Word: lobrin
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...opponent, Artemio Lobrin, had a Laurel-like grasp of politics himself; after all, he had once served as confidential secretary to Jose Sr. He immediately filed a complaint charging that Laurel supporters had torn up Lobrin ballots, falsified returns and intimidated voters...
...Batangas. The police captain took 20 months to assemble and give his evidence; Jose Laurel IV required another three months to make his own deposition. It was not until three years and nine months after the protested election that the House tribunal reached its verdict: Ar temio Lobrin had won by 586 votes...
Last week Lobrin at last took the oath as Congressman from Batangas, and his rival, Jose Laurel IV, was cheerfully on hand to congratulate him. Only four months remained of the term, and Lobrin will not even get the satisfaction of sitting in his seat, since the House has adjourned for the year. But in November Lobrin will get another chance to wrestle with the Laurels when he runs for Congress once again. His opponent: Father Jose Jr., who clearly has decided that the defeat of Upstart Lobrin was too important a job to leave in the hands...
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