"Panawagan sa Lahat... IGALANG ang DESISYON at INSTITUSYON NG HALALAN... Let's STAND to MAKE a BIG DIFFERENCE when EVERYONE ELSE IS SPREADING NEGATIVITY… - GIBO TEODORO"
I just copied this line from facebook. This was posted as a status message of a friend who is supporting Noynoy. It is nice to see that most of us have all matured when it comes to the elections. We may not be supporting a particular candidate but if we see that they did something good we recognize it.
I totally agree that we should all look at the positive side of things in this matter. Instead of spreading negativity, let us just respect the results of the elections. Let us respect the decision of the MAJORITY! That is the essence of DEMOCRACY!
My candidate may have lost in the elections but hey, we did our best! I tried, in my own little way, to convince others to vote for my candidate. My efforts turned out to be not enough. A few hours after precincts closed, we can already see that we are losing. Did that make me sad? Of course it did. But then again I’d like to say that I respect the choice of the majority. Why? Because I saw on tv a lot of news about the conduct of the elections and in my opinion it was generally peaceful and the results acceptable. There was no sign of massive cheating. There was violence but not as much as what I thought would happen. There were PCOS machines that failed. They were extensively discussed in the news. It appeared that a lot of the machines failed. But at the end of the whole thing it turned out that only less than 1 % of the machines failed. So why should I complain? Why should I not believe in the results?
Do I now drop my support for G1bo? NO! He is still for me a good leader and I believe he will have his chance next time. Mr. Teodoro, I look forward to that time when I can already call Mr. President.
Come July 1 we will have a new president. He is Noynoy Aquino. As a good citizen I will pray that he will not fail us. I will pray that he will not fail the majority of the Filipinos who showed their trust in him. May God bless you and our country Mr. Aquino. I also would like to say that Villar has gained pogi points from me for being man enough to concede and accept the decision of the majority. That act must have been very difficult for him but he still did it. That is an honorable thing, Mr. Villar. As for Erap, I can stay he is really amazing. Imagine, after all the issues that he has gone through he still managed to convince many Filipinos to vote for him. He still has that charisma that if used properly can unite many Filipinos. I hope Mr. Estrada, you will use your charisma to help bring peace in our land. Gordon, like G1bo is also someone I have high respect for. I hope that he will still continue to serve in the government because he is someone I know who really fits in the executive department. Mr. Gordon, like G1bo, you will have your chance to prove your worth. For the Mr. Villanueva, Ms. Madrigal, Mr. Perlas and Mr. de los Reyes, I admire you all for your courage. May you be blessed for all the good things you have planned for the Filipinos.
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To the teachers who sat as Board of Election Inspectors, the highest honors for you SIRs and MA’Ams. You did a great job! We waited in line for hours. Many were complaining. Some even have the guts to blame you for the slow pacing of the elections. But what they do not understand is that you’ve been sitting, standing, reading, signing, etc. far longer than the time we spent waiting in line. What they do not understand is the pressure you must all be experiencing just to make sure that nothing wrong will happen as you do your duties as good citizens of our country. What they do not understand is that you have pressures coming from the different parties and the Comelec itself. What they do not understand is you are experiencing pressures from the media. What they do not understand is that you are just doing your job the best that you can without getting much in return. You may have been paid for sitting as BEIs but I know what ever you got is not even enough to pamper yourselves in a spa after working for more that 12 hours.
I know that most of you were trained for only a few times and most of you were as confused as we were about the whole thing. But you still woke at up at 3 in the morning to go to the Comelec office early. You still went to the precincts that you know is going to be very hot because of the summer heat. You still went to the precincts even if you know that some people will say bad things about you. I say hats off to all of you!
To the teachers in the precinct where I voted this is what I have to say “I may have waited for four long hours but I still thank you because if you were not there I probably would have waited longer.”
To the two teachers in my department and another friend who also sat as BEIs “Congratulations for being part of history.”
To the teacher (from the South) who embraced the PCOS machine and hid it when there was threat to it “Ma’am, you are a hero. You have such courage that I hope all of us, teachers, will have.”
This is something new to all of us. Suportahan na lang natin sila.
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