Have you exercised
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
May 9, 2016 3:42am CST
your right to vote? This is my question to those who have election periods in their places, specifically in my country, Philippines.
My son left ahead of us (me and my sister) at 5AM because he works as paralegal assistant in one of the candidates of a local position here in my city. He was encouraged by a girl friend to join her; anyway, this is for 2 days only. I texted him and he said it was boring.
I and my sister left the house at 6:15AM and although the polling precincts should open at 6AM, there were so many people already waiting to cast their votes. As usual, there were many people, who sell soft drinks, cold bottled water, candies, and noodles and juice, all with hiked prices.
It is the third time that I voted in national and local elections, and the final procedure after putting my vote in that VCM (the counting machine) is that the staff will put a small drop of the indelible ink on the right index fingernail; now it is blue and so easy to remove-before it was black ink and it takes days to remove it.
The receipt of the candidates I voted for is true and authentic, so I am happy I exercised my freedom, right, privilege, and responsibility to vote.
Have you exercised your right?
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13 responses
@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 May 16
@ridingbet So the person you voted for was elected to the office?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
@just4him it is still partial and unofficial results, my friend. the president is now several million votes away from the 2nd place, and the 2nd place already conceded. here in my place, the mayor whom i voted won, but we will hear some words of "count back again the votes because there is cheating" again.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
my bet was the last in the partial tally and i am just glad because i voted for the right person but there are several million people who cast their votes to another person who they think will improve my country and their lives as well.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
i think maybe because of the traffic on the roads that are under construction, right?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
@slayer08 is there no traffic along Kennon road?
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
9 May 16
@ridingbet not really, I'm here in Manila and my hometown is Baguio city where I'm registered.
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but im happy looking at the partial results at the moment. except for the vice president, but its okay at least my presidential candidate is leading.@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
it is fine, my friend. my vice presidential bet is coming close to the leading, in fact, she is the first for now.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
@MGjhaud Roxas already conceded but he still has high hopes for his running mate
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
9 May 16
Yes i did. I always exercise my right to suffrage. I feel that it's my responsibility to do so as a good citizen of this country.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
it is a beautiful feeling if we do our privilege and responsibility to elect the officials for our country
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@skysnap (20153)
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9 May 16
@ridingbet sorry commenting on two discussion at the same time. i get that the discussion is about voting lol sorry.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
@skysnap it is okay. there are times that our minds get tangled with other things.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
thanks but i hope you really read my discussion because it is not about the body exercise that i was talking about.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
10 May 16
@ridingbet When the election in my country are coming they send us the paper to vote and we send the papers to the local Italian Consulate, no need to go to my country.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
@LadyDuck oh, just like the overseas Filipino workers (ofw) where they cast their votes and send them to the embassy or consulate. we call that Absentee Voting!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
so you do not vote in any other country, my friend? you don't go to your home place to vote when elections are coming?
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@pufitzamison (626)
• Romania
16 May 16
yes i have and will always do it. It doesn't matter if you are right or wrong for the time but is good to go there and express youreself that what freedom to vote means.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 May 16
i agree with you. it is our freedom to voice out who we want to govern our country.
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
9 May 16
yeah, I voted only a few this year. but it's okay I hope in six years things will be good.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
i went at 6AM and left at 10AM and i am contented because all the personalities i voted for appeared in my receipt. and yes, if we won't be contented again with the incoming administration, for sure there will be some who will go to the streets and rally again
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
9 May 16
Yes, I do. I voted this morning, went there exactly 6:00 A.M. and finished voting at 10:30 A.M. because our precinct pole has the biggest numbers of voters. Inedible ink is very easy to remove when you use some chlorine with soup powder, just try it friend.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
mine is already removed, my friend. the picture was taken right after we arrived home. i just washed the dishes and now it is gone
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 May 16
it is still hot even if the election day is already finished
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 May 16
@Yar_Joey yes it was cool last night.
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
16 May 16
@ridingbet I think summer is going now. It is cool in the night time now
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
12 May 16
I have not. That should be the second time I am going to vote for the national elections but I was not able to go back to my hometown.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 May 16
i know, and you are till there, right?
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
12 May 16
@ridingbet yes Ate. Hmmm But busy with work. 
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@gochunehal (782)
•
9 May 16
previous year only i became 18 so from this year i will exercise my rights..
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
you will have to wait for your national elections so you can exercise that right to suffrage.
@flipitup (123)
• Iloilo, Philippines
10 May 16
Too bad I didn't... I don't know maybe I just kinda laze off or procrastinate and stuff but... This was an Election to remember in the Philippines! I hope Filipinos really did chose the right man to lead the country but what do you think about Du30??? Do you think he's any good?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 16
i voted for the iron lady, MDS. sadly she lost, but i am glad my vote counted for her. i do not know what is in store for our country now that Duterte won the presidency, but i hope it will bear good outcome.
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