For the past 5 months I've been undecided on whom I would be voting for president. Among those running, I'm really considering on Noynoy. But his inexperience made me want to go abstain instead. But then again, I would not do so. This is my right and whatever decision I make, Noy or abstain, I will have to deal with it for the next six years. So what made me decide then?
I have no rebuttal on the issue of Noy not passing any laws during his 3 terms as congressman and half term as senator. I also can't defend him on his lack of experience in the executive department. These two issues are more than enough for an intelligent person to not even consider him as a candidate for the presidency. But what really made me chose him? I guess we shared the same drive on giving change to Filipinos. The 9 years of PGMA have been plagued with corruption. I don't need a law degree from Harvard to understand and confirm such acts. What I don't understand is why most Filipinos would choose to be deaf and blind sa garapalang panggagago ng administrasyon and sa garapalang pagharang ng mga kaalyado nya sa pagimbestiga sa mga kaso. And I don't want this to continue with the next administration. By voting someone who I'm thinking is the least likely to align with PGMA, I'm seeing change. As a taxpayer and law-abiding citizen of this country, I would want to see PGMA pay for her corrupt practices. I'm thinking na pag totally nalusutan nya lahat ng mga kaso nya, baka yung mga susunod na presidente eh mas maging kumpyansa na mangurakot kasi nga kaya naman nila itong lusutan sa pamamagitan ng posisyon at tamang alyansa.
Sa usapin naman ng pagiging deserving in terms of track record and intelligence, hands down Gibo should be the president. Sabi nga nya, Galing at Talino. Yan si Gibo Teodoro. Ang sa akin lang, magaling din si PGMA. Matalino si PGMA. Pero anong ginawa ni PGMA? Yes I know it's unfair comparing him to PGMA in the first place. But the moment he accepted Lakas-Kampi's nomination, he'll always have PGMA's shadow lurking beside him. Actually, what turned me off from Gibo was during his first few interviews after his nomination. He specifically said that his administration will not prioritize investigation or at most papanagutin si PGMA. And that scared me a lot. And what scares me more now is having Gibo as president and PGMA as Prime Minister. Given PGMA's congressional run and a sure win, an ally in Malacanang, then Parliamentary change will really be easy. I've read an editorial just this week. And I would just want to quote it here coz I'm sharing the same sentiments with him. This is with regards to alliances with PGMA
Here too is where former Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro falls exceedingly short of what Filipinos are looking for in their next leader. For how can he lead us when he does not even feel our pain, when he cannot even see the world as we do? How can he bring us to a better place if he does not even agree with us about where our country stands today? In Gibo Teodoro's eyes, the GMA administration is one to be proud of with a record he wishes to be judged on come Election Day. So be it.
And this is one of the main reasons why I'm not really keen on going green. I want to end PGMA's long extended stay in power. And I would want to help stop her plans of even extending that stay in a parliamentary form. How can I stop it if my president thinks otherwise. Let's say if Gibo didn't defect from NPC and still run for presidency, I might even consider him as my president. But for me, accepting PGMA's endorsement will be the start of his downfall.
As for Manny Villar, I'd rather keep my mouth shut. Hehe. Honestly, I think Loren Legarda is his downfall. =)
In a few hours, we will be casting our votes for the next president, vice-president, senators, congressmen, governors, vice-governors, board members, mayors, vice-mayors, and councilors. No matter the differences in our choices, let's respect each other. Let's just hope that who ever wins will give us real change. And who ever wins is the real choice of the majority of the Filipino people. Cliche as it may seem, I hope everyone will vote wisely.
I'm also not keen on voting for partylist. Sorry but I still can't grasp the idea of partylists. All I know is they should represent the marginalized sectors. But how can they represent these sectors if the nominees are former political figures. I totally despise Mikey Arroyo's role as the nominee of the partylist that is said to represent security guards. Can we just scrap off this partylist system for now until there is a clear definition on it. Bakit may partylist ang mga regional groups? (AKB, An Waray, etc.) Hindi ba dapat represented na sila ng mga congressmen nila? I just don't get it. But if I decide to vote, I will still go for CIBAC.
