Tout Ca Pour Ca!

It's been two weeks that the Philippine election has taken place and I feel so disappointed with so many things. Although this is my very first time to cast my vote after twenty five years of being away from my country, I had high hopes that things will change eventually for goodness sake.

The election for me was such a disaster. It is the most expensive election ever held in the world. Billions of pesos have been spent only to vote same people in power. The trapos! The oligarchs!

There has been killings, massive vote buying, cheating and machine counts manipulations and of course, those who are expected to win are the ones who got the moulah!


I feel so sad for those honest politicians who worked hard to put changes in our country with the likes of Gov. Padaca, Ed Panlilio, Beng Causing, Rusty Balderian, Andy Rosales, Roger Bantiles, Ramon Galineria, Toots Ople and others. They have the integrity but no enough money for their campaign.

I think about Dick Gordon who had exemplary achievements like Bayani and yet they never made it. They are the ones who I believe could help evolve the country for the better.

So, I feel so sad, really sad and disapppointed that the government has gone spending so much only to come up just the same...putting people, the oligarchs to power. Just like what the Frenchies would say....tout ça popur ça? (all that for that?)

It could have been a lot better have they used those astronomical amount to build infrastructures, houses and improve the educational quality. If only we have good quality education, people will know who to vote people with integrity. That voting is an individual and sacred right....and not to be sold by or be bought by a bag of grocery items or a kilo of rice.

Now, back to normal. Back to the same way of life. Many Filipinos will still cling to go abroad and work. The rich Filipinos will become richer and the poor become poorer.

The OFWs will continue working hard and sending money to their families and will continue suffering from homesickness and many more broken homes are expected to take place.

And there will be more Filipinos who will continue with their advocates helping others back home. They say, it's a way of giving back....really?

Sometimes, I can't prevent myself from thinking that it is not their obligation to do so. It is the Philippine government should perform its role. Helas, that is not the way it is going to be. For the politicians....filling up their pockets is their top priority. They are only good when election comes. Money flows everywhere....and who's money is that? It's the people's money!

Filipinos never learn indeed! Never!