I forgot to mention in my blog post another hot event in
Manila and throughout the country is the ongoing campaign for our 12 Senatorial
bets, Congressmen and local officials. We are to have the election comes 13th
of May this year. As usual candidates have time to make themselves lovelies and
handsome in the presence of their constituents and spectators during campaign
rallies. I do hope if they get to be elected their promises are not to be
broken.
Our Commission on Election Chief and Officers all of a sudden
became famous. The Chief had laid out rules for the campaign. Disqualifications
were made on some nuisance candidates. In the Philippines, our constitution has
provision for party list representatives to run. Whoever is the representative
of a party list is given a seat in our Congress. He also enjoys the benefits accorded to a
Congressman. Our Commission on Election Chief was marred by criticism when he
disqualified some party list to run. Motions for reconsideration were filed and
left to the decision of our Supreme Court.
In the end, the sole judge for this sovereign exercise will
be us, the Filipino people. I rally behind Filipinos who would opt for
conscience voting. I want the taxes I am paying to be in good hands.