Red Horse

The call was short. He was still working a part-time shift past 9. A similar job of sewing blouses. There was a need for him to send money back to the province and the weekly wage he got from mom would not be enough. He sounded unsure.

Political Alphabet

Presidential aspirant B forms political party U less than a year before elections. Here in the Philippines, political parties are more of election vehicles. Politicians come and go to different parties for convenience. In other countries, alliances of parties are instead created as party switching is taboo. In places with strong political parties, alliances formed during elections will also become parliament coalitions. Most often, they are created post-elections to form government. U can also be described as an election alliance. But here, election alliances are not guaranteed to be parliament coalitions or congress allies.