Flying voters

Rudy Garcia

BAGUIO CITY -- Aside from motorists and pedestrians who lack discipline, one factor for the worsening flow of traffic along Harrison Road in this city are hard-headed jeep drivers of Trancoville and Aurora Hill who are making the intersection of Harrison and Lower Mabini Road their loading terminal.

I wonder why traffic enforcers deployed in that area are allowing these jeeps to park and wait for their passengers causing undue traffic obstruction at Harrison. Perhaps city police traffic management division chief Engelbert Soriano could look unto this matter, right Apo Soriano? Pakibusisi!
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The recently held barangay and snagguniang kabataan election had some untoward events that led to the filling of protests and complaints at the Commission on Elections. I was at the Baguio Central School to observe the election when I noticed complaints flooding the voting precinct of Barangay AZCKO.

There were instances that some voters were surprised to know that some persons already voted for them. It was also a wonder that some persons were allowed to enter the precinct with campaign materials on hand, when there were cops and Comelec deputized officers guarding the entrance and perimeter of the voting precincts.

From my previous column, I called the attention of lawyer Elenita Tabangin, local Comelec chief to look into a reported 60 Muslim flying voters in a barangay in the central business district.

I also don’t know how alleged flying voters were able to slip into precincts to vote for this punong barangay candidate who won overwhelmingly on his barangay. Well. it’s politics and these rookie politicos are learning much from these pulpulliticos. Who could be the next political student to step into the arena? Those sangguniang kabataan candidates and the victors?