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On 10 May 2004, more than 40 million Filipino voters
trooped to polling stations nationwide to elect the country's new leadership.
One distinguishing feature of Philippine elections
is that voters choose among names of individual candidates, from the presidency
down to municipal councilors. In such a system of institutionalized "popularity
contests", it is no surprise that the key to winning elections is
the mastery of personality politics over party programs. Yet at the city
and municipal levels, the decentralized operation of local governments
is increasingly pushing candidates to highlight performance over fame.
A series of election stories on Manila's component
cities provides insights on the growing significance of local governance
as an election issue. Find them at
To download them, visit the website of IPD,
LogoLink partner in South East Asia, at: http://www.ipd.ph/elections/resources/makati_politics.htm
and http://www.ipd.ph/elections/resources/quezon_politics.htm
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