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Money, power, violence in high-stakes Philippine elections

This file photo taken on November 23, 2016 shows Kerwin Espinosa, son of the late mayor Rolando Espinosa, taking an oath during the Senate drug hearing at the Senate building in Manila. [AFP]

Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet.

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