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Clowns in filing of candidacy

The 2022 election is months away to occur. Candidates for the


presidential, vice-presidential and senatorial position opens and many
aspirants filed with their platforms in leading the country.
Philippine election is expensive. The political aspirants need to
invest gargantuan capital to campaign with their name tagged on
posters, media, motorcades, tarpaulins and advertisements. The
Philippine general election will be on May,9,2022 for executive and
legislative branches of the government. In connection many parties had
concluded their political bearers and on the other hand independent
candidates also wag their proposition in running for the desired
position.
In the context of filing some are observed to be nuisance
candidate. The image of the nuisance candidate has been associated
with Philippine democracy since the country’s first democratic
election in 1986. The term is used to describe candidates that run for
office under the auspices of a particular party or coalition, but have
no actual chance of winning, which permits them to use public funds
for their own benefit. Their intent is to play mockery of the election
process and their intent to confuse the voters with the similarity of
their names-for some, if they are declared as such, their certificate
of candidacy may be denied due course or may be cancelled.
Some prominent candidates are also considered nuisance as they
were appointed in the last minute of filing the candidacy. To give an
example for a nuisance candidate is Mr. Ronaldo Plaza, known as
Rastaman Yow, demonstrated banners in his hands. His ideal vision sets
the parameter to be assess as one of the clowns in the circus. As a
democratic country we need to dig deeper the facts about our bets,
their stand, insights and vision on how they can make Philippines a
great nation.
The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-
Laban) said there was nothing wrong with political parties availing
the period for substitution of their standard-bearers in the 2022
elections. The Comelec resolution allows for substitution up to
November 15, a process that is duly respected and followed. They also
enunciated that a mockery is implied when rules are not applied
equally and every party is entitled to employ its’ own political
strategies.
The Comelec should filtrate the candidates covering a standard
that will enlighten the Filipino people to vote for the right and will
lead them to an aspirant who has the heart and the mind in conquering
the hurdles of the Filipino nation. We ought to vote and dispense it
to a leader who has the vision to change the Philippine system of
living.

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