Kaban ni D_BystandeR: PAMOLITIKA, BABAG SA PANAGHIUSA

Relying too much on politics can transform an "honorable man's image" into something else, devoid of a just and fair appreciation of the facts of life that require someone to avoid the temptation to wield his political power to the detriment of a community where the officials do not belong to his political party. Mayor Ady Sitoy should have refrained from enforcing his political will as town mayor to disrupt the barangay operation belonging to opposite political camp by avoiding to invoke whatever possible legal loophole in the interest of fair play. When his niece ran and lost in the election for barangay captain, he ought to respect its result. For as we grow older every day, we can only think of nothing but to leave a legacy of fairness to our constituents.

footnote: This comment came out in connection with a TF headline, "Barangay treasurer appeals suspension."