Finally! I can cast my precious ballot on October 29. I am a registered voter since May 2007, I am here in Tarlac, and I know who to vote for.
This may not be as grand as the Midterm Elections last May (when I was Unable to Vote). But still, I get to be a citizen of the Republic. As Prof. Solita "Winnie" Monsod said, the baranggay is where it all starts. When you have good baranggay officials, they make sure the city/municipal leaders don't mess with their powers. Then the good governance cycle goes all the way up.
Out of my sheer excitement, I went to the Comelec office at Tarlac City Hall to get my Voter's ID (though this is not necessarily needed in the voting precincts). To my surprise, the Comelec employee told me that the most recent Voters IDs delivered to them were the IDs of those who registered in 2003! Is this an isolated case here in Tarlac (where the Comelec office has only one desktop computer for the voters' registration). Is this "Only in Tarlac?" Plese let me know. Or else, I'll be sad for my hometown.
Anyway, expect me to proudly to raise my "dirty finger" up in the air with pride for my friends and relatives to see. As Prof. Danny Arao puts it, that is "one dirty finger you should proudly display at least once every three years." Well, that will be possible if and only if indelible inks are placed on one's fingertip during Baranggay Elections. Are there? With or without indelible ink, my road will lead to the my voting precinct!
