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.
law student, national democracy activist, film school graduate, photography hobbyist