Its an “old school” trend for public officials in position to campaign early and take advantage of their position. Did anybody said, “lumang tugtugin“? If my memory serves me right, my tatay will told me, “kung ano ang tugtog, siya ring sayaw“. I guess, the phrase my dad told me fits in this case.
What monkey see, monkey do? If the highest position in the country (President) is already “silently” campaigning as Congresswoman in her hometown (Pampanga), what do you think her allies and cabinet members will do? Haven’t you notice …

I’m sure many pinoys understand the word “trapo”, FYI for new voters, the word trapo was derived from the word traditional politician. I can’t remember when did I learned this word, I might overheard my tatay saying the word.
For me, trapo are politicians that are “too good to be true“. They will do things that they don’t normally do. Or let people know their accomplishments or an image that will reflect their platform, this is possible by early or premature campaign in tv commercials. Sorry, I don’t read newspapers and …

I find this video funny, perfect for election, lyrics are straight to the point. Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan… TRAPO. hehe.. If there will be a politician who will ban this video in the future, I’m sure tinamaan siya.

Napanuod sa telebisyon,
Inuuto ang neysyon,
Nakamit daw ekspekteysyon,
Sa kanyang imagineysyon
Walang nangyare, wala naman nabago
Parehong kwento, sino ba ang niloloko mo?
Wala naman kaming napala,
Wala! Wala! Wala! Wala!
Meron pa bang naniniwala?
Wala! Wala! Wala! Wala!
Wala ka naman kasing nagawa.
Wala! Wala! Wala! Wala!
Wala na sayonh naniniwala!
Sabi mo merong solusyon
Sa paberti at mas starbeysyon,
Nabawasan daw konsumisyon,
Dis kol …