All major bets in NCR are recycled pols

All major bets in NCR are recycled pols

MANILA, Philippines – In the National Capital Region, there are absolutely no fresh faces among the major candidates this coming elections.

Metro Manila consists of 16 cities and one municipality. In each of these local government units, the candidates for mayor are either re-electionists, sons of the third-termers, or old-timers trying to re-take city hall.

Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) show that 14 of the incumbent mayors are seeking fresh mandate in 2013, while the remaining 3, who are on their last term, have fielded their relatives to replace them.

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