Perhaps later I'm going to talk about why I have been -- and will be -- gone for quite a long while, but for now I have a promise to keep: my sample ballot.
Before I get into that, I have a rant.
I know that BPOs and ITOs cannot operate without their staff, but Jesus Christ on a rotten soapbox, why is there much talk that the call center agents being disallowed to go on leave to be able to vote?
A number of call center acquaintances have let me know that their requests for vacation leave to be able to vote have been denied. Why? Because their stupid-ass bosses say that voting is unimportant; the bosses say they aren't going to vote anyway, why should the staff have to; the bosses say that voting is a privilege, not a right
Or whatever nonsense.
You bosses, you forget that your company cannot operate in this country against the law. Preventing a voter from voting is an election offense.
Paging advocacy lawyers. Moolah-making time.
Now to the sample ballot I will prepare for Monday's use.
Some good guides, people: national candidates' profiles (thank you, Plurkistan), iKuwaderno's full list and numbers (comelec.gov.ph was slow today), list of Baguio City candidates.
Here we go.
President
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Choices:
[] P#^&#$&#&-I%#^#$%#^!!! ANYONE EXCEPT Villar, Manuel jr. Bamba for many reasons -- similar to Komikero's, Lila Shahani's, and Tatay Schumey's, et cetera.
Vice-President
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Choices
6. ROXAS, Manuel Araneta
8. YASAY, Perfecto Rivas
Senators
[] 1. ACOSTA, Jr., Nereus Olaivar
[] 5. BAUTISTA, Martin Donato
[] 7. BIAZON, Rozzano Rufino Bunoan
[] 19. GUINGONA, Teofisto III De Lara
[] 20. HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL, Ana Theresia Hontiveros
[] 23. LACSON, Alexander Ledesma
[] 25. LAO, Yasmin Busran
[] 28. LIM, Danilo Dela Paz
[] 38. OPLE, Susan Vasquez
[] 47. QUERUBIN, Ariel Oliva
[] 51. ROCO, Sonia Malasarte
[] 54. TAMANO, Adel Abbas
District Representative
[] YANGOT, Leandro
Mayor
[] HERNANDEZ, Guillermo
Vice-Mayor
[] DOMALSIN, Carol
Councilors
[] ACOSTA, Voltaire
[] ADUBE, Laurence
[] CARLOS, Richard
[] COSALAN, Isabelo jr.
[] DAOAS, Sonia
[] FANGONON, Fred
[] MARRERO, Joseph
[] OLARTE, Jose jr
[] PADILLA, Narciso
[] TABANDA, Betty Lourdes
[] TABORA-TUASON, Cynthia
[] RONDEZ, Perlita
Party-List Organization
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Choices:
15. A TEACHER
89. ANG LADLAD
58. AKBAYAN
135. CIBAC
Man, this is harder that I thought. I'll get back to this and let you know of any changes.
