Barangay elections were held across the country today. We went home to Sta. Maria, Bulacan to cast our votes. I didn’t actually vote for anyone. First, I didn’t know any of the candidates. Second, the entire barangay elections at present, I think, is just a way of reinforcing traditional politics at the barangay level, and does not offer any significant socio-political relief for the people. The votes have been counted in many barangays by now, and the results will speak for themselves. Majority of the victors are loyalists whose campaigns have been well-financed by political patrons at the higher echelons of the present political structure, incoming village officials who will simply preserve the ruling rotten order, with very few exceptions.
A few days ago, some of my fraternity batchmates and I brought another batchmate of ours to the hospital due to his chronic seizures because of his multiple sclerosis. He had five attacks that day, and the UP Health Service urged us to move him to a bigger health facility because all they could provide were valium shots. It was the first time I saw someone having a serious seizure, and it was quite scary. Since his parents were in the province and his relatives couldn’t come as soon as possible, we stayed at the hospital the rest of the afternoon, some of us till later that evening.
I’ve been having really bad and recurring headaches almost every day the past weeks. Wala nang bisa sa akin ang paracetamol. I don’t know what to take anymore. I tried paracetamol and ibuprofen already. Barely works to relieve the pain. Undoubtedly, it is caused by stress. 
My lower limbs are still sore right now. Last Sunday, I ran with some brods at the On Your Mark – Draw the Line Run-For-A-Cause run at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, due to the prodding of one of our brods who’s very passionate about running. Do visit his 
law student, national democracy activist, film school graduate, photography hobbyist