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WHY should you let the candidates do all the talking?
Make your voice heard. With the launch of the Eleksyon 2007 Philippine Elections Blog, we are reserving virtual space for you to tell the whole world what you think are the important issues that should decide the outcome of the Philippine elections in May 2010.
What do you think of the candidates? Which issues should be tackled? How can we improve our ongoing coverage of Eleksyon 2007? Listen to our Eleksyon 2007 podcasts, and tell us which questions we should ask candidates in future sessions, or what points you would like them to expound on in future articles. We don’t want to just read your feedback. We want to give you the opportunity to keep the conversation going, not just by posting comments but also by writing your own entries on this blog.
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Now tell us what you think.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Who cleans up the mess that the campaigners leave behind after a big night of campaigning? Who brings down all the posters that are atop wires? Who cleans all the walls covered with paper posters?
I say, the party that has their pictures on those flyers and posters need to clean up after each campaign. Why do we need to use our hard-earned taxes to pay the city workers to clean up the mess? Isn’t that littering when you just throw stuff on the streets?
Meralco, PLDT and other utility companies are not responsible for taking those posters down that are hanging on almost every street in Metro Manila and I’m sure the provinces. They are dangerous in the first place cuz most of them are blocking the stoplights. It’s not the responsibility of the Metro Aide people to clean those campaign materials that are hanging.
If it’s illegal to post campaign materials on any public or government area, it’s also illegal to hang them on electric wires or phone wires.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
JECK,
Why not put a name to whoever that candidate is? I would like to believe the story, but then again, anybody could write the same thing. No offense. We are all the same in the fight against all these electioneering crap!
reynaelena.com
May 14th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Glad you have this election blogsite! I am in the US and I need this! Many many thanks!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
i was one of the first residents (at least in our area) to cast my vote for the senatorial and local elections today. i actually came from work (i work in a call center) by asking permission from my boss if i can spare one hour to go out and vote then come back and continue my shift (my shift ends at 3 pm), to which he graciously obliged. i believe that this exercise is the one thing we can do to effect change in our country. i’m quite appalled by the responses of some of my colleagues and even neighbors when i asked them if they will vote. they would either say, “my vote will mean nothing,” or “it’s just the same old politicians who will win.” i mean, that’s just the point why we should exercise our civic right! if we want to effect change in our country, one vote, combined with others who believe that change can be done, will mean so much, and would even overwhelm the would-be cheaters!
i’m not pro or anti-administration. i voted for the candidates from GO, TU and independents who i believe will best serve the country. voting straight for the opposition, even if they say that they will start making things right, [is not good as they] are only after the numbers game to start another impeachment bid for GMA. on the other hand, voting straight for the administration would only ensure totalitarian control which is not healthy for a democracy. remember, our economy is gaining traction and the exchange rate of the peso is at its highest in years, so why stop the progress? strike a balance for those who want to serve and those who have the capability and experience to serve.
this may all be possible, if we actually started to care about our country’s future as well as ours by casting that vote. one vote may me minuscule, but combine them with 45 million other registered voters who feel the same that change is needed, then this may be the best we can show our politicians, and to the world.
May 14th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Your analysis today of ‘Arroyo duplicating a Marcos’ by Amado Doronilla is an overkill to say the least. We’re not under Martial Law and that makes us free to express our opinions. That in itself is a big difference. Just allow me to share the e-mail I posted on the Black and White Movement because I will be sharing them time and again.
info@BlackNWhite-Movement.com
Your news ad today is unfair for it makes comparisons among Asian neighbors. Your comparison should be on the different Philippine regimes i.e. end of Marcos regime, end of Aquino regime, end of Ramos regime, end of Estrada regime (definitely a no-brainer). That’s why rallies to remove GMA from power don’t prosper because GMA appears to be the best choice because she’s the only one with the economic mind. If ever FPJ won, then our country could be doomed. With his death, then Noli de Castro will take over (who I think is limited to media knowledge). If GMA did cheat, generally people are ready to forgive for that reason. She made unpopular decisions like the E-Vat but in the long run it would be good for our country. That’s how discipline works, it would be difficult at first, but it becomes easier when you get used to it. The poor who join rallies are generally paid, the rich do not join, so when the middle class join rallies they usually amount to success.
It’s good that opposing views are allowed for that can only mean press freedom. Our country is rated the 2nd most dangerous for journalists after Iraq because of press freedom. So that ranking is another form of misperception.
Corruption would be difficult to address for now because of tradition. But at least we have checks and balance to deal with them.
If fear grips because this administration intends to stay due to Charter Change initiatives, then that can wait when a new administration takes over. The people in general are sick and tired of another impeachment complaint which appears to be the only purpose of the opposition.
I’m making these comments independently to share my views.