If I had my way, Gordon and Gibo would be the top two presidentiables. I think these two are the most apt for the position to lead and at the same serve. Almost everyone I talk to thinks the same.
But this is the Philippine politics the "apt" doesn't win, but the rich does. I think I am now more than convinced that I will not, I repeat I will NOT vote for Villar. I'm pretty sure you've heard of the rumor that Villar is the secret candidate of Gloria Arroyo. Yes, that corrupt midget is still not over with stealing our money. I don't want to be cynical, but she will get what she wants. She will be a congresswoman and she will do whatever it takes to have her cha-cha. She's just so scheming! The rumor of her siding with Villar surfaced late last year. And just two weekends ago, I received a text from someone I believe to be a reliable source. This is what it says:
From Fr. Catalino Arevalo:
Now the cat's out of the bag..Manny Villar is the secret candidate of President GMA. Mike Arroyo himself met with Manny Villar at the house of Mike Defensor last January 7. Villar secretly agreed to make GMA speaker of the House and protect her should Villar win the presidency...Villar agreed to GMA's offer of massive logistical support in GMA's commissioner's in the COMELEC who will assure Villar's victory..
I don't how true this is. But this "rumor" has been going on for quite a while..and I've heard this story from three different people. You don't have to believe me, but be vigilant. And think before you vote for him. Just like what he said, do a checklist. C-5 controversy guilty--check! Ad spent costing billions which he would most likely retrieve back from our taxes once he's seated--check! Greedy for power enough to trade what's dignity left of him--check!
On a better light..let's do a blind item on a presidentiable! There's a presidentiable who is sometimes perceived as weak (well, maybe just by me) who turned down an offer of 2 friggin' BILLION pesos from a known business tycoon who owns a brewery, a bank, among other businesses. The presidentiable supposedly doesn't want to compromise. See, there's still someone who has his integrity intact, no matter how lousy his ads are! Lol.
Its an unwritten rule to avoid political issues in social occasions. Well, that's very hard to do especially during the campaign season, ayt?
We were out having dinner the other night with some tsinoy clients when the topic of presidential candidate came up. We asked them who their bet was and they said Erap. You could expect the surprise on our faces. They followed with the explanation that during the time of Erap no one was hungry. Furthermore, they claimed that there were a lot of investors, mostly Chinese, in the Philippines during his presidency. A lot of Chinese were able to open up businesses. We had to change the topic to avoid an argument because if they went on further, we might have negate their justifications. They were our client, regardless of different views we cannot do anything that might piss them off.
I assume you see what's wrong with their rationalization right? Yes, a lot of Chinese were able to open businesses. On the other hand, a lot of Filipino became mere employer. The foreigners in this country became richer while the real owners became slaves for them. I don't know about you but that picture doesn't exactly illustrate what I have in mind for Filipinos. I don't want to be a second rate citizen in my own country. And need I remind everyone that he was accused of plunder and was ousted, Tsk!
The circus is in town again. I hope that this time we would take extra effort to evaluate every act, every face we see on the stage.
