Since last week, Saturdays and Sundays are noisy in our place. Those jingles by the local candidates are so irritating. They are more of noise than anything else. Yesterday, a group of supporters of these candidates paraded inside the subdivision. This morning, it was another batch and another party. They even stopped at the corner, a few meters from our house.
A while ago, Senator JV Ejercito passed by with lots of cars behind. He waved, I didn’t wave back. I am not voting for the guy. Based on what I see on social media, the candidates of Otso Diretso (which I am voting for in the Senate) are doing the rounds, personally meeting those in wet markets and other places where they are scheduled to visit. Sen. JV belongs to another party which is spearheaded by Duterte’s daughter who is the present mayor in Davao City. The campaign jingle was so loud enough to wake a sleeping giant…haha! Even Oreo who was inside the house kept barking.
It’s just more than a month before mid-term election. We’ll see how it goes. The administration candidates think they are all sure winners. Many Filipinos are now awake and know what is happening in our country. If it would be a clean and honest one, I am pretty sure they won’t win.
It’s our incumbent mayor’s third term this coming election. His former vice-mayor belongs to the other party now and is also a candidate for the mayoralty. Almost every one here in our neighbourhood are re-electing Mayor Atty. Kit Nieto. He is the best and made Cainta number one town in the whole Philippines the last three years. A very approachable guy. In more than two decades that we’ve stayed in this place, it’s the only time that I met a local official face to face. We even had a photo together at his office in one of my birthdays years ago. Our neighbors and I came to visit him to ask him for advice regarding our subdivision’s problems.
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It would seem that your politics are in much the same mess as ours, Arlene. I hope that your preferred candidate is successful. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I hope so too Pete. We are looking for those honest, better qualified and truthful candidates. Those who love the country more than their pockets and those who are truly willing to serve the Filipino people.
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Good luck
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Thanks Derrick!
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Oh Arlene, I do dislike election times, I think I can form my own opinions and elect who I chose without all the political commercialism
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Like you, I don’t like it too. They only know you when it is election time but when they are elected, goodbye. That’s for most candidates vying for any position.
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Yes they’re full of huff and puff at election, but soon turn into airless balloons
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Haha, I like that, “airless balloons”. Thanks Ivor!
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Politics make me cringe anymore! I hope there will be election results that favor the living conditions for the regular people, not just the rich and powerful! Good luck, Arlene!
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The poor are always the victims of bad politics Sabine. They are often neglected and yet politicians rely on them during election. Thank you, I hope the good ones win.
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It’s the same here, except many seem to be unaware that they are voting against their own interests. I’m crossing my fingers for your election!
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Thank you Sabine. Those poor people who could barely make both ends meet are susceptible to vote-buying too. will sell their soul for one or two days of convenience then suffer three or six years of wanting and needing help from those politicians they have sold their votes for. Pathetic but this is happening!
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Wow! That’s just unbelievable!
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It’s happening, they are vulnerable.
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Yes, and it’s sad that they are being used like that!
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That’s the word, “they are being used” but some don’t really care. I wonder what happened to their values.
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Arlene, how exactly do they buy votes? By offering people money? Or goods?
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They’re given money. There is an administration candidate here who has been campaigning for so long with large posters to boot in all areas of the country but our Commision on Election is not doing anything. Such a shame!
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Just sad!
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True.
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I remember you writing favorable about your mayor. It certainly helps to have known a good politician.
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The best I encountered so far Elizabeth. His heart is for the people and to serve.
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As for me, I can’t think of any mayoralty candidate to vote for in Q.C. I hope I can do more for the OTSO DIRETSO candidates. I’ve been convincing my FB friends to vote for them because if the opposition senators are outnumbered again in the Senate, DU can do anything he wants to do.
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Sorry to hear about that, mukhang walang magaling na candidate for mayor sa inyo. Yes, let’s vote for straight OTSO DIRETSO.
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