I believe it's the 2007 midterm election results are already official. I agree with what Iloilo City Boy said about the election being "dull". In the last election, you can actually predict the outcome way before the campaign period started. They're all winners, alright. But the question is: who's the biggest winner?

Among the winners, it's Jed Mabilog who won it bigtime. This is only the second time he ran and he's already the vice mayor of the city. He even appears more mayor-like than Mayor Jerry Treñas on his thank-you posters scattered around the city.

Now Vice Mayor Mabilog's timing is impeccable. We could be already looking at our future city mayor. It's Mayor Treñas' last term as a mayor and, as far as I know, there's no one in the current roll of politician in Iloilo city who's got Mabilog's momentum. Of course, I could be wrong. It's still very early and Jed Mabilog still has 3 years to prove he's fit to our king.

Once again, we are given a chance to change the direction this country is going. A chance to change the future. These doesn't come very often which makes it too precious. More precious than what we'll receive pretending to be imbeciles.

DO NOT SELL YOUR VOTE. Selling your vote can be likened to getting a loan from the bombays. You'll get your money now and pay a huge interest over a long period of time. But with politicians, we're paying ten folds. If you're not selling your soul, err, vote, encourage others to do the same.

We've put people in positions over the years and it seems we're still stuck in the rut. If, like me, you think we hardly move forward, then there's something wrong with how we choose our leaders. Unscrupulous people will always be around. It's upon us to determine which one will serve us better and honestly. Maybe it's time we reevaluate our criteria.

Nowadays, it's not enough that one has the desire to serve their countrymen. I have a desire to serve other people. But I'm not running in order to do so. That'll be silly. My point is: if you want to serve others you can do it anytime and you don't need public office to do that. And if you're not cut to become a leader you'll serve us better by not becoming one.

Election time is getting nearer by the day. Do you know who will you vote? Who you're voting?

I don't know who I will vote because I don't have sufficient information about the candidates, local and national. I know their names, their faces. I know, from their infomercials, why they're running. I know, more or less, how much money their spending for their campaign and I know, more or less, how much they will, legitimately, earn from the positions they aspire. But I know very little who they are or what they did.

Do they still give out flyers/pamphlets with the candidates' list of achivements? All I see now is "beauty contests". Every candidates tries to outdo each other based on looks alone.