Dick Gordon for President!

Election is already this coming May 10. A monday. And yet i haven't chosen a president to elect. Many of my friends are very vocal in supporting their candidate. I, on the other hand, haven't campaigned one candidate - even for one senator. 

The presidential candidate im electing for this coming May 10th is Richard "Dick" Gordon. I may have not shown my support before because i don't want to show any bias information since im making blogs about the candidates. But this time around, im proud to say im supporting Dick Gordon.

Many people had commented that Gordon will not will this election because of the fact that he's not even reached the top 3 of the rank. Noynoy, according to them, will win. But Gordon, as a very positive-minded person thinks he still will win the race. But frankly saying, though i support him, i don't see the future of him winning this election. That's as far i am and the surveys are concern. Let's just get everything real.

I have here some reason why i want to elect Gordon as my President - not mentioning his credibility to run an office and his backgrounds (his opponents are nothing when compared to his).I got this points from his FACEBOOK page and since the platforrm is to long, i have to make it concise. His 5 Strategic Objectives are:

• Establishing Peace and Security
• Rooting out Graft and Corruption
• Mobilizing Government for National Modernization
• Managing the Economy for Growth and Global Competition
• Developing our Human Resources

He also included the important factor which is the health program.

• Extend free public health services to cover all citizens, especially in the rural areas.

• Increase the salaries of doctors and nurses in order to keep more of them in the country.

• Establish compulsory healthcare savings account for all Filipinos.

• Establish more Botika ng Barangay outlets nationwide.

• Promote responsible parenthood.

All these platform, when summarized, is to make our country a better place to live. That's why they got got their political party name, Bagumbayan, which means "a  new country".

related source: Dick Gordon's page

Political Feud

When i arrived home from my weekly HD session this evening, i noticed a pamphlet  laid over the table and it seemed no one ever bothered reading it. I asked my mum about it and she told me to read it since she already did. Well, i asked her once again what it was but she just told me to read it and tell her what i think about the content. My mum, who always keeps me "hanging", made me curious about it.

The title says, "SI NOYNOY NA BA AT WALA NG IBA???" and with this alone, made me more curious and read the whole article. The article was, according to the texts was researched  and distributed by the former Congressman Rene P. Dragon, all bout Noynoy Aquino's being unfit to such presidential position. Every incapability was pointed out - one by one - by the author who published it on his Facebook account, Atty. Gary Tiongco, a graduate of UP college of law. Every detail he wrote, according to him, were of his opinion as a non-political persona. But as far as my knowledge in research is concern, i couldn't find the name Gary Tiongco or Atty. Gary Tiongco.

Frontpage of the booklet

Honestly, i got nearly convinced by the writings but then on the later part of the booklet, i read the name of Manny Villar. If i could just laugh so hard on what i just read, i would but then i had to keep it myself.

Who would ever believe on such  writings especially that the one who wrote is a supporter? Im not saying im Villar's supporter or Noynoy's. Neither of the two. What im actually pointing out here is this whole filthy political feud. It's even more pathetic that this whole "feud" touches up one's egos! Look at what was thrown at Noynoy's camp? It was his alleged psychological report saying he underwent great depression and psychiatric treatment. And to Manny? Well, every possible "evil" thing and that he didn't really "come from a poor family".

Somebody from facebook sent me a picture of Baby James Yap showing his "dirty fingers". I can't say how genuine the picture is or how fake it is but what i know is this whole situation especially during election just made me feel so sad about our country. Imagine, you include a kid just to ruin one's credibility? Again, im not saying all these as a supporter. Im mainly saying these as a concerned citizen. If these are the kind of attitudes our future leaders are showing us even before they're yet on the position, how much more if already elected?

Baby James' "Dirty Finger"

This whole "political feud" during election seems so normal already to most people. Political gimmicks, scandals, bribery, vote-buying (there's even flying-voters!), name it, our country has it. We boast our country as the only Catholic country (majority) in Asia but we have the dirtiest election and that doesn't show the Christianity in us.

This coming May 10th, i pray for a VERY peaceful and successful 1st AUTOMATED ELECTION in the country's history! Let not others dictate us who to elect. Let's be vigilant to guard our vote. Remember, every vote counts.