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Summary of podcast episodes of senatorial candidates
1. Alan P. Cayetano
2. Jun Magsaysay
3. Cynthia Villar
4 Jack Enrile
5. Gringo Honasan
6. Teddy Casino
7. Edward Hagedorn
8. Koko Pimentel
9. Tingting Cojuangco/a>
10. RIsa Hontiveros
- Rock the Vote PUP Senatorial Forum on March 6
- The Rundown 2013 at UP Diliman
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the ‘Pander-o-meter’ or Trapo Scale
A reading of… …is equivalent to…
1-2 Low levels of pandering detected, generally reformist in nature
3 A mixed bag of proposals aimed at both pandering and reforming
4 Trapo alert! Approaching dangerous levels of pandering
5 Could be likened to a vote buying trapo
Read more about each candidate's political platforms (or lack thereof )
Bam Aquino (1/5/5); Alan P. Cayetano ) (6/5) & Sonny Angara (3/5)
Chiz Escudero (2/5/5) Risa Hontiveros (2/5) Loren Legarda (4/5)
Koko Pimetel (3/5) JV Ejercito (4/5) Jack Enrile (1.5/5)
Gringo Honasan {1/5) Migz Zubiri (6/5) Ernie Maceda (5/5)
Teddy Casino (4/5) Democratic Party of PH (3/5) Kaptiran (4/5)
Grace Poe (4.5) Eddie Villanueva (3/5) @aksyongordon (5.5)
Jun Magsaysay (1/5) Edward Hagedorn (2/5) Sonny Trillanes (3.5) Samson Alcantara (4/5) Ramon Montaño (3.5/5) Ricardo Penson (2.75/5)
Nancy Binay (4/5) Ting Cojuangco (4/5) Jamby Madrigal (3.5/5) Mitos Magsaysay (3/5) Cynthia Villar (4/5)
1-2 Low levels of pandering detected, generally reformist in nature
3 A mixed bag of proposals aimed at both pandering and reforming
4 Trapo alert! Approaching dangerous levels of pandering
5 Could be likened to a vote buying trapo
Read more about each candidate's political platforms (or lack thereof )
Bam Aquino (1/5/5); Alan P. Cayetano ) (6/5) & Sonny Angara (3/5)
Chiz Escudero (2/5/5) Risa Hontiveros (2/5) Loren Legarda (4/5)
Koko Pimetel (3/5) JV Ejercito (4/5) Jack Enrile (1.5/5)
Gringo Honasan {1/5) Migz Zubiri (6/5) Ernie Maceda (5/5)
Teddy Casino (4/5) Democratic Party of PH (3/5) Kaptiran (4/5)
Grace Poe (4.5) Eddie Villanueva (3/5) @aksyongordon (5.5)
Jun Magsaysay (1/5) Edward Hagedorn (2/5) Sonny Trillanes (3.5) Samson Alcantara (4/5) Ramon Montaño (3.5/5) Ricardo Penson (2.75/5)
Nancy Binay (4/5) Ting Cojuangco (4/5) Jamby Madrigal (3.5/5) Mitos Magsaysay (3/5) Cynthia Villar (4/5)
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- Join the May 8 #juanvote Blog Action Day: “Dear Candidate/s: Time to listen, time to answer questions” May 6, 2013
- Netizens’ miting de avance relaunch #juanvote ahead of elections May 3, 2013
- Top senatorial candidates based on social media May 3, 2013
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