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Nuisance bet since '98: Ref technician's poll hopes feel no chill

Nuisance bet since '98: Ref technician's poll hopes feel no chill

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He has been filing certificates of candidacy since the 1998 elections and has always been rejected as a nuisance candidate.

That has not stopped electoral hopeful and refrigerator technician Benjamin Rivera from filing his COC for mayor of Manila at the Commission on Elections main office in Intramuros Thursday.

Speaking to ABS-CBN News, Rivera, 76, said he just ignores criticism that he is a nuisance bet. "Hindi ako nawawalan ng gana (I don't lose enthusiasm)," he said.

"Sa loob ng 1998 up to now, para akong nag-aral ng abogado sapagkat nagsisikap ako na di bale na ako'y mahirap, di bale ako'y di mataas ang pinag-aralan, high school graduate lang, pero once you give discipline..." he added.

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He added said he can still run an effective campaign despite only having a P50,000 budget. If elected, he claimed he would order officials accused of corruption to report to his office to answer preliminary questions.

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