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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) — This story begins inside a taxi ride home.  Unaware that his passenger had been covering the campaign sorties of two presidential candidates in s…

Unaware that his passenger had been covering the campaign sorties of two presidential candidates in some parts of Mindanao and had just arrived from a rally in a neighboring city, taxi driver Edwin Torres, 42, asks “ser, kinsa imong presidente ?”

Maputol is a Tagum City-based stay-at-home father, his two voting-age children the breadwinners, one 24 years old, and the other 25. That is the last we see of Maputol that day, and he would maybe have chuckled if he heard a joke-placard making fun of Tagum City’s notorious tricycle fares. Residents have always complained about a practice in Tagum where tricycle drivers arbitrarily ask for extra.

The Davao del Norte website estimates that in 2015, its latest data, 30.35% of its agricultural areas were planted to coconuts. Local bananas make up 7.93% of farm areas, and Cavendish bananas at 27.93%. Undecided siopao vendor Junjun prefers a candidate who has a strong grasp of economics and a tough stance on crime. MindaNews photo by Yas D. Ocampo

“Kasi isang Muslim ako, isa sa mga pinag-utos sa amin kung pipili man kami ng tao para maging leader, ang number one dyan, unang una, mayroon siyang takot sa Panginoon” .

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