Another Page in Philippine History Is Being Written
May 9, 2022
Today, another page in the history of the Philippines is about to be written. Millions of Filipinos went out to cast their votes from the highest position in the country down to the city/municipal councilors.
Greetings, my faithful friends and followers, especially to my fellow Filipino read.cash members. As I write this article. I am waiting for the results of the 2022 Philippine National and local elections which I expect to start coming in less than forty minutes.
How was the election in your area? It was quite peaceful here in our city. It also went smoothly. I went to my voting precinct after lunch and in less than thirty minutes I was done. Thanks to the automated vote-counting machines.
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Looking Back.
Last April, I mentioned to you a certain project from which I earned more than my targeted earning goal. I did not specify what project it was, it's because it was related to this election.
I was one of the dozens of people who were hired nationwide to install the transmission equipment used to transmit the election results. I covered two provinces here on our island. All I can say is, that Smartmatic and the telecom companies have taken extra steps to secure the election results during transmission.
Moreover, I know the difficulties some of those people went through just to install those transmission equipment. Some had to ride pump boats, habal-habal (motorcycles used as passenger vehicles) while carrying boxes of network equipment. And note some of them are petite ladies. To my fellow installers, I salute you.
Smooth Election.
I believe the election went rather smoothly. There were minimal election-related incidents reported all over the country.
As I have mentioned above, it took me less than thirty minutes to cast my votes.
Who Will Be The Next President?
It is now ten minutes past the hour of eight in the evening. The results have just started to come in and probably it will take a few hours before we can start to see who will be the next president of the country. However, the presidential and vice-presidential votes will be canvassed by Congress when it resumes on May 23.
Among the 10 candidates though, the battle could be between Bong Bong Marcos and Leni Robredo. However, Isko Moreno can be a dark horse in this race.
Whoever will win though, I hope the rivalry will stop after the winner has been declared. The country has suffered for far too long from endless political conflict. I hope these politicians will start working together and stop trying to pull each other down like crabs.
As for the supporters of the different candidates, let's respect the decision of the majority. Open your eyes and minds. Take away the blinders that prevent you from seeing what others can see.
9:37
Update:
Bong Bong Marcos leads by 500K in the partial, unofficial, first wave of results.
In Closing.
Looks like the survey results are correct after all. I did not vote for Marcos. (Read: Isko Is My Choice, No Matter What). However, I did expect him to win. Not just because it's what the survey said, I listened to people from different walks of life. From the tricycle drivers in our city, the vendors, and what people I know say on social media, and in other platforms. As I have told @Eunoia, I respect his choice.
As for the supporters of the losing candidates, respect the voice of the majority and try to see the other side of the coin. The side the majority sees.
God Bless The Philippines.
Thanks for reading.
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Pixabay and GetWallpaper.com with modifications.
that's right, we have to respect the results and now its time to just be united