October 31, 2009 [Last Day of Voters Registration]

The Voters Registration for this coming 2010 Election started 2nd of December 2008. And just last Saturday was the last day of registration. Couple of months ago the campaign to register and make your vote is very strong. One of this is the AKO ANG SIMULA by ABS-CBN. It is widely spread all over the country. They use different strategies to make the Filipinos especially the young ones to register and vote this election.

Luckily me that I was so excited to have my first vote. So, when I reached at the age of 18, with my cousins, we lined up in the COMELEC building early in the morning just to register. We waited for 4-5hours for our turn to be served. Then the election next year, I was able to vote and at the same time I was a 3rd member in one of the precinct in our barangay.

October 31, 2009 was the last day for the registration. A month before the number of newly registrants have increased everyday. You see this is one of the Filipino traits. It is like cramming... we work on the task/issue when deadline is near already. I, myself keeps on waiting for the deadline before I submit my reports. But what I get mad of with the people last week trying to register was they got mad because of so many reasons. No forms, slow process, no extension, small place, typhoons, floods, etc... and all of the reasons they could think to blame the COMELEC. I'm taking the sides of COMELEC but I guess they have given us ample of time to register. Being a voter is our responsibility as a Filipino citizen. Through election it is our chance to select the perfect candidate to help our beloved Philippines rise up again... the person who has the heart and mind not to the wealth and position... but to serve the Filipino people. Do not wait for the propaganda to encourage you to vote, as a Filipino, let us open our eyes in what is happening in our society. Let's us start by being an early registrant voter... let us not blame others! At the end it will be our fault who ever will be setting in the highest position of our country whether you have voted or not.