Kalibo, Aklan – One would think that it was a reality show similar to the ever popular big brother program on TV except that it showed every detail of the canvassing and tabulation from May 14 to the 16th when Municipal Elections Officer Francisco Palomar proclaimed the winner of the local electoral race where Mayor Raymar Rebaldo and Vice Mayor Nilda Tambong took their third mandate from the people along with a mix of newbies and seasoned Sangguniang Bayan members.
For three days, the majority of the local media made themselves present during the canvassing and tabulation especially the radio stations with their live coverage and the Cable TV networks with their real-time exposure of the proceedings in the Sangguniang Bayan Hall where every Kalibonhons with access to radio are able to listen to the blow-by-blow reports and those with cable TV glued themselves even sleeping in front of their TV sets to ensure the transparent and credible process.
“I even stopped watching Pinoy Big Brother for a while ‘coz this is the first time that I was able to watch the canvassing without even living the comfort of my home,” says one 34-year old female resident who shyly asks not to mention her name.
The full media coverage is hailed as the one of the most critical avenue in bringing transparency and credibility to the recently concluded local elections where the people of Kalibo themselves bore witness to the proceedings by listening to the radio and watching the marathon telecast. Terence Toriano/
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