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It's not a campaign season without negative campaigning and candidates taking swipes at each other. Reporters tell you about the spicy exchanges so far. #PHVote #WeDecide

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.@reyaika on candidates' negative campaigning: Kung hindi sila in-iinterview, kaya nilang i-control yung narrative na wala silang pinapangalanan.

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@reyaika .@reyaika: But when they speak to the media, du’n na talaga sila sumasagot na sometimes hindi nila napipili ‘yung tanong, at may mapapangalanan at mapapangalanan talaga sila.

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@reyaika .@jairojourno mentions how Robredo is criticized for everything she says, be it negative campaigning or not.

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@reyaika @jairojourno .@piaranada says Isko has been more aggressive lately in his "strategic negative campaigning": A few days ago nagpatawag sila ng presscon just to talk about the fact that Marcos has yet to pay his family's estate tax debt.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada .@piaranada: May out-of-the-blue criticism din si Lito Banayo and Isko Moreno about the use of church venues for rallies of Leni Robredo.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada .@piaranada on Isko's strategy: Clearly he is targeting the people above him [in the polls].

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada Are candidates walking on eggshells in intervews? On Marcos, @lianbuan says "I don't know": Shielded talaga si Marcos from ambush interviews kahit malapitan namin siya. It's still Vic Rodriguez who has to answer. And you can see how hard he tries na hindi makipag-"boxing."

@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan .@lianbuan on Marcos' evasive answers: I expected it pero para sa'kin importante na matanong sila at makita kung paano sila umiwas sa tanong.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan Does negative campaigning work?

@beacupin: 'Yan ang bungad ng 2016 campaign, when Rodrigo Duterte started attacking Mar Roxas who was directly above him [in the polls]. Next thing you knew, nalamangan niya na si Mar.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@piaranada: I think meron talagang art to negative campaigning, parang hindi siya magwowork for all candidates. Feeling ko nag-work para kay Duterte kasi it speaks to his authenticity. That negative campaigning made him distinct, gumawa siyang identity na "anti-administration."

@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@piaranada says Duterte's 2016 campaign highlights the narrative "I am the contrast to that 'dilawan, matino, disente' politics."

@piaranada: May negative campaigning that not just attacks other candidates but actually defines and gives you branding.

@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@jairojourno says senatorial candidate Luke Espiritu's attack on Larry Gadon and Harry Roque during a debate paid off: Nag-trend 'yung "'wag kang bastos" na reply ni Ka-Luke kay Gadon and it helped him. Until now nakikita ko pa ring nagcicirculate sa social media.

@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@beacupin on online trends in political campaigns: Ang interesting kasi parang kailan lang, it was just Twitter. but if you see now, Twitter can sometimes set the agenda for supporters, online chatter, and it might affect the news agenda in a way. Nagsu-snowball siya.

@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@lianbuan: It is reflective of some slice of reality. Before Twitter we couldn't have had any other gauge of the pulse of the mass if it weren't for the surveys of polling firms.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@lianbuan: I think wala namang nag-iilusyon sa'tin na Twitter or the hashtags are a representative of the majority, but 'yung ambag ng Twitter is it is an instantaneous wired collective voice na nakakakuha ka agad ng pulso.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@beacupin emphasizes: In 2016, 1% lang sa na-poll ng Pulse Asia ang nakikinig sa social media to help them decide who to vote for. Now the number is at 19%. Hindi siya majority but it's still a substantial chunk.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@jairojourno on Leody-Bello campaign: Like what happened to Luke Espiritu, when activists get triggered, lumalabas 'yung totoong sila. At 'yun 'yung gusto ng mga tao, 'yung palaban, 'yung nasa sarili nilang nature sila. Sana i-project nila 'yon in the coming days pa.

@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@piaranada: Kailangan talaga may balance na authentically palaban ka but at the same time, you don't want to appear shrill and wala sa lugar. So how do you stay within that sweet spot? 'Yun 'yung challenge for candidates now.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin Marcos sustains lead in latest surveys. What 'negative campaigning' do you think can hurt his campaign?

@lianbuan: From observation, 'yung nakaka-affect sa supporters niya, hindi kritisismo kundi yung chipping away at his image of power of winnability and invincibility.

@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@lianbuan: 'Yung walang pumunta sa Sorsogon, kaunti sa Masbate, the empty seats in Bulacan, those affect them. Kasi for so long 'yun 'yung bentahe [ni Marcos] sa supporters nila on the ground.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@lianbuan: I think what's working against the Marcos now is 'yung ang kaunti ng pumunta dito, diyan, tapos ang dami ng pumunta kay Robredo.

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@jairojourno says the recent incidents of theft in Marcos campaign rallies have been used against the candidate, whose username has often been associated with "magnanakaw."

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@reyaika @jairojourno @piaranada @lianbuan @beacupin .@reyaika says Pacquiao is not fond of negative campaigning: Sa tingin ko posible na hinayaan na lang nila 'yung supporters na sila na lang 'yung umatake. At least kung ganoon yung strategy, hindi madaling ma-trace back to that candidate.

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