STATED in the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Article VI, Section 3: No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least thirty-five years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.
Wanted by the masang Pilipino is someone who could raise their status quo, maybe someone who could flood their drained bank accounts. Required by the entrepreneurs who subsist in the fluctuating world of stocks and business is a big name that could grant incentives and hoist their eminence in the market. In the sagacity of idealism, others may seek articulation to be the voice and image of what was once a reverie. In the world of ignorance, others may yearn for the face — the one whose posters they once thought were endorsements of a new beauty clinic.
How many times have the Filipinos been fooled? They were but images that portray good actors or actresses — so good that they made us believe that their role is their real personality. Just like how Eula Valdez and Jean Garcia played their role as Amor Powers and Claudia Buenavista that struck the country.
We were once on top — a country that was taking pleasure in its riches until we felt the dictator’s arm clutching our freedom. The state loves freedom, no doubt — proven by the rally scenes that take over the news everyday. The state’s excellent economy was forfeited to reclaim the free will that was taken from us.
Now that we have salvaged what was left of us, we are given much power to make a change — a good one, to retrieve what was once ours.
Pinoys should establish standards. We should vote for someone able — someone who has the capabilities, a person with knowledge and understanding to construct laws not for himself but for the majority of the people. He should be an individual who has the guts to stand on his principles, not changing sides — favor to the appealing and someone who has the record.
Last May 14, the Filipino people were doctors of the ailing land and jurors of the historical reality contest. We may not have unexplained powers to change the present, but we have supremacy to direct the future.
Stated in every Filipino’s hope is someone who will lead the nation to its prosperous condition.
June 8th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Marcos conveniently forgot the adage:
Power corrupts, Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely.
May 29th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
TO ESR
Kaya nga sinayang ni Marcos yung opportunity. He could’ve made this country great.
May 26th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Our country needs an authoritarian rule like Lee Kwan Yew of Singapore who could push the country towards development without the hazard of being blocked by highly politicized Congress, although we fear another Marcos, but a strong leader who had greatness of his country in mind seems the only solution to steer the nation from further sinking.
The Philippines is a great country with great people and rich resources, only the matter of governance and overflowing democracy had stalled its development.We are the only third country in the world with an area smaller than California but with 70provinces..Its unimaginable that politicians who are hungry for power wants more provinces and districts with our present bloated bureaucracy..Why not divide the country into just 13 federal regions wach w/ governor? and just 13 senators and 26 congressmen??so we can save more money for housing for the poor?
May 25th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Juan Dela Cruz
One solution to graft and corruption is public firing squad or bitay sa mga convicted government officials. No joke. Tingnan natin at titino ang Pinas
Bro mas maganda di firing squad.mahal masyado kasi marami sila.MAs maganda gas poisoning at least makakatipid tayo.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
TO PINOY NA PINOY
Napaka-negative naman ng feedback mo. On a positive note, tumataas ang exchange rate natin and stock market.