Beliefs/Reasoning/Faith

NoyNoy Aquino’s Platform: A Social Contract with the Filipino People

Finally, I was able to find the details of his platform and I would like to share this with you.  I got this file from his Official Website (www.noynoy.ph) and most of his supporters interact on that website.  Here are some excerpts from this document: platform.pdf platform.pdf A SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH THE FILIPINO PEOPLE THE PLATFORM OF SENATOR BENIGNO “NOYNOY” S. AQUINO III A National Leadership in Need of Transformational Change •  Its legitimacy is under...

Why Manny Villar

Some are called to lead despite remaining passive and unprepared most of their lives. They are suddenly presented with this grace, this opportunity to shine, but have done very little to earn this kind of noble calling. Beware of this kind of leader; he may just be going with the flow, blinded by the prospect of power and fame, and deafened by the roar of the crowd behind him. He may realize too late that he lacks the tools and the strength to shoulder the burden of leadership. Then there are t...

Noynoy Aquino VS Corruption

I’m still wondering if corruption in the Philippines can be stopped?  Can Noynoy Aquino really fight and stop corruption if he won this year’s presidential election?  How will Noynoy fight corruption in every sector of the government?  Is really corruption the source of “kahirapan” in our country? Until now, I’m still undecided whom to vote for President.  As a responsible citizen of our country, as early as now, we should be researching and comparing the candidates and have...

Philippine 2010 Presidential Election: My Five Basic Qualities of a Good Political Leader

Election day is very near and I notice that a lot of politicians are spending huge amounts of money on advertisements on TV, radio, prints and even on the internet. Take a look at your facebook account? Who’s in there? That’s either Manny Villar, who claims he can stop the poverty in the Philippines (“Si Manny Villar, ang magtatapos ng ating kahirapan…”), or Gibo Teodoro, who just want to fly his airplane (joke) (“Ready for take-off na tayo…”). On TV you’ll see two more politicians, Last night,...