CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Klarex Uy and Second District Congressman Rufus Rodriguez have merged their teams together. The term used in the announcement was “political unification.” I guess that means both Uy and Rodriguez can now face the Cagayanon and proclaim, We are one!
I’m now excited to see their unified political color because green and orange are definitely pleasing to the eye. Unlike violet and orange—ugh. I’m not referring to the violet-orange political party but to the color combination only.
But they should not mix green and orange to avoid producing brown which is the favorite color of monks. I’m not saying politicians can never be monks. I’m only saying that brown is more suited for the contemplative life.
Imagine brown as a political campaign color. Brown ads, brown tarpaulins, brown shirts. Boring, eh?
At least violet and orange were not boring at all. The color combination easily caught the voter’s attention.
This is how politics is played: keep the doors open, with no permanent enemies, or rivals during the campaign season only.
In the past three campaign seasons, I was a member of the team that organized debates for CDO’s political candidates. The hotter the debate, the better for the audience. That of the vice-mayoral candidates was the most exciting for 2022 since the top hopefuls of the city’s major political parties were there. I was sitting inside the venue with my jaws on the floor. Whoa. I don’t know if they’re friends now.
The world of Philippine politics is so small. Try looking for Earth while flying around the Milky Way. Then once you see Earth, look for Asia, then Pinas, then its politicians and political dynasties. You’re already touring the Milky Way, might as well proceed to other galaxies.
Okay, let’s define small. The incumbent president is the son of a former president. The incumbent CDO city mayor is the father of the immediate past vice mayor. The incumbent second-district congressman is the brother of the incumbent vice mayor. And in order to be a senator, you need a famous surname if you’re not a showbiz celebrity or a member of a political dynasty.
Once you’re in, that’s going to be your surname’s family business from hereon. So, take good care of that legacy as it’s handed down from one generation to the next.
Those who are already in their 60s but are still hoping to be city councilors should have run for that level when they were in their 50s which could be the maximum age if being a city councilor is their ultimate goal. Then, they could run again and again for the same position way beyond their 60s. They already have a record of good deeds which may even help them level up to vice mayor, city mayor, or congressman.
But once they’re in their 60s and are not city councilors yet, joining the fray can be stressful for them as they’re still unknown to voters.
Politics can be mean to newbies who are gullible enough to believe that the political party they belong to will fully support their candidacy. “Promises are made to be broken.” Or perhaps the political party only wants the new candidate’s money.
