VOL. 9 ISSUE 36 • THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016
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BATTLE OF PASTIMES. A young boy tries to fly a kite with his buddy on a windy afternoon at Sta. Ana wharf in Davao City yesterday. Kite-flying is a favorite summer pastime of kids in the past but its popularity somehow declined when electronic gadgets and access to the internet became the in thing. Lean Daval Jr.
DROP IN RODY RATINGS SEEN EDGE Ateneo prof says rape slur will bring down Duterte ratings By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
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POLITICAL science professor of Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) sees a decrease on the ratings of presidential bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte who stayed on top of the latest Pulse Asia –ABSCBN Survey. AdDU political science professor Ramon Beleno III told EDGE Davao that his re-
cent issue on the rape slur will cause a decrease although he said he cannot predict to what extent. Duterte remained on the driver’s seat with 32 percent of the 4,000 registered voters nationwide conducted last April 5 to 10. “Still part of his momentum but it was taken first week of April before he made
the statement. We expect him to go down in surveys but we cannot determine the extent,” he said. Beleno said despite the apology of Duterte the negative effect on his ratings will remain since the rape joke issue is very sensitive. “The apology could be only considered as damage control,” he said.
He said the statement of his opponents who appeared to be taking advantage of the issue to hit him can also affect his ratings. Beleno, however, said that perhaps only those voters who believed in his platform of government can be lost on his side. “But his solid supporters
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