One night, M.”Bi” Villar visits the home of his rival Noynoy.

M.”Bi”: Noy, baka naman pwede kang umatras sa halalan. Babayaran ko lahat ng utang nyo sa banko para sa Hacienda Luisita at lahat ng gastos mo sa kampanya. (Noy, perhaps you can retract your bid for the elections. I will pay for all your Hacienda Luisita debts and all of your campaign expenses.)

But suddenly Gay Gibo appears again out of nowhere like the Flash.

G.G. (touting): I heard that! I’m a witness to that!

Noy: Calm down cousin. Let him speak.

M.”Bi”: Alam ko naman na ayaw mo talaga tumakbo. Napilitan ka lang. Bakit mo pa pinapahirapan ang sarili mo? Dapat pabayaan mo na lang ang halalan para sa mga talagang gustong tumakbo. (I know that you really don’t want to run. You were just forced into it. Why are you making it so hard on yourself? You should just leave the elections to those who really want to run.)

Noy: There comes a time when you realize that you finally have to do it even if it seems that there is no hope.

M.”Bi”: Ano’ng ibig mong sabihin? Ang labo mo naman. (What do you mean? You’re confusing me.)

Noy: Why would Filipinos vote for me? If ever they do, it would be because of a temporary emotional episode, not because they really thought about it. Filipinos are very emotional. They’re like girls. They love feminine things like marriage, family, children and relationships. I don’t have any of that. Well, actually, I have a little of it, like my cousin here. But you see, in order for the country to be better off, they have to think less about their emotions and more about reason. I had doubts that it could be done in this country, but perhaps, there is some hope.

G.G: You mean they have to be a man like me?

Noy: No. You love the military. No offense, but military personnel are full of desires, known and hidden. Soldiers all sleep in the same room, bathe in the same shower room together and live by esprit de corps. Their uniform and their guns are their security blankets. Without it, they are all fearful like Cowardly Lions. They always want more, like mutineers, and they have great difficulty in controlling their desires. If they were all locked up in a prison cell together, who knows what they would do to each other’s rear ends.

M.”Bi”: Ang ibig mong sabihin kailangan nila maging tunay na lalaki tulad ko. Kaya dapat ako ang maging presidente. (What you mean is that they have to be real men like me. That’s why I have to be the president.)

Noy: Unfortunately not. You love children. You love your family. You love too much. What if someone killed your wife, would you kill them back in return? What if you see hungry children? Would you steal in order to feed them? What if the military attacked your hometown, would you organize a rebel army like the Abu Sayaf or the Taliban? Terrorists love too much. That’s why they are the way they are…China has a one-child policy. Do you think people here can have only one child per family? Singapore restricts government to academics. Do you think the Filipino’s love for movie-star politicians will cease? People suffer because of too much love, just as they suffer from too many desires.

M.”Bi”: Ano’ng pinapagsabi mo! Baliw ka talaga! (What are you saying? You’re really crazy!)

But Gay Gibo stands up and slaps M.”Bi” on the face.

G.G (furious): Don’t say that! He’s my cousin!

But M.”Bi” teary-eyed stands up and leaves.

M.”Bi”: Babalikan kita! Mag-sisisi ka! (I’ll get back at you! You’ll regret it!)

And so ends the tale of the ego versus the superego and id. The vicious cycle of these elements perpetually continues. On occasion, a strong ego produces peace and stability, but as the seasons change, the ego is soon dismounted by the id or superego.

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Its a little too sad that most of the candidates, and now quite obviously the LP members, think that their candidates won't be voted for just because they're number 2 on the ballot. Give the voters a little more credit. I mean, hell! Kung talagang bobotohin ka ng tao, hahanapin at hahanapin ang pangalan mo sa balota kahit ikaw pa ang sa pinaka likod nito.

Why can't you just rely on your good selves when you campaign, ika nga? Unless wala naman talaga kayong good na ipagmalaki. Yung tanging kapital lang ng marami, ay kung bakit di dapat botohin ang kalaban. Bakit hindi niyo kumbinsihin ang tao instead, kung ano ang kaya niyong gawin kaya kayo dapat iboto.

Medyo may kasalanan din naman ang COMELEC siguro kasi di nila inaktohan kaagad lahat ng disqualification cases. But to give in to the demands of LP na tanggalin ang pangalan ni Acosta para naman magiging number 1 si Aquino...isn't that also a form of discrimination too? I mean, let us not fault both Ninoy for having a family name that starts with A, and Villar too that starts with V. Di naman nila kasalanan na ganun nga ang family name nila di ba.?

Parang di naman tama na gagastos pa ang COMELEC ng sangkatutak para lang na tanggalin ang ACOSTA sa lista. Tandaan niyo, pera din naman ng pilipino ang ginamit sa pag imprenta ng mga balota. Ngayon malay natin next month, may na disqualify na naman. Mag iimprenta din ba tayo ulit ng bago?

Kahit anong paliwanag ang gawin ninyo obuse na advantage para kay Money Villar ang posisyon ng pangalan nya... tangapin na natin, papayag ba si C5 at Tyaga na nakapag-asawa ng Mayaman ,na palit sila ng pwesto ni pareng NOYNOY Ko ??? di ba hindi... Kaya nga pinatakbo si Acosta para hindi ma-una si Aquino sa listahan eh obuse naman diba ... ganyan ang pulitika sa atin.. Mga kababayan di natin dapat ipagbili ang ating boto sa Bilyones ni Money Villar...

Salamat po....

It is typical hacendero attitude to look down upon ordinary citizens whom they believe are incapable of selecting the right candidate on a ballot. All this angst and anxiety over ballot positioning of names reveals a condescending view of voters. If a voter truly believes in his/her chosen candidate it does not matter where the name is positioned. Any voter who can read or write even at the level of a young grade-schooler can surely recognize a candidate's name and choose it accordingly. Now that there is no need to write candidates' names, it is far more convenient for a voter who has minimal schooling.

In the case of the Liberal Party their complaints about the ballot already borders on paranoia. They typically grumble about any and all issues against the administration as part of their campaign and this shows how little they can sell of themselves. If they cannot live with the system then they should not even contend at all in this election. They will not be missed.

LABAN