Bagong Kabanata

the COMELEC released a press release/an announcement last time that there will be a SK registration starting last August 6 or last friday 'til August 15 for this year's barangay and SK elections this upcoming October 25, 2010.

here is the thing, earlier there were a batch of young faces looking for me outside our house, and then they introduced themselves that they were the one who would run for SK position. for me, it is nice for them to talk to me, and ask about something about SK, especially i am the incumbent or the current SK Chairman of our barangay.

but right then, mixed emotion strikes me, first i am glad to see the new faces that will change the system of mine, i am shocked coz some of them i really don't recognize, and some were friends of my kagawad/s, and afraid that my career of being a SK will end here, especially for me that i didn't yet showed to the youth of my batch the SK improvements i was suppose to do. there were some but it were not that big initiatives that they will remember for long time period.

it is so hard to be a SK Chairman especially with this certain relationship to our Barangay officials, but if being a youth leader is your passion, well i can tell you would have fun on this....

here is also another thing, this upcoming elections i think will be like the 2005 barangay elections... because look before the 3rd batch of SK (our batch) or the 2007 SK, the last batch was from 2002 SK, they had 5 years in service due to extension of their term and lack of budget for the said elections, like what i said the 2002 batch supposed to end their term at 2005... there were many debates about this, and what happened, the elections didn't pushed through due to lack of budget(?)

and look at the current economical status now? is it possible to push another elections this year? especially we already faced last May an expensive National and Local elections? hoping that it will be like 2005...

but if ever, this is will be the end of my term as a SK, maybe this is will be the time i will run for a higher position or will be a Barangay Councilor, even though my mom didn't like the idea, but i still want to achieve this goal, and someday to be part of a higher council...

but right now, i still dont want the proposed election this October to push through...