MAY 29, 2009 will be very close to the 2010 presidential election.
That would be a good justification to postpone it again, perhaps to coincide with the 2010 elections. Meaning, no new faces in those mostly squatter barangay halls. Meaning, the pretty well-greased barangay gentlemen will implement the orders from the chain of command. All these made possible on the walking orders of the Lower House.
What will stop the fifth column of the administration from any advance is our Senate, hopefully.
– Valdemar B Tamayo, Kamuning, Quezon City (via e-mail)

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doming lim bahan
piste!!!!!!!!! i-post pone na lang na… way silbi na tanan sila!
larf
for me, nothing but pure self interested decisions from the lower house. i don’t know how crazy they are!!! the question is?? where is the rights of suffrage???are you pro people or just a puppets wearing honorable suits? but, we are so much hopefull to our much respectable senators that will not allow to stop for the”3rd time” this Barangay polls set on october.
concerned noypi
It is so unfair for common people like me to be stuck with a corrupt barangay captain and equally-corrupt kagawad. The October 29 barangay election should be my democratic sword to remove them from office. Why should the House deprive me of this inherent right? The SK is a good breeding ground for leaders. It is the practice of corruption that corrupts the young mind - not the position. It can happen even in the family.
marife
this is a good reason for the filipino people to go to the steets to protest on postponing the barangay election
linda
I would suggest that baranggay polls should not be postponed as the govt says the funding have already been allocated for the approaching village elections. As it had already been postponed in the year 2005 what would be the most justifiable reason this time. For the good performing baranggay officials with respect we would like to keep them but what about those that are not, we certainly like to change them and see new faces.
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Linuski
The move for ‘09 bry polls is a political maneuver. This indicates political patronage payoff, concon revival. The date adopted by lower house is a ploy for the upper house to agree for ‘08 instead. Sort of compromise strategy.
with 42,000 barangays, there is a need to cut down the number of barangays. I support Mayor Lim of Manila proposal to trim down from 898 to only 150 barangays. SK must be abolished. Better for them in the schools’ campus.
Our politicians masyadong makasarili. Puro na lang strategy kung how they will stay long in the bisniz of politics.
They really have to learn of bigayan to develop potential leaders.
Linuski
luccie turalba
sabi ng comelec may pondo para sa BARANGAY ELECTION so bakit kailangan i postpone? lalo lang magiging mayabang yung mga BARANGAY OFFICIALS na naka upo ngayon.
butyok
postponing the sk and barangay elections would mean another extension of plunder and corruption albeit. in the barangay level. how many barangay captains had died in office? a lot already!!!!
we cannot even put a more qualified leader since the tragedy continues with the assumption to office of their spouses. we have stupid laws created by stupid lawmakers who does nothing but investigates and investigates in aid of legislation kuno!!!
why don’t they focus on crafting laws? dahil hindi sila sisikat d’yan!!! mas sisikat sila kung sakay sila ng sakay sa mga issue na wala namang katuturan. Pwe!
The SK? I don’t give a damn! It is a breeding ground for future plunderers, este,,, leaders daw. but based on what we had experienced hanggang paggawa lang ng billboards ang nakikita naming accomplishments nila.. abolish the SK! and save on government money.
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clipmaster
bakit……
sa 2010 automated na election…….
ngayong barangay election hindi pa automated……
gusto nila ipostpone kasi gusto nila automated din ang barangay election upang makapag practice sila MANDAYA sa automated election sa 2010……..
yan any tunay na dahilan aking mga kababayan….
OFW in Afghanistan
This is one of the sad realities of our political affairs.
The barangay as a political structure was initially conceived as a mechanism for people’s participation. Unfortunately, it is misused and abused by people in power.
I think the timing of the barangay election before the presidential election is just perfect. It will somehow level the playing field for both the administration and opposition. Of course, the administration will still have the edge because they can pour in resources so that their allies at this level of the hierarchy would win.
Until we position in power, a government that genuinely looks after the general welfare of the population (and not individual interests) we will continue to be trapped in this cycle of poverty caused by corruption in our midst. Good governance ensures that its impact leads to more educated and informed population and better opportunities for earning income. Unfortunately, the opposite is happening in the Philippines because people in power would not want educated citizens who can challenge their actions. They want people who would blindly follow their orders.
We cannot go on like this. The Department of Education is one of the most corrupt government departments. How do we expect them to educate young people properly? We do not have to go to barangays to see people blindly following orders. In DECS itself, we have professionals (assumed to be educated) who blindly follow orders.
I do not understand the kind of mess we are in as a nation!
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benjamin
is ther really an election this year
abraham
dapat wag matuloy ang barangay election kasi hinde pa handa ang comelec at kulang sila sa pondo at dapat maging computerize na ang election …
jun
parepareho lang kayo
kristian
I am a Barangay Official, its better to hold election this year rather than extending the enjoyment of full term of “inutil” officials. some of them are not performing their duties. Regarding SK,dapat abolish na, 10% of the Barangay Funds belongs to them, maliit na ang budget, nakakaltasan pa ng 10% ang budget… wala namang project kundi street number, billboard, plant box…tinituruan lang maging corrupt ang mga bata..tsaka at their age, ipinagbabawal sa batas ang minor to enter into a contract, lalo kung daang libo.. PERO KUNG HINDI KAYA NA MAG ELEKSYON this year, wag ipilit baka mgkalokoloko, mas MAKATURUNGAN kahit MY 2008 na lang..
sagitsit
Saan kukuha ng milyones na pambayad ni Abalos sa mga cash advance na ibingay ng China? Eh di i-postpone ang barangay polls at yung gagastusin sa elections, e ipambayad na lang sa Cihna para makatakas sila sa kahihiyan.
leonardo bayeng
dapat lng n matuloy ang brgy.election kasi ako gustong ko ng tumakbong kapitan.para my agbbago nmn.
mercy nacor
dapat lang na ituloy ang barangay eleksyon. matagal na kasi ang mga nakaupong chairman.yung iba ay wala na. para din naman magkaroon ng pagbabago kahit man lang sa barangay level.kung sa itaas ay me corruption na nangyayari ganon din naman sa barangay level. kaya dapat lang na matuloy para miaba naman ang namumuno or makapamili ang taong bayan sa gusto nila.
Phoebe
Dapat lang na ipalitan na ang mga punong baranggay.ang ibang Sk chairman may mga asawa na’t mga anak , pero hanggang ngayon SK chairman pa rin sila.Ang ibang punong Brgy. umabuso na sa position kaya dapat lg na palitan sila.Ipagpatuloy natin ang eleksyon, bigyan din natin ng pagkakataon ang gustong umupo sa pwesto, sana man lg wag na mag patuloy maging opisyal ang mga taong basaguliro,lasinggiro,magnanakaw, pumapatay ng tao at illegal gambler.
Phoebe
Sana man lg wag na mag patuloy maging opisyal ang mga taong basaguliro,lasinggiro,magnanakaw, pumapatay ng tao at illegal gambler.
Monday Lessons
Dapat pa rin matuloy.
concerned citizen
ayos lang kung matuloy ang election,.,.,.,.,.ano namn kung hindi wala na tayong magagawa yun ang desisyon ng nasa taas,.,.,.,may mga OFFICIALS din naman na matino ginagawa ang tungkulin nila, baka yung nasa inyo lang ang corrupt.,..papaano naman sa hindi, unfair sa iba!!!! wag namang maging selfish,.,.,.,igalang natin ang desisyon ng bawat isa,.,.
noypi,.,.
sana hindi matuloy,.,.maganda naman kasi ang pamamalakad ng mga OFFICILS dito sa amin,,.,.,.,.meron lang iba na talagang pasaway yung mga SABIT lang,.,.,.,.pero ayos na,.,.yung BRGY. CHAIRMAN namin mabait, responsable at mapagpakumbaba hindi gaya ng iba ang lalaki ng ulo,.,..,.mayayabang pa,.,.,.,ung S.K. CHAIRMAN namin marami ring nagawa,.,.,.maraming project ang ganda ng pamamalakad,.,.,.,,.,bilib ako sa kanila,.,.,.,.totoong PILIPINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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