Tidbits of Life

In the world of probability, perfection is a reality that science does not consider possible. Factors that thwart perfection simply abounded in this world, or so scientific investigaton is concerned. But in the Philippine local elections, particularly in Sto. Tomas town in the first district of Pangasinan. If you will ask local party, Biskeg na Pangasinan, leader Mayor Vivien Villar about this phenomenon, she will explain that "there was unity among the residents during elections." In the 1986 snap election, Liberal Party presidential candidate Corazon "Cory" Aquino received a "zero verdict" from Sto. Tomas. Eighteen years later, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino presidentiable Fernando Poe Jr. got the same verdict against reelectionist Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Arroyo instead got an overwhelming majority vote of 5,470 of the 5,668 cast in town. In 2001, fifth district Congressman Mark Cojuanco got the "electoral nod" of Sto. Tomas town, and left his op

In a gathering of supporter groups at his Laurel House in Mandaluyong City on 7 May 2010, Nationalista Party standard-bearer Manuel "Manny" Villar Jr. said: "How can there be mud on you (referring to Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III) when you do not even wade through mud."  (Maila Ager, " Villar to bow to 'Lord's will' but continues attack on rival ," Inquirer.net , 7 May 200) Precisely. We don't get dirty unless we go into a dirty situation and do dirty. But that does not mean we're not doing anything. Life has many temptations on its own; we're amidst the mud of this world, of this life. We don't have to join the criminals to make the wrong decisions, do the wrong things. If Noynoy keep himself away from wrongdoing in public service, I believe that's because he chose not to do the wrong things many do. So we have a choice--to do dirty or avoid it. We don't have to choo