WITH THE
casting and counting of votes over and done with, we now welcome our new—and
reelected—sets of barangay officials.
Though
allegations of vote-buying and voter terrorizing campaigns have surfaced during
the short campaign period for the barangay elections, the October 28 polls
turned out relatively calm and peaceful. It is, however, sad to note that even
the most basic of political units in this country is no longer immune from
tactics used in local and national elections. It does not help that most of the
candidates for the barangay elections have been backed by politicians of all
stripes and colors as this only pushed erstwhile simple folks to go the way of
the very serious politicians.
One thing that
remained constant during the length of filing of COCs and campaign was the
simple fact that the battle for 2016 began with the barangay elections. And
whether or not the newly elected barangay officials would work for the good of
their neighbors and villages in general or pay back their political debts to
their benefactors remains to be seen.
The only thing
certain now—so it seems—is that it would be a very interesting 2016.
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