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Lintang Bedol arrives in Comelec
Controversial former Maguindanao elections supervisor Lintang Bedol is presented to the media at the Commission on Elections office in Manila. Bedol was accused of manipulating the provincial results of the 2007 elections allegedly to favor candidates allied with former President Gloria Arroyo. Photos by Mike Alquinto/NPPA Images.
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