i just watched the ANC Special Countdown to Election 2010(a replay shown on ABS-CBN Sunday Night-June 7,2009), where they presented in a forum presidentiables for the election slated less than a year from now--may 2010.this is the 2nd in a series of forums which aims to educate voters and to give us voters a chance to evaluate these presidentiables basically on their desire for the office and to see if that desire would ignite and inspire us to vote for them and to work that out for the progress of this country. i saw the 1st one where there were about 4 or 5 of these presidentiables who empted themselves not only to those their in the hall but to those most of us on the boob-tube. hmm,as far as i can remember, those that were present were chiz escudero ( whom i have my bias and bet on.hehe), secretary gilbert teodoro, mar roxas, father ed panlilio, and sen. manny villar(but im unsure as of the moment if he was there). i admit i was too lazy then to blog about all these craze for the coming election, but after seeing the 2nd one, i was inspired to do so, not only that i think i should but also a way to exercise my right of influencing others of my choice.hehe!
the 2nd part of said forum was attended by sen. legarda (whom i cant help but put on the same spectacle with hillary clinton in the U.S.), makati mayor binay, bayani fernando and would you believe former president estrada? yeah he was there. and i cant help but to put emphasis on this blog entry of the reality that he was indeed there, talking and all that. i mean, him? there? well anyways, that was my first impression upon turning the tv and having to found that the estranged erap had the guts of going there. but i was caught aback and at the same time appalled of the way he handled himself. im too shy to say this but i was impressed of erap. yeah, i was. the way he answered those questions and all, eventhough the crowd had episodic laughters while he was talking ( or maybe they thought he couldnt handle those questions) but at the end of his answers you cant hear any sound at all of mockery because i believe the crowd really was also impressed. one question that he well-answered was: what is it that is needed of a justice in the supreme court aside from competence? and he answered "integrity" with such an explanation that was well thought and well delivered and mind you ,it was in the english language which he jokingly said he had mastered so far.hehe! im not campaigning for him or anything like that. its just that as of now, i am willing to just let him run for the office of the president(which i think if ever he would run, he must have that pinoy record of running for the same office twice). i also believe he must be given that chance again for he did not really consumed or lets just say finished his term of office. but i guess its up to COMELEC and the Supreme Court being the last deciding court in the country to decide on the matter wether Mr. Erap is still qualified to run for President(again,for the 2nd time around). also, im commending Sen. Legarda the way she answered and presented herself.
but really as of now, i am eyeing on Sen. Escudero as the next President. young,fresh and has a good resume, he had served as a Representative and now as a Senator. and i think it is ripe-time for him to lead this country.
Nota Bene: i would like to stress the point that im just practicing what i have pledged in the AKOMISMO campaign, that i will blog for the good of this country and not to pull it down. anticipating for the next year's election here!weee!and i firmly believe their would be one--a national election, for us filipinos will not allow a no-election scenario! proud to be pinoy po!
