Gertrudes Batocabe

Widows contest in deadly Philippines elections

Gertrudes Batocabe never wanted to enter the Philippines' cutthroat politics, but after her husband was shot dead, allegedly by a rival in next week's midterm election, she felt bound to take his place."It's not really automatic that the wife takes over, but in this case I cannot see my opponents sitting down (quitting)" she said, holding back tears."I have a lot of things to do for Rodel, for the people of Daraga," she said, referring to her husband and the

12 May 2019
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