A few years back a fad swept America, with the letters “WWJD” appearing on walls, on bumper stickers, on shirts and wristbands. Standing for “What Would Jesus Do?” it was a campaign meant to conscienticize the public and cause them to pause and think during a heated or controversial moment, before finally acting or reacting in what is hopefully a much more reasoned manner.
Do we still need to divine the striptease of Inday Sara Duterte? No, we don’t.
(UPDATED) Taliwas sa ulat ng One News, isang television news channel sa ilalim ng cable provider na Cignal TV, hindi at “walang planong maghain” si retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Antonio Carpio ng petisyon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec)para sa diskwalipikasyon ni Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. bilang kandidato sa pagkapangulo sa 2022 elections.
Contrary to a report by One News, a television news channel under cable provider Cignal TV, retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Antonio Carpio did not and “has no plans to file” a petition at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the disqualification of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as candidate for president in the 2022 elections.
Mula sa pagdedeklara na “tatakbo lang [siya]” para sa isang puwesto sa Senado sa 2022 elections sa ilalim ng grupo ni Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio sakaling sumali siya sa presidential race, sinabi ngayon ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque na maaari siyang kumandidato para senador “para patunayan na ang mga tao ay sumusuporta [sa kanya].”
From declaring that “[he] will only run” for a seat in the Senate in the 2022 elections under the slate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should she join the presidential race, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque now says he may vie for a Senate slot after all “to prove that the people support [him].”
Magnanakaw! Mandaraya! Sinungaling!! Mamamatay-tao! What else have you heard said about the politician you love to hate? All of the above, and more - and if you’ve lived long enough like me, you will surely have a long list of epithets that you hear over and over again, every three years or so, part of what makes our electoral process so colorful.
Last minute switching of political color and affiliation in the first week of October made it more obvious that political parties and ideologies have become of little consequence in Philippine elections.
Of all the declared candidates for President - as of this writing at least - I am most interested on two - Vice President Leni Robredo, and Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso.
Because of relentless mudslinging, name-calling and fearmongering even before the campaign season begins, voters don't really get to be offered a good choice of candidates vying for public office.
