I will never ever vote for Mike Defensor, but please, Mr. Mayor, level the playing field!

Here's Councilor Vincent Belmonte's latest poster. It came up a few days ago in time for today's commemoration of the feast of the Black Nazarene. And in all places, his minions decide to post one right beside his uncle's, the mayor's, warning against political propaganda.

That's audacity for you. That's pure arrogance. And that's down right bullying.

All from the powerful Belmonte clan that includes 1) the incumbent mayor who is now running for his old congressional seat; 2) the mayor's daughter who is running for vice mayor and two nephews -- including Vincent -- who are running for re-election as councilors.

For while an obscure 1990 city ordinance that the mayor's office conveniently resurrected justifies the tearing down of their political opponents' materials, no government street cleaner would dare take down the posters and banners and greetings the Belmonte camp continue to post everywhere possible.

Shameless, indeed.

Paging Senators Aquino and Roxas. It's time you police your ranks. Not all so-called Liberals are worth voting for.

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This sign came up early this week. After more than a year of endless banners and posters all over the city, the City passes an ordinance prohibiting the display of such paraphernalia  in major roads and streets.

And like true civil servants, the city street cleaners swooped down the streets and tore down the banners of Defensor, Susano, Lagman and almost everyone else.

Everyone's that is except those of the mayor's anointed successor and his running mate who happens to be the mayor's daughter, and of course, the mayor himself who is running for Congress.

I guess being in power has its privileges.

Sad.