 2018 5:20am CST
we're having local elections on monday (barangay elections and SK, sangguniang kabataan/youth council).
lots of tarps and posters hanging on trees, poles, gates and fences.
also motorcades loudly playing upbeat campaign jingles.
this is not a national election, so there's no tv, radio and newspaper ads.
how do candidates running for local or national positions campaign where you live?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 18
today i witnessed the longest motorcade here ever. it was probably 2 (or more) kilometers long.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 May 18
@hereandthere It causes traffic jams in roads. But who cares.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 18
@Sreekala when the private vehicles they feel they've waited enough, they forced their way through. and i don't blame them. it should be give and take
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 May 18
Just the same as yours, @hereandthere. I actually do not even want to vote.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 18
i have always voted, though in recent years, i wasn't able to.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 May 18
@hereandthere But you will vote on Monday?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
12 May 18
As @Sreekala said,same is the situation in India.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 May 18
@silvermist now they're going around announcing the winners.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
17 May 18
@hereandthere I wish they would stop using loud speakers.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
12 May 18
There is here. Every street. I was aware of the election mania but forgot about it. I went to Cubao and it took me more time to reach my destination because of traffic.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 18
i thought it was only SK, and just found out we also have to elect barangay captains and counselors
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 May 18
@rakski so it's an exclusive subdivision? no public vehicles? no passersby?
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
13 May 18
@hereandthere
I actually never thought it would be like that here. Because I am so used to having the loud noises in Makati when we were living there and in Caloocan when I was still single
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 May 18
Yes and one candidate just had their motorcade with other hopefuls. This morning it was the other candidate for barangay chairman that had the motorcade. Both of them had their schedule to run their vehicles- some in motorcycles so you can just imagine how noisy it was while ago.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 May 18
there was a superlong motorcade today so i had to wait before i went to the store.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 May 18
@hereandthere really? but isn't it you live in the capital city? so the long motorcade had you wait for the last of the vehicles to pass by?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 May 18
@ridingbet yes, in a residential area, but not closed/exclusive. private and public vehicles pass through so they were annoyed and would break the line.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 May 18
I’ve never experienced voting in the Philippines.. I kind of looking forward to doing that when I get my Filipino citizenship back..
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@Cristi_Ichim (3663)
• Bucharest, Romania
12 May 18
I never even bothered to pay attention to candidates election strategies. I am really not interested in politics.
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@LadyDuck (457822)
• Switzerland
13 May 18
@hereandthere The posters are removed by the municipalities the week after elections. I am glad we do not have noisy jingles.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 May 18
how do people get to know the candidates? how do the candidates "campaign" there?
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
14 May 18
@hereandthere through the tv. The politicians don´t campaign like how it is done in our home country and in the USA.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 May 18
that's a good point. here it's usually motorcades.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
13 May 18
@hereandthere
Oh, I see. And are you ready to vote tomorrow?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 May 18
everyone gets involved when it's national elections for their own ulterior benefit. quid pro quo.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
19 May 18
@hereandthere You mean to suggest there's back scratching in politics? Surely you jest. 
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@Letranknight2015 (51499)
• Philippines
14 May 18
Motorcades of candidates everywhere, but the flyers were just too much. Why can't they just put he candidates names and reminder when the election is.
@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
12 May 18
I've seen a lot of posters lately and heard some of their campaign jingles but never seen candidates roaming around 
