JUST SOCIETY

the ugly face of politics is lurking in small corners, slowly appearing in some people's responses to the candidacies of certain officials. this is a bad omen, it means that some people won't be able to play in the field honestly; won't be able to take defeat quietly; and could resort to violent means should the election campaign period arrive.

i think that this early, the Comelec should come as a sober force enjoining all candidates and the voters to look at the process as something important but not a tool to destroy other people; that elections are at best a chance, a good opportunity for choosing good leaders whose hearts and minds are for the people's interests and not their pockets.

at the same time, for those who are not inclined to be in politics, the government should present opportunities for them to excel in their fields of endeavor in the form of loans for businesspeople and scholarships for students, and all other individuals who wish to hone their skills further.
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actually politics is really for the hardhearted. can you imagine candidates being called names and all their hidden "sins" in their personal lives being unearthed to destroy his or her chances of getting elected? this is ultra unofficial, improper and hardly a method to advance our aims of having a politically mature society.

so, this early, the comelec should already be planning how they will give equal promotion of the names of candidates and disseminated this to the public down to the barangay levels. in this way, the people will deliver a more informed and rational way of assessing candidates and knowing whether to vote for them or not. otherwise, only those who have the money will be able to promote themselves and stop all other negative publicities about them.

it's time to take stock of whether we shall, we can face the political challenges in our lives maturely and peacefully to bring about a just society.