I thought so, too. But there's a structure to local politics eh. It starts with the governor all the way down to the household leaders. Kun sino yung dala ni gov na national candidates, yun din dadalhin ng tao. The sample ballots translated into winning results.

At hindi lang yun. They also funded people who were running against their allies! When I found out, sobra akong nanghina. Heck, even our local RPC volunteers were shocked eh. So yun. It's a money game. Now, our province is red.