Think about it
Al and Benjie, who has the edge?
By Jun Velasco
IN spite of the confusion generated by the fractious election campaign, there is a breeze of optimism everywhere.
Pinoys, by and large, may doubt the reliability of the yet untried (nationwide) automated polls — no thanks to the nonstop bombardment — but they want to give the Comelec a chance.
Why will Chairman Melo and his commissioners allow this chance of a lifetime to pass their hands?
Well, they are GMA appointees, and the Comelec has a checkered record. But they have their streak of greatness, too. They know that passing this awesome chance is synonymous to something worse than death … a tag of dishonor up to their graves. For instance, would it not occur in their hearts that they have children and families who expect them to be honest even for once and play their cards honorably? They, too (their families), will suffer if they don’t make a tight grip of their covenant with the truth, with God, and with their self-esteem.
But still, let’s pray hard that they — for once — let their conscience rule their acts on election day.
While we have been too close to the dark side of politics, our neighbors ironically are now talking of a gathering tidal wave of investments under a new government. Probably this should be the best time to let the sunshine in, to smile, hand glad our political foes and start talking of national reconstruction.
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So Al Fernandez is not shadow boxing after all. Suddenly, his worthy opponent Benjie Lim, after a long absence on the city streets via political posters is now all over the place a few days before elections.
You see, the two gentlemen, are our bosom friends and cumpadres. We don’t want to say one is better than the other. Ditto with Manay Gina and Manang Celia. This is the reason we tried not to show up in their campaign headquarters.
Eventually, after the polls, we would re-group again, in the usual fraternal way. Suffice it to say that we have remained their fan in political style and bravado. We’ve told colleagues in the media as well as friends in political circle that while we shun politics of the worldly variety, we love to quote Al Fernandez who refers to us a “city counselor.” Did you know that like Pacoy Torio and Art Tanco, we were in high school elected boy councilor during the city’s celebration of Boy’s and Girl’s week?
Now, the query rises, who has the edge over the other in the winning game? We give you back to Gonzalo Duque — he said he would go to the one who will build a new city hall.
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