EL ANGELO Q. . PERCIVAL SALISE eed gd gd a yd a ya ad ed gpd Op MY EXPERIENCE IN THE DAY OF LAST YEARS’ ELECTION The 2022 elections would be somewhat an unforgettable experience for me, as to why? Because it is my first time believing the Filipinos would and could unite for their fate in the hands of the next president of their country. It is also my first time voting, my first time showing my support on my presidential bet and I would be forever proud of it. ‘The 2022 elections was one of the turning points of the Philippines because of the two forces that are battling for it, in the months before the election, there are several candidates that are fighting for it but as those said months have progressed, those candidates have also dwindled and their disappointed supporters finding another candidate to look forward too. But me, I’ve already chose my candidate, and it is Leni Robredo, from the start I’ve already believed in her and her intentions for our future, in a list of candidates full of men, she her head high up, proving that she can compete with these men and shocking the whole nation, even the world. I’ve supported her as much I could and constantly praying for her to win, with her. the people are united, with her. the people can be as one, with her. you can really see a future worth fighting for. So on the day of election, I'm really excited to vote because my first vote would be going to the one I’m satisfied with and my vote would go down in one of the most historic periods of our nations’ history, the revival of Marcos and his rival, the woman who defied all odds, Leni Robredo. So first thing in the morning after eating my meal, we're waiting to be called by the barangay captain for our turn to votes, then we're called upon, I got to the voting site and immediately find a seat, I remember when my titas and titos used to take me with them when they get to vote and I'm not allowed to enter the classroom so I only watched thom from a distance as they vote and turn in their ballots. that’s the feeling that I got when I entered the classroom to vote, there's a feeling of nostalgia, but at the same time there’s another feeling, a feeling of being proud, that finally I'm being able to fight for the future of our country, so after filling the ballot and turning it in, I immediately updated to my friends and family that I'm done voting and showed them my violet stained finger, after that I immediately got hone and rested for a while. As the sun begins to set and the voting time nears to an end, I waited for updates.. then they posted it. They posted the results of the partial count of elections, and then I was enveloped with mixed feeling of disappointment, anger, and sadness. I kept refreshing the website but the count stays the same. So I was left there, staring at that live update, and 1 can’t just believe, it, after all the things that the Marcos family have done, after all these years, those people haven't still learned anything. I wanted to burst out, I wanted to scxeam, but all I can do was stare and seconds after, tears started falling on the floor. I was devastated that night and it took several days to cope with it. Looking back to it now, that day was both devastating and good for me because I've learned that this country would still Keep repeating its mistakes and would never learn from those mistakes. And now, months passed after that, things are not going smoothly on our nation, nevertheless, I keep on praying that the current president will do all that he can to resolve our national problems and change his image from the people that deemed him unrighteous of his position.