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Wanted: GUAPOs

November 5, 2008

    I was saving posts on Pinoy politics for later, but since the US elections are currently triggering inescapable and curious excitement…

 

   Genuine alternative politicians (GUAPOs in Pinoy pop society) are pitted against traditional politicians through their proactive and nationalist approach to governance. Although the Philippine government is filled with established personas and dynasties, GUAPOs are not necessarily underdogs. In a country like ours where personalistic politics prevails and almost always triumphs over effective and efficient leadership, it may be acknowledged that the fact that GUAPOs are virtually unfamiliar to the public forces them to be boxed as underdogs, but their underdog status stops at popularity and does not affect their competency: their know-how and experience in public service and civic action may even be classified rich and/or surpass the know-how and experience of formal politicians in both quantitative and qualitative terms, hence negating the impression that they are ill-equipped for shaping policies and administrating programs that are along the lines of developmental management. Haay, if the society would just loosen up on postmodern politics much faster.

 

                                                   

 

[As for what’s keeping many edgy at present…  If Barack Obama, almost president of the US (in the assumption that the Republicans would not, for the love of democracy, pull another Bush-really-beat-Gore plot), observes follow-through and holds his ground against greed and distorted or displaced goals, his leadership would objectively mark sensational feat in further establishing progressive politics and perhaps helping redefine (not monopolize!) this prematurely “shrinking earth” of ours.]

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Previous Comments

I share your sentiment as to the state of Pinoy politics. I always make sure I vote every election, and to vote for the alternative and competent politicians. Although most of them don’t win, they get votes more than what many expected. a sign of changing time and political scene? i dont know, but sure hope it is.

Posted by mordsith at November 5, 2008, 11:36 am

“…a sign of changing time and political scene? i dont know, but sure hope it is.
”
— correct, hope so din. mukhang we’re getting there slowly but surely. kailangan lang talaga vigilance talaga from the civil society.

Posted by perfectlyimperfect at November 10, 2008, 12:10 pm

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