“Tanggapin ang pera, Iboto ang kursunada/konsensya”
That has got to be one of the most popular quotations nowadays. As you know, the National Elections is just around the corner and that includes the local elections.
And as far as I’m concerned, the local election in the province is as tensioned (on a personal level) as the national elections.
I wrote this piece to share my view on this issue. I know that some people see this as “getting even” with candidates who use their money to influence our less fortunate “mahirap” na kababayans to vote for them. These “mahihirap” will trade a day’s meal or two, amounting to something from 500 pesos to around 1,500 pesos just to assure “candidates” their vote in the coming elections.
Some “wise” voters will accept the money but still vote for the candidate of their choice.
For me that is plain nonsense and unethical as it provides a ground for a more personal definition of corruption on a more, in-depth and personal aspect.
In the first place, accepting the money is plain corruption. Even though we’re not actually voting for them, we tolerate their money giving “philosophy” (so to speak) by accepting it and promising to vote for them.
Some of these individuals actually look very optimistic to the point they practice ingratiation, in order to get the money in exchange of their “vote” for that candidate.
Ang pagtanggap ng pera mula sa mga kandidatong namimili ng boto ay MALI pa din. We are simply tolerating their evil practice by being “evil” in our own ways.
How can you entrust your future and the future of our sons and daughters to these corrupt politician who manipulate the minds of the voters by claiming that they are “poor”
Let’s all be socially conscious of our actions, because as Sir Isaac Newton’s law states it, “For every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction.”
“The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working.”-Albert Einsten
Alam nyo ba na napakahalaga ng iyong boto…kapag binigyan ka ng pera o kahit na anong “SUHOL” ng isang politician na sa tinggin nila na mahina sila sa survey to win the fight in election, sila ay magpapa- banggo sa mga botante at mamumudmod ng “PERA” para lang makuha ang loob ng isang botante…Hindi nyo lang alam kapag halimbawang sila ang nanalo at naka pwesto na, yari nanaman tayong mga mamamayan. Handa nanaman silang magnakaw para sa pansariling interest. Triple pa sa naibigay nya sayo ang ganyang nanakawin sa kaban ng bayan…kaya sa darating na election. Mag isip tayo ng maraming beses sa pamimili ng ating ihahalal.Kailangan yong nasa puso nya ang paglilingkod sa mamayan, may takot sa Diyos, Maayos at Maganda ang kanilang family background, Hindi nasasangkot sa ano mang mga issue na hindi nakakabuti sa ating bayan at ang huli ay yong marunong magpakumbaba at hindi gagamitan ng dahas para lang magtagumpay… Kaya mga kapwa ko Zambaleno iboto nyo ang hindi TRAPO (traditional politician) para sa ika uunlad at sa lubusang pagbabago ng ating bayan. Wag tayo masilaw sa mga pangako, kelangan sa kilos at gawa natin sila kilalanin…hindi sa pagiging popular at pamumodmod ng pera. Iboto ang TAMA 4U.
korek ka jan kapatid! yan ang nde alam ng mga tao alam lng nla kumita ng panandaliang pera na galing dn sa taong bayan pero ang katumbas nun ang kinabukasan ng ating mga kabataan at cno ang mghhirap tyong mga mamamayan…kya sna nman gamitin nyo ang inyong mga isip mging MATALINO KYO SA PGBOTO nde ung pdadala kyo sa SUHOL na talamak na sa ating paligid ang PGVVOTE BUYING sna nga hindi nyo pgsisihan ang inyong boto kung sakasakali nman…PLEASE VOTE WISELY!!!