laughing that after election, department stores are flooded by shoppers
By Angelo Abuda
@aabuda (1722)
Philippines
7 responses
@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
11 May 10
Well I could not conclude that one because right after my voting me and my wife did go to the mall as well. No one in the precinct approached us and paid us to vote for them. It is hard to conclude that people going to the malls during election were paid. Maybe some of them just wanted to cool themselves off because the heat was just too much in the precincts. Unless you have a verifiable evidence to prove so.
@rinzgca (316)
• Philippines
13 May 10
You've also got a point there, rsa101. After the election, I felt like asking my parents to eat out at some mall. I felt the election was like a huge activity worth celebrating for coz first, it's finally done. 2nd, it's finally done because it took a long time to vote (6 hours)!!
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@basqui (3888)
• Philippines
11 May 10
Nice observation there aabuda,, Well here in our ploace such cases don't happen much because people choose good leaders and they don't need money to do so.. If those people grab those money and vote those that paid them then consequences would spark and they would later regret the deeds they did.
@aabuda (1722)
• Philippines
11 May 10
Yeah, you're right. But I think we can't blame politicians to do it because people crave for it during election times. Even in just a normal barangay election, people ask for 20 pesos from the candidates.
@rinzgca (316)
• Philippines
13 May 10
Yes, and that is exactly what's wrong with our people. Darn it. However we want things to change, our own, or other people's selfish desires will always drag us back down to square one. I am still annoyed with the result of the election. I don't know what the majority of our countrymen were thinking. WHY on earth is Aquino first, and worst, Erap second?! *shakes head in disbelief*
@rinzgca (316)
• Philippines
11 May 10
lol. you've got a good point there! Nice observation. Tsk tsk. I wonder if the person who bought the votes lost... It's really sad that something like this is happening and is rampant every time we vote! Some people really aren't using their brains properly.
@aabuda (1722)
• Philippines
11 May 10
Yeah. It's so painful on their part considering that on the average, you have to spent 200K in order to do it (my friend works for a politician).
@xtedaxcvg (3189)
• Philippines
11 May 10
That's both funny and sad. I think vote buying is also present and even rampant in other progressive countries. It's just sad that it's also present here in our country.
