Senatoriables in our School

Wow! nice they have visited your University. It is a wonderful opportunity to hear fresh from those candidates. Sure you have participated well in the forum if there is.

That's good at least they took the time to visit your university. It's also nice the the students are more aware now of what's going on politically. It will really help since the elections are closer and closer, at least the younger ones know who should they are voting for.

Only 5 candidates are invited and having a forum? I suggests that all senatoriables must be present in the forum. I am happy that you listen to them because I know you will vote this May Election. My advice is to vote wisely.

That events is very important to youth like students. Their minds open in politics. We all know that the youth is the next leader in the country.

That's one good way for the students to get to know the candidates. Although some cannot vote yet, but hearing them speak of their advocacies would let them help too in choosing as to who t endorse to their voting family.

Nice one.. atleast you have the change to hear them in person.. a good chance to assess their capacity to be of the senate...be wise in choosing the best candidate!

That is how politics in our country works. Money is the deciding factor, whatever angle you wish to observe it. Without vast financial resources you doomed in politics, those with millions always wins. You may ask why? the fault is within ourselves, the Filipino people, we taught these "trapos" how they can persuade us to vote for them. Because of poverty we stick to the so called "kapit sa Patalim" even if in our own mind we do not like to let our votes be bought. We are always inclined with the "bahala na" mindset, we don't want to think about the repercussions of what we have done in the present. Naturally if we let our votes be bought then these politicians who bought our votes will indeed get back the money through poor governance, corruption and other illegal fund raising activities within the government. So let's think well, pick those who are good enough for the people not because they have money, power or fame but because we see them that they can help us in return.

It really saddens knowing many capable candidates are left out in our electoral process, because they lack the means to back up their candidacy. And it saddens me more knowing our electorate are too lazy to scrutinize and make an intelligent choice to put them in our government. Because of poverty, patronage is still prevalent specially in the provinces. Most voters base their judgement who to vote in personality not on achievement and platforms. They are easily persuaded by surveys which is by the ways always sponsored by those wealthy candidates and their friends. The most popular candidates wins and not the best... We always vote for the same politician and expect changes. We are ruled by the upper class and our economy runs by the oligarch so what can we expect for the poor( that's us ), the one that put them on their seats? As always, broken promises... If we really want changes, we should change our way of choosing and voting our candidates.