Straight from the Heart

Abduljaman ‘Abs’ A. Damahan

Dirty Politics of the Philippines

The Philippine politics still in the level of mudslinging and personal character assassination, far from the real issue and platform agenda of good governance in public administration focus on social, economy, financial reform, policy reform, and politics for change. We remain succumb to dirty old fashion politics, the campaign level a destructive digging on personal issue rather than reforming the rotten system into a politics of performance. For many decades our politics is far behind to compare with the rest developed and progressive nations of the world.

Civilized and advance nations deeply debate and discuss on core issue protecting their values and interest of the state. American and European politics teasels for high degree of an economic performance at far excellence by always prioritize their standard of living of its people, debating on healthcare reform programs and jobs creation, protecting the Human Development Index (HDI) and the family income of every household.

By searching the data of family threshold online of mostly develop nations of the world, you can find most of these nations of less percentiles belong to poverty threshold. GNP growth is substantial and sustain in a multiple amounts of US$ currency to compare with the Philippines GNP figures and economic indicators. This should be the focus of our public debate, in fora and discussion rather than personal attacking, black propaganda and mudslinging campaign to malign political foes. Philippine politics still very discouraging atmosphere unhealthy branded of campaign level to many of us political punditries. In the whole electoral process its look likely creates negative side-effects for the nations’ political maturity of Pinoy type of politics.

Our politics remain on the status of culture of violence, political killings, power abuse, corruption, dynastism and culture of impunity. All negative side-effects are within of our social trait; this is how we play politics in the Philippines. Extreme politics will likely to rule in our political fever comes afflicted by grave coercion, intimidation and gangterism to garners as many votes. Political operators in every precinct level will still be dominating forces at the rural and remote barangays independent poll watchdog should remain vigilant if comes, they will be a massive fraud operation on May 10 election.

Money politics supported by organized political machineries could change popular votes. Opposition candidates should have a counter safety-net to minimize the vote-buying and dirty trick of politics. This will going to happen in every control votes of most barangays of the Mindanao Provinces, Cities and Municipalities. This should be watched by the independent poll watchers and poll volunteers. Manmanan at tutukan...

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