Elections

You know it's a year before the elections when:

1. You start to see names of politicians (or their initials, whether in office or not) in placards posted around the Metro without any relevance whatsoever.
2. Your barangay starts to bright up because of the "lighting project" of your congressman.
3. Traffic starts to build up again because of all the roads being repaired unnecessarily.
4. They start to appear on TV more.

Have any other ideas?