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The Story of Pascual Racuyal, the Eccentric Presidential Aspirant Who Became a Folk Hero

He ran for president in every election from 1935 to 1986, against everyone from Aguinaldo, Quezon, Aglipay, to Marcos and Aquino. But he wasn't just some madman. In many ways, Racuyal is an indictment of the country's broken electoral process.

The most interesting candidate in the 1935 elections wasn't Manuel Quezon or Emilio Aguinaldo. While the two former presidents headlined the race, they were also up against a peculiar Independent. It was a man by the name of Pascual Racuyal, who, ...

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