The last time our small and simple town was featured in the national television as far as I can remember, it was 3 or 4 years ago in ABS-CBN TV Patrol World. The news program featured the bamboo festival of our town during that time, which is the Tultugan Festival. Again, the name of our municipality appeared on the television screen in the same news program but this time it is not to feature the beauty of our culture and tradition but because of the animosity and hostility displayed by some of the political candidates aspiring for positions in our town's local government.
The incident I am referring to was the blocking of the road leading to a certain barangay of our town in which it was known for its loyalty to the incumbent mayor, his family and party. The culprit for this move was the opponent candidate in which he is currently competing with the incumbent mayor's father for the mayoralty position of our town. The way was blocked days before the election with fences of cyclone wires surrounding a certain part of the road and to make it sure that it will not be passable, sharp debris of glasses and metals were planted on its surface. When the opponent candidate was interviewed by reporters why he did it, he answered Why not? The road according to him passes a certain portion of his land so he has therefore the right to do whatever he wants to do with it and that includes blocking it. The barangay, according to him, is the territory of his opponent so the people there doesn't deserve his generosity.
I am not a supporter of both candidates. So I will not be biased at least to say that what the other candidate had done, which was blocking the road, was totally an act of utter selfishness, desperation, and total disregard of the welfare of his fellowmen. It's a good thing that this candidate's true color flaunted just in time or else we will be having a chameleon for a mayor. A mayor whose main intention is not to serve his people but only to gratify his own self. I am disgusted with such an act and I am more ashamed that it was shown on national television.
The incident I am referring to was the blocking of the road leading to a certain barangay of our town in which it was known for its loyalty to the incumbent mayor, his family and party. The culprit for this move was the opponent candidate in which he is currently competing with the incumbent mayor's father for the mayoralty position of our town. The way was blocked days before the election with fences of cyclone wires surrounding a certain part of the road and to make it sure that it will not be passable, sharp debris of glasses and metals were planted on its surface. When the opponent candidate was interviewed by reporters why he did it, he answered Why not? The road according to him passes a certain portion of his land so he has therefore the right to do whatever he wants to do with it and that includes blocking it. The barangay, according to him, is the territory of his opponent so the people there doesn't deserve his generosity.
I am not a supporter of both candidates. So I will not be biased at least to say that what the other candidate had done, which was blocking the road, was totally an act of utter selfishness, desperation, and total disregard of the welfare of his fellowmen. It's a good thing that this candidate's true color flaunted just in time or else we will be having a chameleon for a mayor. A mayor whose main intention is not to serve his people but only to gratify his own self. I am disgusted with such an act and I am more ashamed that it was shown on national television.
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