MAI'IILA" PHIIIPPINES IWEDNESDAY I5 MAY 20I9

Elections we deserve
(( Surprises abound in evely PDP and HnP endorse about its purpose. The
electoral ex€rcise this year was
- different candidates. celebrity star power
But not an exception. there is ahvays In Davao del lfurte, for of the Tulfos brought
dat ging tllat one thing that connentators, instance, tlle IInP bets ACT-CIS io garner the
fut:wra co$rmnists and surveys fail to lost to PDP: former most votes and three
ar.d ils predict. This year there were Speaker Pantaleon Congressional seats.
rsrlts do sev€ral. The beauty in elections is Alvarez and his men, The populadry of the
,.otfugE that the people themselves have including political Probi,nsvano teleserye
the linal say on who the leaders newbie Engr. Edwin gave fruit to two
and thc will be, elbeit the occasional Jubahib, of PDP, Probinsgano-relat ed
kagtud technologica.l glitches that come toppled the F'loirendc partylist groups, e.g.
wurfurrs with poll auiomation, as countless Del Rosario clan, QUO UADIS Probinsyano Ako and
reports were received of broken belonging to IInP, Danen lvl. de Jesus Ang Probinsyano. A lot
t@to down counting machines, which maintained a of the partylists haYe
drw Regardless, the voice of the chokehold on its local government nominees from ruling political
out and people was heard - loud and cleax. fdr around 40 years. this victory fanilies, but fewer partylists are
@lly The rord tluown around by the shall dictate a huge change in aligned s'ith the Makabayan BIoc.
t&a news ordlets is ureferendumo to best how Davao del Norte will be run, Another thing that was more
ffiaence des&ibe the 2019 elections. It is a especially now with the influx of openly discussed this election is
-t "reftrendum' on the Duterte brand infrastructure developments in the prevalence of vote buying. this
of leadership and politics, which the province. is a good thing since people axe not
vas signilicantly and undoubtedly In MetJo - blinded with this harsh reality, rvhich
affrrmed and upheld. As of this Manila, we see ( is illegat in all respects. Overt acts
rriting, Diretso gets zerc huge changes in Ihe beautq
Orso haYe been taken by the authorities
som6 cities: lsko in elections
seats in the Senate, while President to quell yote blrying, though y/e stil
Dutefte's Partido Demokratiko I{6ys16 dgf6dsd rs tral need practice in catching people
Pilipino (PDP) gets four out five. former President the people on the act. The worst{ase scenaxio
Almost all of the endorsees of Erap Estrada in tkenseloes already happened with the anest of
Davao Mayor Inday Sara Duterte's Maml*,2fiex old haae tke Rep. Bingbong Crisologo, a candidate
Eugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP) also Vico Sotto 6svt, final say in the Quezon City mayoralty race,
made it io the Magic 12. Notably, Bobby Eusobio in on uho tlre and his son, Atty. Edrix Crisologo.
the candidate she left out at Pasig City ending leaders uill Despite the proclamation of Joy
the final minute, Senator Koko his farnily's nearly be, albeit the Belmonte as tfte winner, the matter
Pimentel, still finds himself yrithin SGyear reign; v16 occasinnal is not mooted and the investigation
tie winning margin, as of now. Francis Zamora technobgical should still Foceed to reveal the
Thus, on the national level, the 6"11"6 S nns11s glitchas truth on what liappened.
Dutertes' endorsement is key. A Estrada in Szn tL&t corne Keyboard warriors went crazy
lot expected Sen. Grace Poe to Juan, where the with Poll since the inltial results came out,
it turned out to be Sen.
top, but Estrada.s ruled for alttornntion more of disbelief, But changing
Qnthia Villar of the Nacionalista around 50 years. these are young elections and its results do not
Party. Consequently, this places politicians who are eager to lead change overnight, and the keyboard
Villar as one of,the candidates for their cities with a tesh perspective, warriors have to come out and
the Top 2 posis in 2022. Given the given a madat€ by thefu constituents
actually make a difference, instead
President's recent statement that to bring foth change. We a.lsq saw a of just complaining online and
he t'itl support Manny Villar if he surprise win by Kid Peia in the bickering at the winners. I'm a
runs for the top post, we shall see House seat of Makati, as he beat believer that we are who we vote
how this will play out with the for.mer Vice President Jojo Binay, for, and for those unhappy with the '
stellar performance of Cynthia someone everyone €reected to win results, norr is the time to prepare
Villar this time around. withoui brealdng a sweat. Perhsps, for the next elections in 2022.
On the local level, the Dut€rtes' his fami$ squabble affected his bid.
endorsements (plural) added The paxtylist system a€ain raised E nnih darren, d.ejetu s @ d4j e susl,e g al, con
conirsion to the voters. At times, eyebrows' leaYing people asking w tueet @d,att end,ejeflE

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