Tag: June 11, 2013

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Such adage, however hackneyed, should prove timely in the aftermath of the May 13 mid-term polls, which have been trumpeted by the administration and Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials as a triumph of democracy, but which have merely reinforced the worst aspects of our political system, its penchant for dynastic politics, nepotism and self-serving cynicism. In short, our political system is nothing but a criminal syndicate, no more, no less.