Halalaan 2022 (Elections 2022)

After six long years × long years
Tagalog - mahabang taon;  Ilocano - atiddog nga tawen
, the time has finally come again to elect a new set of leaders × new set of leaders
Tagalog - bagong hanay ng mga pinuno; Ilocano - dagiti kabbaro nga agtakem; Cebuano - bag-ong hugpong sa mga lider
for the country × country
Tagalog - bansa
. While local leaders like mayors and barangay (think × think
Tagalog - nag-iisip;  Ilocano - agpanunot
neighborhood × neighborhood
Tagalog - magkakapitbahay;  Ilocano - dagiti karruba
level) captains are elected every 3 years, the focus here is the selection of national scale officials: the senate, vice-president and most importantly, the president.

This year’s presidential candidates are an interesting × interesting
Tagalog - kawili-wili;  Ilocano - makaengganyo
bunch. We have Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the former dictator, Ma. Leonora “Leni” Robredo, current vice president and widow of politician Jesse Robredo, Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, world × world
Tagalog - mundo;  Ilocano - lubong
boxing legend and current senator, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, current senator and former Philippine National Police chief, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, current mayor of Manila and former actor and Leody “Ka-Leody” de Guzman, a socialist labor rights activist.

Notable people running × notable people running
Tagalog - mga kilalang tao na tumatakbo; Ilocano - dagiti nalatak nga agtaray; Cebuano - bantog nga mga tawo nga nagdagan
for vice president and senator are Sara Duterte, the current president’s daughter and mayor of Davao City, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, current senator and husband × husband
Tagalog - asawa;  Ilocano - kaingungotv / asawa
of celebrity Sharon Cuneta, Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, current president of the senate and grandson of the late Vicente Sotto I, Dr. Willie Ong, controversial physician, Jose “Lito” Atienza, former Manila mayor and father × father
Tagalog - tatay;  Ilocano - tatang
of TV personality Kuya Kim; for senator are TV personalities Robin Padilla and Raffy Tulfo, some overqualified underdogs like De Lasalle University Law School dean Jose “Chel” Diokno and Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat and, some others with cases of graft, corruption, and plunder.

From an insider perspective, Philippine politics × Philippine politics
Tagalog - politika sa Pilipinas; Ilocano - politika ti Pilipinas; Cebuano - politika sa Pilipinas
has been treated like a butt of jokes over the years. It is an open secret that the Philippine government is notorious for its corruption × notorious for its corruption
Tagalog - kilalang-kilala sa katiwalian nito; Ilocano - agdindinamag iti kinadakes; Cebuano - nabantog sa korapsyon niini
despite being a democratic state, mistakes of voting × mistakes of voting
Tagalog - mga pagkakamali sa pagboto; Ilocano - agriro ti pinagbutos; Cebuano - mga kasayopan sa pagboto
for the wrong candidates are always × always
Tagalog - lagi;  Ilocano - kanayon
repeated. This is usually blamed on misinformation × blamed on misinformation
Tagalog - sinisisi sa maling impormasyon; Ilocano - pabasolen iti haan nga agpayso nga impormasyon; Cebuano - gibasol sa sayop nga impormasyon
, vote buying × buying
Tagalog - bumibili; Ilocano - gumatang
, and lack of knowledge × lack of knowledge
Tagalog - kakulangan ng kaalaman; Ilocano - nakapsut ti kinasirib; Cebuano - kakulang sa kahibalo
among the youth and lower economic strata.

Another thing about election season in the Philippines × election season in the Philippines
Tagalog - panahon ng halalan sa Pilipinas; Ilocano - panawen ti eleksiyon diay Pilipinas; Cebuano - panahon sa eleksyon sa Pilipinas
is that it’s the time for online debates × online debates
Tagalog - online na mga debate; Ilocano - online nga debate; Cebuano - depensahan ang ilang mga kandidato
and losing friendships. People × people
Tagalog - mga tao;  Ilocano - dagiti tattao
defend their candidates × defend their candidates
defend their candidatesTagalog - ipagtanggol ang kanilang mga kandidato; Ilocano - dependaran ti kandidato; Cebuano - atakehon ang mga kandidatodefend their candidates
and attack the candidates × attack the candidates
Tagalog - atakihin ang mga kandidato; Ilocano - atakein ti kandidato; Cebuano - makahilo nga bahin sa piliay sa Pilipinas
of others. While this sounds very petty, it is a very toxic part of Philippine elections × toxic part of Philippine elections
Tagalog - nakakalason na bahagi ng eleksyon sa Pilipinas; Ilocano - dakes nga parte ti eleksiyon ti Pilipinas; Cebuano - makahilo nga bahin sa piliay sa Pilipinas
. Many people × people
Tagalog - mga tao;  Ilocano - dagiti tattao
refuse to be corrected for sharing fake information × information
Tagalog / Ilocano - impormasyon
and even start attacking others on personal matters × attacking others on personal matters
Tagalog - pag-atake sa iba sa mga personal na bagay; Ilocano - panagatake ti dadduma iti personal nga banag; Cebuano - pag-atake sa uban sa personal nga mga butang
instead of the matter at hand. While social media plays a big × big
Tagalog - malaki;  Ilocano - dakkel
role during the campaign period, many Filipinos × many Filipinos
Tagalog - maraming Pilipino; Ilocano - kaaduan a Pilipino
who live in rural areas cannot access these means and choose candidates they are familiar with, even for no good reasons × reasons
Tagalog - mga dahilan;  Ilocano - dagiti rason
.

Come May 9, the election day × day
Tagalog - araw;  Ilocano - aldaw
. In the Philippines, our elections are not online so many people × people
Tagalog - mga tao;  Ilocano - dagiti tattao
go to their assigned precincts and vote there. Some issues on the day × day
Tagalog - araw;  Ilocano - aldaw
include broken ballot counting machines, which make the validity questionable. After this, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) live results showed constant upward trends, raising suspicions × raising suspicions
Tagalog - pagtaas ng mga hinala; Ilocano - umadu ti suspetsa; Cebuano - pagpataas sa mga pagduda
of rigging among concerned citizens × concerned citizens
Tagalog - mga nagmamalasakit na mamamayan; Ilocano - makipagrikna nga agtalinaed; Cebuano - nagpakabana nga mga lungsuranon
. The results showed Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. as president, Sara Duterte as vice president, and Robin Padilla as the most voted senator. All sides have their own × own
Tagalog - sarili;  Ilocano - bagik
take on interpreting the results and if there are suspicions of rigging. The outlook of the Philippines is bleak but all we can do now is hope that the best is yet to come.

Learn × learn
Tagalog - matutuhan ;  Ilocano -  masursuro
Tagalog

Learn × learn
Tagalog - matutuhan ;  Ilocano -  masursuro
Cebuano

Learn × learn
Tagalog - matutuhan ;  Ilocano -  masursuro
Ilocano