Election Campaign, Issues, Philippines

ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND ISSUES

The Philippines 2010 Election is now fast approaching. Registration for new voters and transferees is still going on.

As we can see in our televisions now, the advertisements/campaigns are now available to the viewers. Advertisements/campaigns telling the public their will to run for government office, they advertise their achievements, platforms, and the good works they have done. They made it known to the public that they are good servants to the people.

As we all know advertisements/campaigns are good and are necessary to hit sales/votes to the top level. But the truth is that advertisements/campaigns are nice and beautiful to look and hear them but they are most of the time deceiving. They are just lip service trying to catch a vote, close a deal. In the end we'll be harvesting what we sow.

We will now take a look at what the Bible says in Matthew 6:2, "So when you give alms, do not have it trumpeted before you; this is what the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win human admiration. In truth I tell you, they have had their reward."

A priest once said in his homily, when you do good things to your brothers and sisters do it privately. And your Father in heaven, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.

This Bible reading and the homily of a priest struck me most. We are not supposed to advertise the good works of our hands. It is the grace of GOD that moves us to do good things. Therefore, it is just right to be grateful to our GOD.

It is good to be grateful, since after all, gratitude is the most basic of prayers, because it is a recognition that all is from GOD, and that the opportunity to take part in GOD’s work is a privilege not a right, a gift not an entitlement, that in the end it is the Lord that works through creation and gives it life anew.

So, it is indeed your right to choose the right person whom you believe to be a real good leader. It is indeed, your right to choose from the deceiving advertisements/campaigns.

Be a good Filipino citizen, choose wisely. Register now if you haven't yet. It's your right as Filipino citizens to cast out vote to your desired leaders. It is your right to freely choose your leaders without force or intimidation of any party. Yes it is, indeed, your right. So, register now!


...I know too well that there are better trees that provide better shade, but in the midst of the gloom that reigns in my country I do not look for the shade, I prefer light.

-Jose Rizal (1892)


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