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10 Reasons Why Many Filipinos Elect Undeserving Politicians

August 21, 2014 By Victorino Q. Abrugar 8 Comments

Ballot boxes used in elections

Image by Keith Bacongco under CC BY 2.0

 

Ask yourself now, honestly, do we have a majority of honest, selfless and competent politicians in the government seats today? Alas, the truth can’t be denied. We cannot deny the realities we hear, feel and see every day. Our former presidents are impeached. Our senators are accused of plunder. Our congress can hardly earn trust from the public. Corruption is definitely not less in our country.

It’s a sad truth that we must face. Most of us elect politicians who are not fit to lead our nation. Of course there are Filipinos who are making the wisest votes. But those votes don’t usually form a majority to win during elections. Of course we also have sincere and responsible public officials. But they are obviously outnumbered by their opposites.

When we talk about unworthy politicians, we aren’t only talking about the corrupt politicians but also the incompetent or feeble ones. So why do a lot of us keep on electing them? Here are 10 reasons why.

1. They vote for money. Unworthy politicians get elected because many Filipinos vote in exchange for money, not for the progress and prosperity of our country. Because of their severe need for money and lack of informed judgment, they choose to prosper for a day with the money they can get from vote selling (buying), without realizing that they’re also giving up the future of our nation.

2. They vote for popularity. They choose the famous personalities, whether they’re popular actors, actresses, athletes or children of former famous politicians. Of course popular personalities can possibly become deserving leaders, but voting based only on popularity is a lame move, isn’t it?

3. They vote for affiliation. They vote for the politicians whom they are most affiliated with. For example, most Filipinos in a certain province vote for a presidential candidate who came from their place because they are expecting that he or she will be the one who can help them the most, without thinking they’re obliged to choose someone who can help the entire nation, not only their province.

4. They vote for their debt. They vote for the sake of paying their debt of gratitude. They elect the political candidates who have sponsored their scholarship, weeding, sports activities, and other events. If these politicians are running for congressional or senatorial seats, do you think they’re making a wise vote, considering that their job is to make laws, not to sponsor things?

5. They vote for probability. They believe and follow the surveys. They don’t fight for their true vote until the end. They give up on the most deserving candidate because he or she has a small chance of winning. They vote for the one who has the biggest chance of winning. If majority of the Filipinos have this mindset, what do you think will happen to the Philippines?

6. They vote for uncertainty. They don’t have any concrete idea who’s deserving and who’s not. They don’t exert efforts to make a research and know all the candidates better. So they just make a wild guess.

7. They vote for the best promises. And because they are uncertain as to who’s the one to vote, they’re basing their votes on the talk of the politicians without knowing how they walk their talk. They believe in the lies of dishonest politicians who are good at convincing people with flowery words.

8. They vote for their faith. They vote for the one who’s endorsed by their leader, idol or influencer. Some of them are also making a religious bloc voting. Although the endorsed politicians can be deserving, voting without knowing the deeds of such politicians can still lead to unjustified vote. What do you think?

9. They vote nothing. They don’t make a vote at all. Not exercising one’s right to make a wise vote can increase the chance of an unworthy politician to win. Whether eligible Filipino voters vote or not, they still form part of the election process. Whether we vote or not, the election continues. Whether you vote or not, you still elect.

10. Their votes are stolen. They’ve actually made the right votes but the cheaters or election fraudster didn’t count them.

The reasons I shared above are problems that we should identify and solve. Although they may sound a bit offensive to some of the Filipinos, these things are happening for real and we cannot deny them. We should face and overcome them. We should not cover them up, rather we should come up with solutions.

Poverty and lack of formal education can contribute to these problems, but they are not the absolute reasons why we keep on electing unworthy politicians. Poor and uneducated people can still make a vote with dignity. It’s actually the lack of love for our entire country that is the root of all these.

So what do you think are the solutions to stop this trend? What can you do to encourage our countrymen to vote and elect the right leaders of our country? Feel free to make a comment below.

What if there’s Less Corruption in the Philippines: 20 Things We could Achieve

August 5, 2014 By Victorino Q. Abrugar 2 Comments

Manila Philippines at night

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France

Stopping corruption in the Philippines is like an impossible dream. However, every achievement starts with a dream. And if we will put steps, procedures, actions and deadline on that dream, it becomes a plan or a strategy that can actually be reached. There’s nothing wrong with dreaming. If we can put our dreams in our hearts, they become our strong and burning desires that make us eager to fulfill them.

Therefore, rather than be a prisoner forever of hopelessness and extreme negativity, let’s start a dream. Let’s have a vision. What if there’s less corruption in the Philippines? Join me in taking a glimpse of what will happen to us if there’s less corrupt politicians in our country. [Read more…]

How to Train Your Crooks: 7 Ways to Teach Corrupt Politicians a Lesson

July 6, 2014 By Victorino Q. Abrugar 4 Comments

Crocodile

We will not be training here dragons that breath fire or actual crocodiles that can give you a death roll. They’re definitely dangerous. However, the crook politicians can actually be more dangerous than those reptiles, and they can be harder to train too. Truth be told, we cannot directly train those greedy people in the government as if they are our students and we are their sensei, but at least we can make an influence to teach them a lesson for lessening their monstrous behaviors and actions. [Read more…]

3 Types of Corruption in the Philippines and Why Every Filipino can be Corrupt

July 2, 2014 By Victorino Q. Abrugar 2 Comments

Filipinos in a park

I was reading an article about corruption in the Philippines in a local news website. One reader commented that the author should present her evidence before calling the government corrupt. I asked myself, isn’t corruption in the Philippine government too obvious? We can see the physical evidences of corruption everywhere. Sub-standard roads and bridges, low-quality facilities in the public hospitals and schools, unexplained wealth of several politicians in the government seats, you name it. I thought to myself, even the blind people can feel the corruption committed by a number of public officials in our current government. [Read more…]

10 Solutions to Stop Corruption in the Philippines

June 16, 2014 By Victorino Q. Abrugar 11 Comments

Corruption is like garbage

“Don’t let a person who has dirty hands handle your country, your life,
and the future of your children.”

Perhaps it’s impossible to stop corruption in the Philippines. But we need to use a strong word like STOP to protect the public funds from our dishonest and selfish government officials. Of course there’s still a number of leaders in our nation who are honest and conscientious. But with the reality that our country is facing right now, I doubt if that number is big.

Corruption is a persistent cancer that’s killing our country and destroying the lives of many Filipinos. It’s like a contagious disease that infects and transforms the young generation of leaders from righteous ones into wrongdoers. If this disease persists any longer, our present and future will be in big trouble. So without further ado, I’m sharing the following 10 solutions to fight corruption in our native soil. [Read more…]

9 Reasons Why Corruption is more Devastating than a Super Typhoon

June 12, 2014 By Joan Cyril Abello Leave a Comment

Typhoon arial view

“Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.”
– George Bernard Shaw

After the super typhoon Yolanda or Haiyan struck Eastern Visayas, the Philippines got the attention of the world and many offered help to restore this part of the country. With billions of pesos collected from all the donations received, most, if not all, of the typhoon victims are supposedly staying in safe and comfortable houses by now. However, if you visit Tacloban City alone, you can see that many homeless people are still struggling to survive in tents and temporary bunk houses. There are also lots of victims who have not received any assistance yet. The question is, where are these donations now? [Read more…]

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