THE past week was about the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC), an exciting time no doubt.

That is, if what excites you is the fascinating display of media gullibility, of a Commission on Elections that thinks “festive” is a good way to describe the filing of candidacy for public office, of an Office of the Ombudsman that picks it as the most opportune time to declare one Junjun Binay dismissed and disqualified from running for public office, prompting his sister Abigail to file a COC for Mayor (take that!).