So, what's there to expect?

What can you expect during elections in the Philippines? Especially when it’s a national election. Everyone knows that it is not advisable to stay in the Philippines every election time, because during elections many unusual and unexpected things happen. Even though we are a catholic country, I noticed that throughout the national election many actions and words are not proper for a catholic country.

Many people all over the Philippines don’t take part in the national election anymore, because they know and expect that their vote would be useless due to many circumstances. Here’s an example of a person who don’t want to take part in the national elections because he knows that illegal Activities are very rampant.

Examples of Illegal Activities:

(Election Day)

Juan: Pedro tara na boto na tayo, gustong – gusto ko na bumoto eh. Para naman makatulong ako sa pag – unlad at pag – bago ng ating bansa diba? Hindi kaba natutuwa at makakaboto na tayo?

Pedro: huh… Are you stupid or what? Hindi mo ba napapanuod sa mga balita na ang dayaan sa mga botohan ay malaganap? Kaya baliwala din ang pag boto natin kung puro ganyan nalang ang mangyayri tuwing election, mag – aaksaya ka lang ng oras mo jan.

Juan: Pero hindi naman lahat ganun diba? Meron naman sigurong hindi mandaraya. 

Pedro: Oo, meron nga, hindi ko naman sinasabing lahat ng kandidato ay madadaya. Pero masasabi mo kung sino yung mga taong hindi nandadaya? Hindi diba.. kaya wala talagang use ang pag boto natin.

Juan: Sabagay, siguro nga tama ka. Sige wag na tayo bumoto.

Another Scene:

Biboy: boy, boy lapit ka nga dito sandali. May sasabihin lang ako sayo.

Totoy: huh, ako ba? Bakit po? Ano po kailangan niyo sa akin?

Biboy: Gusto mo ba kumita ng malaking pera? Bibigyan kitang malaking pera, kung.

Totoy: Ano po? Sigurado po ba kayo jan? Sige po, bigyan niyo po ako ng pera, kailangang – kailangan ko po talaga eh.

Biboy: BIbigyan kita ng pera kung iboboto mo si Mayor Ganto.

Totoy: Huh, masama po un eh. Parang mahirap po atang mangyari yun. Kaya lang, kailangan ko talaga ng pera… sige na nga po.

“END“

The two scenes that I’ve just shown are just two of the many things that you can expect to happen during election days. Actually there are many things that you can really expect to happen during Election Day. Election Day in the Philippines is a very stressful event for the Filipinos, because it brings the Philippines chaos.

Written by:

Jas Nito