PeacefulELECTION!
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
May 13, 2018 9:45pm CST
Good Monday morning to all of us, my time. It is a non-working day today because it is the local elections day.
I and my sister went to the school in the room where our names are included. The voting time was just quick at 10 minutes, but the waiting time of 30 minutes was longer. Also, searching for the room took us 20 minutes.
My thumb is marked with the 'indelible' (but erasable) ink and the stamp for my thumb mark to seal my vote.
Since it is not the national election, the activity was generally peaceful, at least in the school where I cast my vote. There was, however, newsfeed on Facebook about vote-buying in a locality in the city proper wherein the voters were secretly given P200 each.
Such incident, to my knowledge, is not present here. but I don’t know; maybe they don’t like to approach us because they know we don’t accept the ‘requests’ from them.
It pays to be an honest voter.
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11 responses
@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
14 May 18
Good morning po. We are done voting na din po. I thought no more flying voters. Many people are really fond of dishonesty. Just sad.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
i watched TV Patrol a while ago hija and yes, there were flying voters who were caught by the police. and more so, vote-buying.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
14 May 18
@ridingbet Good thing they were caught. Some Filipinos never learn. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 May 18
@mlgen1037 it is also good news here because the incumbent who was gunning for his third term did not win. he had many anomalous activities when Lawin struck our place. the voters certainly woke up and gave the ex-captain a dose of his own medicine.
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@LadyDuck (502235)
• Italy
14 May 18
@ridingbet I cannot vote here in Switzerland, I am not Swiss, I am Italian. I still have the right to vote in Italy, through our Consulate here.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 May 18
@LadyDuck i think we also have that in our country, the 'absentee' voting.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
yes, it is our choice if we vote or not. your voting activity is far better than ours here.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
really, kabsat? then you are like my son, but i think you are not exercising your right to suffrage. but that is your choice so i cannot say anything.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
14 May 18
@ridingbet I don't see any changes in our country. It is really useless to vote and nothing will make a difference.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 May 18
@Shavkat okay. but for me, i would not like to be the receiver of what others will plan for my future. i have my own power to choose. thanks kabsat for your input.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
14 May 18
Peaceful elections are always a relief.Have a good Monday.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
18 May 18
@ridingbet There will always complaints,whichever party wins.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 May 18
@silvermist always. there will always be antagonists to a story
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
the problem is the counting of votes if what party will win or lose, and the possible complaints of the losing candidates.
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@choijungeun (2710)
• Hangzhou, China
14 May 18
i haven't seen the ballot and i seldom attend the election.it's designated who will be the bureaucrat,what i had done is just write their names and put it in the ballot box,Then we can get some moeny from the candidates.It's Chinese Election in villages.
as for powerful bureaucrats,i have no right to vote the ballot.they're very excellent and great to me.
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@choijungeun (2710)
• Hangzhou, China
14 May 18
@ridingbet if i don't receive,they will persecute me.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
why do you receive money from the candidates? is that what really should be?
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
yes it was peaceful in our locality, but i don't know in other places.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
yes we have that. an indelible ink is placed in any of our fingers.
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@rakski (156298)
• Philippines
14 May 18
Hello Ingrid @ridingbet.
We did not exercise our right to vote today. We will be voting next year. This is a first for me.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 18
is there another election next year? the national election is 4 years from now.
@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 May 18
Hello and good morning.. I am glad to know it's a peaceful election.. have a great day!
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 May 18
@ridingbet yes that's right.. I am not registered voter..
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