Comments on: The After

By: jeg

jeg — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:51:35 +0000

ManilaBeans: I hear you. There is a difference of course between not voting because you dont care, and not voting because you do. But Im not advocating not voting. Im saying that mathematically one vote is insignificant and won’t make a difference. Besides my point is that people tend to think that voting is the height of their democratic duties. Vote, then go back to whatever it is theyve been doing.

By the way, I think it’d be great if a million didnt vote out of principle, but I recognize that elections in this country are a spectacle few would want to miss.

By: humanum777

humanum777 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:22:02 +0000

I buy Colors regularly but I haven’t seen that Philippine issue with the Jay Lozada artwork. I checked the Colors website, couldn’t find it in the archives. Was this ever released?

By: ManilaBeans

ManilaBeans — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:18:28 +0000

@Jeg, If I may, I’d like to point out that one vote DOES matter, after all you can’t make it to a million without starting at one. Imagine if just a thousand people were to have the same outlook as you do, then that’s a thousand votes WASTED. Sure it might be a small number but it isn’t a stretch to imagine how such a thinking could catch on until eventually we have a population that is so jaded they won’t even bother to vote anymore. Yes being the right person is important. But part of that “being” is exercising our right to that “one vote”…

By: selluloid

selluloid — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:46:25 +0000

I think we will see the effects of Cory’s death only when we will be faced with a national moral crisis. When clean and honest elections don’t happen next year, we Filipinos can have her as our moral compass. Her inspiration can awaken us from apathy and encourage us to stand up for our rights, for our democracy, and for our country.

By: jeg

jeg — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:45:38 +0000

If I may… One vote doesnt really count much, no matter what they tell you. Your one vote won’t make a difference. If the vote is close, the winner gets decided by the Supreme Court eventually, not your one vote.

It’s not about electing the right person. It’s about being the right person. That’s a lot more difficult than casting a vote once every six years.

By: Franzi

Franzi — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:08:52 +0000

We watch and we wait. But the 9 months wait seem an eternity. I wonder: only Villar,Roxas,Fernando, and Puno have political ads as of now. (Ate Vi has one, but I think it’s for a shampoo-”sa ikauunlad ng bayan,kailangan natin ng shiny hair?”) We’ve been swimming,or drowning in democracy since 1986 when Tita Cory came into power. Her term was militarily unstable,and it wasn’t her fault. Those were difficult transition years but she steered us with a steady and morally credible leadership. 23 years later,gentle Cory passed on,we’re older and now we’re like lost little orphans with a tiny evil stepmother witch who is steadily poisoning our national psyche with her continuing presence in Malacanan Palace. Of all the possible candidates for the 2010 presidency, I am considering Richard Gordon.

By: Average Joey

Average Joey — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:58:15 +0000

she is a reminder for us to live simply…. love more….

By: tropicaltopspin

tropicaltopspin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:37:58 +0000

Hi, turmukoy. I, too, would vote for Flavier if he ran. Problem is, he’s old and frail now, and I heard he’s sick from diabetes already. I don’t think he can take the rigors of a presidential campaign; it might kill him. And if he is lucky enough to survive that, his six years in power is sure to do him in.

By: malkovich

malkovich — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:44:09 +0000

turmukoy, i’ll second that motion. I’m a Juan Flavier believer, too.

By: turmukoy

turmukoy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:29:23 +0000

Juan Flavier should run for President. This would be something to fight for.

By: ManilaBeans

ManilaBeans — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:16:35 +0000

Eloquently put as usual.

The past few days should be a reminder to everybody. A reminder that we’re capable of doing incredible things. But most of all a reminder (a warning) to those who plan to work their evil in the coming months leading to the election. Yes, most of us would probably go back to our old routine. But hopefully with a more watchful eye, and a prouder spirit.

Even in death she rallies us… let’s not fail to do our part.

By: tropicaltopspin

tropicaltopspin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:05:41 +0000

Perhaps getting ready to vote can be a start (but not the end) of it. Links to the Comelec registration verification site, as well as Comelec's main site, are here: