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SACRED VOTE. Local artist Nicolas Aca appeals to passersby not to sell their votes through his street advocacy in Cagayan de Oro on Saturday (May 7, 2022). He laments qualified candidates won't win because they don't have enough funds to run their campaign. (PNA photo by Jigger Jerusalem) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Wearing a long-sleeved white Barong Tagalog, slacks, and black shoes, Nicolas "Nic" Aca looks odd standing in the middle of J.R. Borja Street, one of the busiest thoroughfares here. The 53-year-old multitalented artist could be mistaken for a politician or a lawyer. On Saturday morning, Aca was carrying on his shoulder a small bamboo pole where a cooking pot hangs from one end and a discarded ballot box on the other. "Boto dili ibaligya (Don't sell your votes)," he repeatedly told passersby while he stood under the heat of the sun and amid the danger of being run over on the four-lane road beside the Cogon public market. Currently the resident arti ....

Nestor Sablaon , Cultural Commission , Capitol University Museum Of Three Cultures , Barong Tagalog , Capitol University , Three Cultures , City Historical , Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral , Sacred Vote Local Artist Nicolas Aca Appeals To Passersby Not Sell Their Votes Through His Street Advocacy In Cagayan De Oro On Saturday May 7 , 022 He Laments Qualified Candidates Won 39t Win Because They Don Have Enough Funds To Run Their Campaign Pna Photo By Jigger Jerusalem Cagayan De Oro City Wearinga Long Sleeved White Barong Tagalog , Nd Black Shoes , Icolas Quot Nic Aca Looks Odd Standing In The Middle Ofjr Borja Street , Ne Of The Busiest Thoroughfares Here 53 Year Old Multitalented Artist Could Be Mistaken Fora Politician Ora Lawyer On Saturday Morning , Ca Was Carrying On His Shouldera Small Bamboo Pole Wherea Cooking Pot Hangs From One End Anda Discarded Ballot Box The Other Quot Boto Dili Ibaligya Don 39t Sell Your Votes , Uot He Repeatedly Told Passersby While Stood Under The Heat Of Sun And Amid Danger Being Run Over On Four Lane Road Beside Cogon Public Market Currently Resident Artist Gallery Curator At Capitol University 39s Museum Three Cultures Chairperson City Historical Cultural Commission , Ca Said He Has Been Holding His Street Version Of Voter 39s Education For The Past Five Elections Starting In 2004 Previous , Ca Would Roam The Corners Of City 39s Business District There Were Times That He Stand Outside St Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral , Eeting Devotees Going In And Out Of The Church Aca Has Also Marched With Journalists Condemning Media Killings Past Quot This Is My Way Appealing To People Not Sell Their Votes , Uot Aca Said No 39 Ulan To Buy Votes The Artist There Are Candidates Who Highly Qualified But Won 39t Make It On Election Day Because They Don Have Money Give Away Voters Quot Many Deserving Whoi Know Can Serve People Better , Ut The Electorate Won 39t Even Give Thema Second Glance Since They Cannot Provide For Ulan Their Political Career Take Off Just Because Of That Have No Money , Uot Aca Said Ulan Drizzle Is Slang Here For Cash Given By Political Candidates To Voters The Night Before Elections , Sually Delivered Door To By Campaign Workers He Lamented That In Today 39s Political Landscape , Nly Those Who Are Financially Capable To Mounta Campaign Have Bigger Chances Of Winning What Makes It Worse , Nca Said , S The Filipino Culture Of Utang Na Loob Debt Gratitude , Ith Voters Obligated To Pick Those Who Gave Them Money Quot This Has Becomea Cancer Andi Hope That The Next Generation Will Not Adopt Practice We Must Change It ,