What Asia’s election season tells us

The Otso Diretso – or the ‘Straight Eight’ – slate did not manage to capture any of the 12 seats in the Philippines’ senatorial elections. — By Jonathan L. Cellona

IN the first half of this year, four Asian giants went to the polls. Up to one billion voters were involved, all within a few weeks of one another.

Team Ceritalah was on the ground in Thailand, Philippines, India and Indonesia.