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Is there something wrong with this picture? Grace Padaca, a former governor known for her integrity, is appointed commissioner of the Commission on Elections, an independent constitutional body tasked to oversee the May 2013 mid-term elections. A day after her appointment, Padaca posts a P70,000 bail for a graft charge against her. President Benigno Aquino III, who heads the ruling Liberal Party (LP) that seeks to win all senatorial seats next year, provides the money for the bail bond. And Padaca is accompanied to the court by a key LP leader, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas. Padaca vowed to remain independent though, saying her track record speaks for itself.
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