False hopes

IT’S looking more like a Season of False Hopes what with the plays on the funding for the Bangsamoro Basic legislation and foreigners investing in publicly listed firms in the country. It has been said, “contrary to popular opinion or the escapist trends of society, false hope is in no way better than a harsh truth. A harsh truth is painful to accept, but there’s healing at the end. False hope, on the other hand, is a very dangerous thing that offers no reward. Not immediately, nor with the passage of time. It never pays off.”

So when some public officials say things are turning up to be good for the economy and there is a need to elect someone who will continue policies and programs, a caveat is needed.