21.   He enjoys immense resources as incumbent, and the cumbersome candidate registration process has reduced the campaign period to under four weeks.

22.   He has called for a peaceful campaign period.

23.   President Suharto and other senior officials have threatened harsh action to quell possible trouble during an official one-month campaign period, which starts Sunday.

24.   Prime Minister P.J. Patterson sought to stem the fighting by waiting until last week to announce the election date, reducing the campaign period to a few weeks.

25.   She said it was an annual event but the campaign period differed from one hotel to another.

26.   Talks with the rebel groups were suspended during the campaign period for national elections in May, in which Estrada won an overwhelming mandate to succeed President Fidel Ramos.

27.   The campaign period is also meant to enable companies to understand issues pertaining to software-licensing, and to comply with the requirement.

28.   The campaign period for Philippine national elections often features shifts of politicians from one party to another.

29.   The display of vehicles, with shouting supporters hanging out windows, marked some of the liveliest political activity since the campaign period began two weeks ago.

30.   The latest incidents come even though rival East Timorese factions signed a code of conduct that bans violence and threats during the campaign period.