SOMEONE asked why a particular resort has peacocks instead of swans which rhyme with the owner’s surname. Hmmm.
But I love those peacocks. I even took videos of them.
In case you haven’t noticed, peacocks have different colors. Wait, the better way to say that is, peacocks have beautiful colors.
Because to say that a politician has different colors may mean he tends to hop—let’s call it rabbit moves—from one political color to another. Now, who wants that? Not the politician, of course, otherwise, he will have to start from Step 1 at the political party he intends to jump into. Not the voter who can’t guess the politician’s current political color anymore. Not the politician’s current political party that can’t decide where to put him: in the barangay as captain or kagawad? Since it already has its own choices for the higher positions.
Changing political colors every three years can be confusing. There’s the candidate delivering campaign speeches against what he believes is still his political rival, only to realize, right in the middle of his speech, that the rival is now his teammate and is there onstage with him. Oops! And it’s worse for 2025 since the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) was held this year, giving candidates barely two years to memorize the current political party they belong to.
Still, it was shocking to see a politician with another political color as his background at a BSKE campaign sortie in Cagayan de Oro. Was that an aha moment? Aha! Or a eureka moment? Eureka! Or a what-the-f*ck moment? WTF! Or was I the only one confused by that photo?
It’s natural for a politician to hold on to power so he can continue filling up not only his own pockets but also that of his minions. Er, no. Another oops.
It’s natural for a politician to want to stay in power so he can continue serving the madlang pehpohl whom he loves and cares for.
I gotta feeling a newbie in the political arena usually has that goal: to serve. That’s after seeing what bad governance can result to. But then, once he wins, he becomes a politician, too, and is eaten up by the system. Tsk tsk. He could have been the rare leader who can truly inspire and encourage the Pinoy to rise above mediocrity.
But the SK candidates have given us a bird’s-eye view of Pinas’ future leaders. If only they’ll remain steadfast to their ideals and not allow traditional politicians to control and use them.
At the recent SK campaign season, some of its candidates sounded like seasoned politicians in delivering their speeches. Which reminded me of Little Miss Philippines hopefuls who were dressed in long gowns, with hairstyles and makeup meant for older contestants such as that of Miss Universe.
One SK candidate, in particular, prompted his friend to comment that the former already talked that way even before he ran for SK—always speaking like a city councilor. Hmmm. And how is that exactly?
As for the barangay-captain candidates who lost, there’s always the city council to look forward to in 2025. How to hop from a barangay-level loss to a city-level victory? That’s the question.
