The election fever is heating up, and it is time for a reality check. We need to know where we are in our electoral politics today.

Most Filipino politicians have become so cynical in their treatment of public office at election time that they find the need to resort to promoting their family dynasties, squeezing contributions from business, or buying votes. Thus, Filipino voters and citizens have also become highly cynical of candidates, distrusting their reasons for running, suspecting and exposing their pretensions and rejecting much of the gimmickry.

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