Today is an historic day as we cast our votes to determine the next President of the country. It may indeed be a battle of good versus evil as the incumbent Vice President is running against the son of a dictator. This has captured the attention not just of so many Filipinos but also people from all over the world. What was thought of as improbably many years ago is now up to the voters to determine. With so much misinformation and deception being peddled by the camp of the the former dictator's son and his allies, hope stands in the form of the VP and her supporters who have come out in full force despite the odds. All the truths apparently could not convince many who have become fact-resistant. It is disappointing for me to know many who deny the atrocities of a past administration and the non-existence of qualifications of the dictator's son. These include former teachers and students of mine and those I now have doubts in calling them friends.
As the saying goes, history will be the judge of what will transpire today and the following days when we know the outcomes of this election. The results will indeed reverberate throughout the country and at all levels considering the presidency's 6-year term and the prospects of a congress full of bad eggs. A win by the VP will hopefully turn the tide and we can look forward to a 2025 (mid terms) to reform congress and local governments taken over by even more bugoks.
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