next monday will be election day.  campaigns are rolling at their highest levels with less than a week to go.  in one of my previous entries, i indicated those who are not going to get my vote and the reasons as to why.  sad to say, with the time left, i still haven't completed the 12 blanks to fill for the senatorial slot.  to date, here are my sure choices:

1.  chiz escudero

2.  ed angara

3.  manny villar

4.  joker arroyo

5.  kiko pangilinan

6.  ralph recto

7.  jamalul kiram III

8.  noynoy aquino

four empty slots still remain.  i don't know whether to leave them blank or to fill them up with my swinger votes.  meaning candidates who can go either way, or has the potential to either do good or flop as a senator (actually, noynoy aquino was part of my swinger vote list who, after taking a good look at his qualifications, ended up on my sure list).  if you'll notice, the count is 4-3-1 favoring the administration slate.  now i have stated before that i'm neither pro or against the administration, it's just that the administration ticket has more qualified candidates.  even if the surveys show the opposition leading the race, who knows what good they will do once they do get elected?  another impeachment proceeding against GMA?  c'mon, what worked for the goose isn't exactly good for the gander.  the problem with most filipinos is that if one solution works for a particular problem, they assume that it will work for all problems.  politicking aside, i also think that majority of filipinos want to just move on and do what's best for the country, whether people in the senate are pro or anti administration.

if this entry is boring you, i don't care.  i was raised to be an upright filipino citizen by the schools i went to, so sue me.  i guess another thing that's unfortunately true about filipinos is that we sometimes don't care anymore.  and that's what we have to change.  starting with by going out and voting on may 14.