On election day in Isabela, police just happened to raid the radio station where Miss Padaca used to work and which was supporting her, temporarily shutting it down.
Thus the Dy family, which dominates the northern province of Isabela, has members in the camps both of Mr Estrada and of Mrs Arroyo, despite their bitter political rivalry.
There used to be only a few worthy golf courses, including one built by the U.S. Air Force for Dwight Eisenhower around 1940, but now they are legion, among them the Royal Isabela, undoubtedly one of the finest courses in the hemisphere.