Election fever

Kining hilanat nga dala sa hangin sa piniliay, dili kita mahiulian ug dili makalingkawas gikan niini, tungod kay nataptan man kini sa virus sa politika. And of course, the election is a political of exercise.

Sayud kitang tanan niini, nga dinhi sa atong nasud, ang politika kabahin na sa atong kultura ug kinaiya, atong pastime o palabay sa panahon, ug alang sa uban, ang politika usa ka kalingawan, entertainment, diin lingawon kita sa mga politiko sa ilang pagkanta, pagsayaw, ug sa mga saad ug pasalig nga lisud tumanon, o daling hikalimtan after the elections.

Hugaw ba gayud ang politika? Not necessarily. Ang Google nagkanayon: “Politics is essentially the process by which decisions are made and enforced that impact the lives of people within a community or society. It involves how power is distributed, resources are allocated, and conflicts are resolved.

“Politics is fundamentally about making collective decisions, whether in small groups like families, or in large -scale institution like governments. Politics involves making choices about what is valued and how resources are distributed within society, such as deciding on education, healthcare, or infrastructure.

 “Politics also involves resolving disagreements and conflicts.” Mao unta kini karon ang gibuhat sa atong mga leader sa politika. 

Nindot ug maayo kaayo ang tumong ug kahulogan sa politika.  Namugna kini dili aron pagtubag sa personal nga intereses sa mga politiko, kundili pagpalambo sa aspirasyon ug mga damgo sa katawhan.

Sa iyang column sa The Freeman, si Josephus Jimenez nagkanayon: Politics is not dirty, politicians are. Politics used to be an honorable word but the politicians made it dirty. Politics was a means to achieve noble ends, to lead people in the democratic pursuit of making the nation better, the people happier, and the government a more effective instrument for peace, justice, and prosperity.

Today, politics is a means to commit plunder, steal public funds by conspiracy among political dynasties, led by shameless trapos who rose to power by buying votes, corrupting the system, and conniving with foreign powers.” During our own golden years of Philippine politics, we have had some really brilliant and nationalistic senators who gave honor to the Philippine Senate and made the legislature a means to make policies that promote general welfare.

Lessons from the mid-term election.  Si Prof. Winnie Monsod mihatag og mga insights nga gitan-aw sa mga pumipili: competency, empowerment, ug ethics. Majority of those who got in the magic 12 are young and have the energy to face the challenges ahead; not old ‘trapos’ who are just waiting for their necrological services to be held in the halls of Congress,” matud ni Monsod.

Dugang pagtulon-an nga atong nakat-unan gikan sa outcome niaging eleksyon: Ang tingog sa Haring Lungsod mao na gayud ang y mipatigbabaw. Wala na mosalir ang vote buying, mga ayuda, resulta sa mga survey, ug mga endorsements.

Nahigmata na ang lungsod.

Sugyot sa google, how to pick a candidate: Study the campaign criteria to judge a candidate. Candidates can be judged in two ways: a) the positions they take on issues and b) the leadership qualities.