FRANCISCO S. TATAD
VARIOUS attempts to scuttle the barangay elections on May 14, 2018 have failed, so the election of officials in the country’s smallest political subdivision will be held as scheduled. And yet it is the May 2019 midterm senatorial election that appears to be causing a premature election fever in the media and among our national politicians. The race is still one year away, and there are no declared official candidates yet, but the crooked pollsters are already at work, and some lawless characters are already advertising themselves on electronic billboards in a way that circumvents the law against premature campaigning.