Indeed the dictum that in politics “there is no permanent friends and enemies, only personal interest” is beyond arguing.
Years ago there were political families whose disdain for each other was so strong that they would not even attempt to touch one another with a ten-foot pole without resulting into fireworks. Today their actuations appear like they are the closest of friends since a long time ago.
But how long will such relationship last when it is open secret that one day soon one of their members may be running against each other on one elective position?
And this political scenario is even more manifest in the plebiscite held last Monday for the determination of the provinces, cities and municipalities that will constitute the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Mindanao (BARM).
