Local Campaigning on the Go!

March 26, 2010 is the red letter day for local candidates to start their campaign sorties in every nook and crevices of the different towns and baranggays of the Philippines to solicit votes from the ever changing mores and loyalties of voters. Every election is but a repeat of the past years selection of candidates for various positions they aspire for. Promises that were always broken, and this coming elections is another time of making such promise again...... and again.

Yesterday, the team of ONATE-AREVALO, started their campaign by offering a Healing Mass for its candidates and supporters to seek the guidance and support of the Almighty in the coming elections this May 2010. A special Mass held at around 9:00 AM for the group was full of attendees to show support for the team. But their support is only for local players, since they removed the candidates for national office in their propaganda materials. They are for the Liberal Party, but don't recognize the "Noynoy Aquino-Mar Roxas tandem. What happen?

Later in the afternoon, they regrouped to launch a motorcade around the poblacion and various baranggays wearing the traditional yellow colors of the Liberal Party. Without Ninoy? How come.

Photo above is another group of aspirants for local positions. The group of the current Mayor Eulogio Tupa and councilors who also offered a Holy Mass, again for the Lord's guidance and help in the coming local elections this May 2010. 

Shown is the officiating priest giving the blessing to the local candidates, from left Hon. Rudy Canson, Hon, Jek Sanchez, Ms.Vivian Sanchez, Vice-Mayor Atty. Lloyd Surigao, Hon. Atty. Bong Villardo (hidden), Mayor Eulogio Tupa, Harvey Fel Pinon, Hon. Earl Potenciano Bongbong, Hon. Gilbert Manongsong (hidden), hoping that they would come out victorious in the coming polls.  

Another motorcade will be held this afternoon at around 2:30 PM to show the public that they are also alive and kicking and willing to be of service to the people with all honesty and humility. The motiff of course is colored green, the color of a green environment. The color of Gibo Teodoro of the Galing at Talino Team.

The motorcade finally arrived at around 5:00 PM when hundreds of motorcycles started to roar in front SM Shopping Mall at Rizal Street where our house is located and where the motorcade will surely pass being the main thoroughfare of the town. I did not expect to see those hundreds of motorcycles. Maybe they came from  all over town just to take part in the motorcade for the establishment or ruling party where most of the ruling candidates are expected to win.

If the number of participants will determine the outcome of the elections, then the team of Mayor Tupa will surely win. It seems that all the motorcycle owners from all over town and friends from neighboring towns had participated in the motorcade for I have not seen that number of motorcycles in a single time.Same with the number of vehicles that joined the rally. It seems that majority of vehicle owners from Palompon, Leyte wanted to be seen with the Team Tupa since the Mayor have proven himself to be worthy of the votes entrusted by his constituents.