AS THE wannabes troop to the Commission on Elections to file their certificates of candidacy, here is something from a prospective senator himself, former solicitor-general Florin Hibay, that hits at the very pith of the issue facing the nation:
Dream of leaders, who unite us with hope, not divide us with anger; communicate with facts, not divert us with disinformation; invite us to share a unity of vision, not impale us with fear; trigger our sense of humanity with compassion, not cultivate our dark side with hatred.
The electorate, examine the candidates.
The candidates, examine your conscience.
If you still have anything left of it.
