THE official campaign period for local elections starts this week. This means noise pollution and tons of clutter of tarpaulin and paper posters will abound in our communities by both local and national candidates.

These are to be expected.

But beyond what are expected to be dumped on voters by the candidates to get their attention and votes, what voters should welcome is the opportunity to make reelectionists account for their failed promises while being able to challenge the wannabes to be forthright with their plans for our communities.

After all, it will be the results of the local elections that will immediately and directly affect the day-to-day lives of the electorate. Those who performed credibly in serving our communities deserve their constituents’ votes, with or without the usual goodwill and freebies (including cash).

On the other hand, the reelectionists who cheated on their constituents by refusing to make good on their promises to improve basic delivery of services, deserve to be castigated publicly and be given a dose of his/her medicine by openly campaigning for the best challenger.

But beware of opportunists among the challengers. Those who are eager to hand out cash to earn goodwill will surely be no better than the dumped reelectionist.

Bloody Putin

THERE is no denying that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was not only illegal but an appalling attack against humanity.  Ukraine, a peaceful country of 44.13 million, has done nothing wrong to invite Russian aggression.  As American President Biden said: “Russia’s act was premeditated and unprovoked.”  Russia attacked Ukraine to protest Ukraine’s bid to join NATO (National Atlantic Treaty Organization).  What a flimsy reason.  The sad thing is, Russian President Putin has been targeting civilians contrary to accepted norms of warfare, resulting in the deaths of even children and forcing thousands of Ukrainians to flee to neighboring countries.  Putin now has the blood of innocent victims in his hands so that the world should start renaming the Russian president from Vladimir to Bloody Putin.  Kudos to the Philippines for being one of the 139 member-nations that joined the United Nations’ condemnation of Putin’s barbarous binge.

Heroism’s tenor underscored.

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