What’s wrong with voting for a relative?
Posted on January 20, 2010, 2:13 PM under Political SpectrumIn the next few weeks, I wouldn’t be surprised if I see tarpaulins about some clans announcing their reunions. It’s election time again and it is the perfect opportunity to rekindle and reestablish the connection to the family members. Politics, after all, is addition.
This brings us to an often repeated comment here in BRO, that some tend to vote candidates just because they belong to the same clan.
Personally, I see nothing wrong with voting for a relative. What is wrong, however, is to vote for them merely because they are a relative.
Here’s a case in point. My great grandfather in my mother side was a former councilor. My grandmother is a Matignas before she got married. And then back in the 90s, I remember having attended a reunion for the Pilapil clan in a local resort. Being their relatives, even if it’s to the nth level of consanguinity, doesn’t automatically that I will vote any Matignas or Pilapil come election time. I still look for track record, leadership and genuine intention to serve as my considerations in voting for a candidate. Plus, Baras is a small town. Almost everyone knows everyone. If maybe one will create a family tree, there must be way to find linkages on families you don’t even consider as relatives.
What if they are not your relatives? Maybe they are your neighbor or a friend before they became interested in politics. Again, I see nothing wrong if I will vote for a neighbor or friend, or even a classmate, but only if they have the qualities of a good leader. If they are members of an organization that I am in, and they have proven themselves in that organization, I have no reason not to vote for them.
So, for me, to make a sweeping statement not to vote for a relative is just plain wrong.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
i agree with your point of view about voting relatives. i just want to emphasize that my observation on baras politics, people DONT look at “leadership qualities” you are pointing. that is because they follow what their patriarchal heads say. people vote who paid them. people vote who are shares the same barangay. people vote those who they always see or meet. our local politics is just addition of number of families supporting certain candidates or parties. only proper election and government orientation will let them see why they must consider the “leadership qualities” of our candidates. everyone has the right to serve the public, but only few are capable and intelligent enough to bring Baras forward.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
I wouldn’t be voting for my “pinsan” whom I knew as “babaero”, “lasenggo”, cheater and liar!!
January 21st, 2010 at 7:47 am
hindi sagot ang proper eLection and govt. orientation…at ang problemang ito ay hindi lang sa atin sa baras kundi sa buong piLipinas!
ang kaiLangan natin ay si SANTINO…dahiL isang himaLa lang ang makakapagpabago sa ating sistemang puLitikaL at nakagisnan ng mga kuLturang pinoy…
January 21st, 2010 at 9:11 am
tama, hindi lamang sa atin bayan ang problemang ito. pero kung nais mo na mapaunlad ang bayan ng baras. alam mo kung ano ang nararapat mong gawin sa mayo 10.
noong una, si egghead, ngayon ikaw naman. ganyan na ba kalala ang epekto ng media sa inyong pananaw sa buhay? sabi nga sa pelikula, ang himala ay nasa puso ng tao. ang nais mong pagbabago ng sistemang pangpolitikal ay ating makakamit kung magkakaroon ng pagbabago mula sa tao.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:16 pm
May tama ka @ tagaunahan…marami o haLos lahat ay nagnanais na umunLad ang ating bayan at aLam rin niLa ang nararapat na gawin,,,ngunit may nangyayari ba?????
Maganda kung sa maganda ang iyong mga pananaw pero maLayo ito sa reyaLidad o katotohanan…
Hindi lang ikaw ang humihingi ng pagbabago, marami!!!(MAS NAUNA PA SAYO),,,andyan ang simbahan,mga grupo o samahan,ang media at marami pang iba… Matagal na siLang humihingi ng pagbabago pero anu????,,, ganito pa rin tayo….
Sabi nga sa kanta ng bandang rivermaya…….
“HIMALA,,,KASALANAN BA ANG HUMINGI AKO SA LANGIT NG ISANG HIMALA…..HHHHHHHHH…???
…rock en roLL…..
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:23 am
@magdalow as what you have stated “Hindi lang ikaw ang humihingi ng pagbabago, marami!!!(MAS NAUNA PA SAYO)”, that marami is not that many to trigger the change in our mentality and perception about election, politics, or governance.
the issue of change here is not just of the officials but of the people. if we want good or better public officials, then they must come from a clean lawful & money-free campaign, the electorate must vote in accordance to their free-will and self-judgement, and thus the we created this “himala”.
now, what have you done to bring that change even just in baras?
January 23rd, 2010 at 7:37 am
@ tagaunahan
WaLa akong maisip o maaLaLa na nagawa ko to bring even a littLe change in Baras,aside from asking and begging and patientLy waiting for that so caLLed MIRACLE!!!
Anyway…like i said…..rock en roLL….
Now,,,gusto mo ng cLean,lawfuL & money-free campaign…????????????,,,GUMISING KA AT MAG-ISIP NG MABUTI DAHIL IMPOSIBLE AT MALAYO SA KATOTOHANAN YANG SINASASABI MO!!!…MAS MATINDI PA SA HIMALA YANG HINIHINGI MO!!?!!
how about you,,,what have you done to bring that change in baras?
January 23rd, 2010 at 8:49 am
@ tagaunahan
January 23rd, 2010 at 8:56 am
@ tagaunahan
WaLa akong maisip o maaLaLa na nagawa ko that brought even a littLe change in Baras aside from begging and asking and patientLy waiting for that so caLLed HIMALA…how about you?…
Anyway…like i said…rock en roLL…
You said that if we want good or better pubLic officiaLs,then they must come from a cLean, lawfuL & money-free campaign,,,Nyahahhh…..
…r u crazy???…r u out of uR mind???…
Mag- isip ka naman!!!…..
Hindi kaya isang HIMALA na yang hinihingi mo?!!
January 24th, 2010 at 2:03 am
if you know the story of juan tamad, i can say your behaviour is like him, waiting for the fruit to fall down from the tree. we people must work to attain that miracle you’re talking about.
it’s better to be out of mind saying such statements about public officials rather than down to be narrow and shallow minded person who can’t even contribute for our town’s welfare.
call it himala or whatever your want. as long as we vote for the right people, then we have won the change and progress baras needs.
January 24th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Sa tingin mo kapag naiboto mo na yung taong karapat-dapat ay nakapag-ambag ka na para sa pagbabago at ikauunLad ng Baras??? Yan ang best exampLe ng katamaran at ningas kugon…
You didn’t even said a word on how you wouLd sustain that change and progress…..
I said your out of your mind when you taLked about the so caLLed money-free campaign… It’s very unreaListic that even a kid on the first grade would never thought of that…
…nyahahh,,,hindi ko maisip kung paano mapapatakbo ng isang kandidato ang kanyang kampanya ng waLang invoLve na pera(kahit nga sa brgy. leveL) at kung mangyari man yun eh mas malamang na ang kanyang pagkataLo, maLiban na lang kung gagawa sya ng miLagro!…nyeEeh
I suggest that you shouLd learn more on how to deaL with reaLity and aLso aquire a bit of knowledge in the art of poLitics,,,
It’s not just simpLy campaigning and voting,
,,it’s much more compLicated,deeper and even dirtier…..
Anyway…like i said…rock en roLL…
January 25th, 2010 at 12:01 am
There’s nothing wrong with voting a reLative,a friend or a neighbor,,,kahit pa sabihin na meron o waLa syang quaLities of a good leader…iboboto ko pa rin sya!!!
You can say what you want but i’m just being true to myseLf and aware of the facts that it’s the way it has to be…..
Bakit ko iboboto yung taong hindi ko kiLaLa at hindi ko kaanu-ano???,ano ko bayani? nyahahhh..
Paano na lang kung may kaiLangan akong ayusin sa munisipyo at waLa akong koneksyon o kakiLaLa man lang…eh di hindi ako inasikaso dun at magtuturu-turuan lang sila…..
January 25th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Sana lang yung mga iboboto nya eh yung di gasgas ang record as babaero,mukhang pera at nagbabayad ng salapi para lang sa isang boto.meron pa nga dyan,bibili lang ng boto,wala pang laman ang sobre,doon pa lang,manloloko na,ano pa kaya pag nakaupo na.Mali na nga ang paraan,nanloloko pa.Sana meron namang lumabas na ibang pangalan sa eleksyon na kayang magbago ng takbo ng pulitika sa bayan natin. Please maging matalino po tayo sa pagboto.
January 25th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Sana lang po ay maging matalino tayo sa pagboto.
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm
I don’t think there’s anything wrong in voting for your own relatives. However, are you voting for them cause you believe that they are well fit for that position? Cause you believe that the town will benefit from him? Or, because you yourself will benefit from him?
February 4th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
would u vote a relative na nahuli na lasing na lasing,nakasagasa pa ,patay un,walang rehistro sasakyan,walang lisensya,walang modo.incumbent councilor un.binayaran na lang ung namatayan.walang kwenta ung konsehal na un.ni hindi nya masunod ang kanyang dapat ipasunod.umalis ka na jan EMAN.nakakahiya ka
February 4th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
lahat naman kayo me points tungkol sa eleksyon meron pa rin naman siguro na when it comes to politics partido pa rin ang binoboto,last time kasi when I was there me mga matatanda pa rin sa atin na kandidato ng partido nila ang ibinoboto,so meron pa ring hindi lang relatives ibinoboto siguro.then time change na rin naman kaya laging involve ang pera,kasi those are the days na lahat sila parang volunteer lang even konting pera lang involve nun sa bayan,di gaya ngayon na lahat na lang me bayad na serbisyo,i still remember a former mayor who died poor,di na pwedeng mangyari ngayon yun sa ating panahon,then me mga kababayan rin tayo na tinotolorate na ang bayaran siguro sa hirap ng buhay dati yung mga estranghero lang sa atin ang pwede ngayon kahit taga atin na rin mismo sa bayan,me mga sariling dahilan rin naman sila na dapat rin nating maintindihan ,kaya mahirap ring mangyari yung wala ngang involve,siguro kung magkakaisa ang mga kandidato na walang magbabayad,gaya noon na kamayan lang at batiin pwede na.pero noon pa yun nangyari
February 5th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
I understand where you are coming from Walter. But it doesn’t matter who or why they are doing this, this are still forms of corruptions. And wrong practice like this needs to stop.
February 6th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Ang tanong PAANO o HOW ??????
February 6th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
willing ka? that is the question
February 7th, 2010 at 6:41 am
…nyahahhh…….
wiLLing???,,,nakakaguLat at nakakatawa nman yang tanong mo,,,Anu ba ipinagLaLaban mo???
Like i said,ang sinasabi mo ay napakaLayo sa katotohanan…Mag-isip ka nman at imuLat mo yang mga mata mo!!!
Yung pinapanawagan mong pagbabago ay hindi na bago at sa totoo lang kahit pa ikaw si “tagaunahan” ay napakarami na ng nauna pa sayo mga “tagahuLihan” at maging “taga kaduLu- duLuhan” pa…nyahahhh
Nung first time kong bumoto(earLy 90′s),nagkaLat na yung ganyang mga panawagan muLa sa dyaryo,t.v.,radyo,maging sa mga paaraLan,simbahan at kung saan-saan pa,,, AkaLa pa nga nung iba eh kandidato si “VOTE WISELY!!!” at “VOTE RESPONSIBLY!!!”,,, pero annnnnuuuuu,may nagbago ba???, iLang dekada na ang lumipas pero ???????????????????????
iLan pa kayang tagaunahan ang mapupunta sa huLihan at kaduLu-duLuhan bago magkaroon ng inaasam na pagbabago???
February 11th, 2010 at 10:34 am
yah it’s hard,parang fiction na rin yung walang bayaran at dayaan sa aleksyon,then baras na maraming mga tao eh mahilig sa pulitika,kahit nung time namin naging dalawa rin ang mayor me mga suporter yun,kabilaan,me nagpupuyat sa gabi para lang bantayan ang munisipyo,masasabi nga na maliit lang ang bayan pero ang tao mahihilig sa pulitika
February 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
ilan pa kaya ‘magdalow(IQ)’ ang hindi makawala sa politika ng kahapon? kung puro tanong, sumbat at akusasyon lang ang kaya mo para sa bayan, paano ka tutulong sa pagunlad nito.
totoong hindi ako una sa ganitong panawagan. pero hindi naman ako ‘huli’ at ‘nahuli’ ng maduming pulitka na iyong kinasangkutan at kinaaniban. tanging trapo lamang ang kontento na sa ganitong kalagayan.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Marami,,,hindi lang isa,hindi rin sampu kundi libu-libo pa rin kaming hindi makawaLa sa puLitika ng kahapon…waLang magagawa,ganyan taLaga ang buhay…sana nga magkaroon na ng himaLa…
Pero hindi naman kami tuLad mo na nagkukunwari…magpakatotoo ka brader!!!,,, Puro ka nman panawagan ng pagbabago pagkatapos nun eh waLa ka ng ginagawa…Tapos sa susunod na eLeksyon ganyan ka uLet,mananawagan hangang sa susunod na eLeksyon na nman,,,hayyy naku,,, puro na lang ba ganyan???,,,pauLit-uLit na lang,,,paikut-ikot,,,nakahiLo na…
February 15th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
mahihilo ka lamang kung susundan mo ng tingin, bakit hindi mo subukan titigan, ng makita mo
February 16th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
ang maggawa ninyo, natin ay pagkumparahin ang mga kandidato ang kanilang potensyal kung di pa nakapanungkulan or ang kanilang mga nagawa at di nagawa noong panahon na siya ay nasa kapangyarihan.
so Ka Herbert maari ninyo bang i post ang mga kwalipikasyon kung meron SAL mas maige ng mga kandidato at kanilang pinag aralan at kanilang kaso katulad noong nakasagasa ng tao. at iba pa na magbibigay kaliwanagan sa aming mga katanungan lalo na sa tulad ko na minsan lang umuwi sa atin pero botante ako at ako ay palaging nagbubuwis pag umuuwi sa atin. kahit papano ay may marami rami at malaking implewensya ko sa aming angkan at aking mga tauhan sa bundok at palayan.
Herbert sa pamamagitan ng iyung panulat, posts, blogs tungkol sa mga tatakbo ay magiging susi ka upang mabuksan at makilala at mahiwalay ang mga kandidato na maglilingkod at mangungurakot . MABUHAY KA KA HERBERT IBOBOTO KITA PAG TUMAKBO KA.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
@pinugay,you have a point,i post yung mga qualifications nila(kung meron?????) at mabusisi iyon.please
February 18th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
tama tama. sa ganoong paraan ay makilala at makilatis natin ang mga naghahangad makapagsilbi sa ating bayan.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:06 am
UNA…
SUSUGIN MO ANG KANUNUNUNUAN MO, MAGKAKAMAG-ANAK TAYO… KAYO…
KASI MALIIT LANG ANG BARAS AT HALOS LAHAT EH MAGKAMAG-ANAK…
SO WALA KANG KAWALA!
PANGALAWA…
KAMAG-ANAK MO, KILALA MO… AT KUNG MAGANDA NAMAN ANG HANGARIN, ALAM MONG OK SIYA..MAPAGKAKATIWALAAN MO… BAKIT HINDI MO IBOBOTO? PORKET KAMAG-ANAK LANG? ANO BA YUN! BAWAL NA BA?
PANGATLO…
KUNG KAMAG-ANAK MO, MALAMANG TAGA-BARAS TALAGA..
EH BAKIT MO NAMAN I-B-O-B-O-T-O YUNG H-I-N-D-I NAMAN T-I-G-A B-A-R-A-S?
ABAH! NANAKAWIN NANAMAN NIYAN, ESTE LANG NIYAN ANG PONDO! KASI WALA YANG PAKELAM SA BAYAN KASI HINDI NAMAN SIYA TAGA DITO!
F-Y-I
ALAM NIYO BA ANG KABAN NG BARAS AY HINDI LOAMANG SILAT KUNDI NEGATIVE PA NANG UMUPO SI MAYOR WILLY? AT NAGBAYAD TAYO NG KUNG ILANG UTANG?
AT MAY UNEXPLAINED 1 MILLION NA GINASTOS ANG DATING NAUPO NA HINDI BINAYARAN NI MAYOR KASI UNEXPLAINED? SO KAILANGAN PANG BAYARAN NUNG DATING NAUPO OR ELSE, MADEDEMANDA SIYA?
YAN ANG MGA NAGIGING EPEKTO NG HINDI TAGA BARAS NA UMUUPO.. WALANG PAKIALAM SA BAYAN KASI HINDI TAGA RITO..
SO KUNG KAMAG-ANAK MO, ATLEAST, MAS MAKASISIGURO KA…
February 19th, 2010 at 3:10 am
LINAWIN LANG PO ANG AKING STATEMENT:
SA PAG-UPO NI MAYOR WILLY BILANG MAYOR AY DINATNAN NIYA ANG PONDO NG BAYAN NA NEGATIBO..
HINDI SA IKINAKAMPANYA.. NILINAW KO LANG PO ANG AKING NAUNANG SINABI.. PARA KLARO… AT DAPAT PO KASI NA MALAMAN NG MAMAMAYAN…
LAHAT TAYO AY MAY KARAPATAN SA PAMAMAHAYAG..LALO NA KUNG IMPORMASYONG DAPAT MALAMAN NG MAMAMAYAN.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:27 am
ganoon ba sige bboto ko si ka billa at lingling mukahang magagaling yan at lehitimong mga taga baras.di yan magkakaroon ng unwxplained expenses dahil mga simpleng mamamayan at mga dati ring lingkod bayan ng baras.
sa mga konsehal pipiliin ko pa hinahanap ko yung nagtratrabaho para sa bayan hinde para sa bulsa lang
April 15th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
walang masama s pagboto s kamag anak ,ksi makakasigurado ako na kilala ko pagkatao nya at ang kanyang pinagmulan.Tangapin natin na pana panahon lang po yan sa pulitika ,talagang minsan hindi mapagbibigyan ang lahat ,lalo nat alam na kalaban ka.Mahirap po maging impokrito pero ang iba sa atin ay mahilig lamang sumawsaw sa isyu dahil kelangan nila ang mga pulitiko pr s sariling kpakanan!!!
April 15th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
@ SAR_AB…….isyu ng pagiging babaero ay hindi n dapat pang pagusapan!!!!
isang tanung lang naman ang dapat sagutin eh,,kung ikaw ay isang babae sinu pipiliin mo s tatlo??? Si Dindo ,Si Villa o Si Mayor Willy?? di b ang daling sagutin…kasi po may itsura mayor natin!!!! tssskkkk