The recently concluded national and local elections is a tremendous show of people's power in their hands but was a big letdown when the results have shown the power of money which did not give a damn whether you are worthy or not.
The results in the local elections, where the team of Onate-Arevalo have won overwhelmingly against the team of Tupa-Surigao will show that there is still a problem with our voting constituents. It seems that many are still enamored with the power of money and they don't give a damn if the people they are voting for can do something in the legislation of bills necessary for the smooth operation of the government functionaries particularly the local executive branch, whose execution of powers was also dependent on laws crafted by the local "Sanggunian Pambayan".
We'll, the battery of lawyers in the lineup of Tupa-Surigao was not a factor in the selection of good legislators, what matter was the money that they can hold on for several days. Maybe, for several kilos of rice, fish and meat they will be able to survive for several days. They are not thinking of the three years that the government will be paying the salaries of "some" undeserving public servants.
From time to time, I have observed our local legislators during Mondays public session, but I have seen only a small number of them capable of the salaries they are being paid of. Most of them are just happy tweaking their cellphones to keep them busy waiting for the adjournment of the session. Well, if we deserve them, then so be it. As they say if we make a fool of ourselves, then maybe we deserve it too.
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