[GUIDE] Losing Elections: How To Cope with Pain: A Letter from President MingMing Miawrcos
Losing hurts.
It’s a bruise that doesn’t show up on the skin but throbs somewhere deeper—especially when you’ve invested everything. Campaigns are not just about posters, slogans, or press conferences. They’re about putting skin in the game. That means you showed up, stood in front of your people, and said: “Here’s what I believe. Trust me.”
So when people say no—when you lose—it feels like a public rejection of everything you stood for.
This message is for all who are hurting after the elections: candidates, volunteers, believers. This is not a lecture. This is a conversation. We will talk about pain. About humility. About responsibility. And yes—about how we rebuild.
First: Breathe. Sit With It.
Mindfulness is not about escaping reality—it’s about fully facing it. Sit still. Turn off the phone. Hear your breath. Feel the heaviness in your chest. And recognize: this is grief. That’s okay. You cared. You showed up.
Sometimes the most patriotic act is not winning—but continuing to care even after losing.
Good Tips from a Former Loser (Now President)
1. Don’t isolate. Reach out to others who campaigned with you. Share stories. Laugh. Cry. Talk about what worked and what didn’t.
2. Exercise your body. Loss and stress live in your bones. Bike. Swim. Listen to meditation music.
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3. Write your thoughts. Get a notebook. Pour it all in. It doesn’t have to make sense. Clarity will come later.
4. Learn from your critics. The hate comments? Some of them have a point. Ignore the noise—but listen to the pattern.
5. Return to your WHY. Why did you run? What moved you? Go back to it. It’s not dead. It’s just wounded.
Then Comes Accountability: Skin in the Game
Public service is not a charity gig. It’s not a reward for loyalty. If you work in government, your paycheck must be tied to public outcome, not personal survival.
Here’s our policy moving forward in Cebu City:
If you cannot raise income in Cebu City, your department budget stays the same—or decreases. If your strategies don’t help our market grow, we will not pretend they did.
If graduates from our Public Schools do not get jobs, we reduce the Department of Education’s funding by 20%. We will not fund failure. No more romanticizing diplomas if they don’t mean employment.
Funding for DepEd will increase ONLY IF employment rate among public high school graduates increases by 30% year over year. Results = rewards.
Government tenureship will not be a shield. Teachers, engineers, planners—if you are not adding value, we will audit your role. Serve or step aside.
This is not punishment. This is fairness.
If you cannot put skin in the game, then you cannot play.
But Before All That: Remember, We Are All Sinners.
No one is clean. We’ve all made compromises. We’ve all played favorites. We’ve all shut up when we should’ve spoken.
We cannot build a clean country with dirty hands. But we can start with repentance. We can choose to do better.
Romans 3:23 — “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
This verse reminds us: humility is the foundation of power. Only those who admit their sin deserve a second chance. So to every loser out there: you are not alone. We are all sinners, and yet—we are still called to serve.
Final Thoughts from President MingMing
Losing is not the end. But it’s a mirror. It forces you to see what others saw. You can choose to resent it. Or you can learn from it.
But you will never rise if you keep blaming everyone else.
Cebu City needs more than winners. It needs fighters. Honest ones. Smart ones. Humble ones. Scarred ones.
I was once a loser too.
Now I’m President.
And I expect more from you.
Fight back. But do it better.
President MingMing Miawrcos
President, Republic of the Brokenhearted,
Leader of the Future Winners Club
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