Okay you have won by a massive margin. Congratulations! The Philippines is in your hands by July. I applaud the fast results that wrecked the hopes of your opponents. You own the 2010 General Elections and you kicked their asses.

The Good! The Bad! The Ugly!

Now that you are president, you are in control of the Military. You now control the Armed Forces who have for years, have tried to crush insurgents but the insurgents are still there. It is now in your hands to deal with them.

The country’s debt is still huge! Let us pray that you can turn around a weak economy that is still feeling the recent global recession. You will now balance the fiscal deficits of our “rich” country.

You will now have control over government contracts, I hope that you have the intestinal fortitude to say “NO” to allies that will try to acquire juicy contracts.

You now possess the power to prioritize the delivery of basic services. It is now up to you if you want to produce smarter children by prioritizing education. If you want a healthier country, you can bolster our health care delivery system, God knows how it is in dire need of funding. There are other sectors in need of funding it is now up to you. The problem is balancing it is like balancing a double edged sword, it can cut you at either side.

Lastly, not all of your allies are your friends and not all of your critics are your enemies. You were brought up in a political family and we all know that there are some that will take your statements out of context.

Suggestions and Congratulations

Now that you will have the title: President of The Republic of the Philippines, please get a haircut. Get a damn haircut man! Your current ‘do makes you look like an old man, better yet go bald!

Get a wife! You have a hot girlfriend and it wont hurt your image if you get married. Do not think of love anymore, your old enough to be my father and it would be nice if someone would continue your family’s legacy. A first lady will help your presidency and I think Kris Aquino won’t cut it.

To you Benigno “Noy Noy” C. Aquino Jr, I give my sincerest congratulations! Good Luck! And to Gloria M. Macapagal-Arroyo: GOOD RIDDANCE!

What is in a name? We can be named Pedro, Juan or Ricardo but we have no choice in choosing our own name. His parents could have named him Jograd or Jobert but he was so aptly named Bayani. He was not only named Bayani but he also embodied it.

Like a true hero, he made sacrifices to attain his goals. His ultimate sacrifice was his popularity. During his heyday as the MMDA chief he made heads turned. He kicked ass and but everybody hated him. I know he had some crazy ideas but at least he did something significant totally in contrast with other people in the government. We can go on and on about the things he did but he did it for us to have a better society.

In an election filled with promises of change, why couldn’t we vote for someone who has always embodied change. Heck, he is one helluva change agent. He can transform a backwater municipality into a freaking city for Pete’s sake!

I know we all have a desire for a change. If Bayani is put in office we can all hope to see the Philippines transform from a tumultuous problematic country into a beautiful and progressive nation.

Note: The author of this post does not have any connections with Bayani Fernando(aside from their favorite color scheme)

What is an election without the old school “meeting de abanse”? Here is our awesome congressman addressing our community about what he have done and going to do when he is elected again. He will win for sure!

Bayani mascot taken at Mac Arthur Hiway Dau Mabalacat Pampanga

The elections is a huge nationwide fiesta. We can see singers, dancers and the requisite politician sing and dance. The campaign period can show a lot of performances, whether they are entertaining or disgusting is up to the person watching it.

Mascots are reserved for birthday parties and fast food joints. Their effect to the children range from making them cry to making them laugh. If that is the case can you imagine seeing a politician’s imagery blown up into a freaking mascot?

Tita Wilma mascot the freakishly manly female mascot

Appreciating mascots is really a subjective experience. Personally I couldn’t care less( but hey its just me and I had a weird fear of Suzie and Geno, the Sustagen mascots). If you look at it closely, the effect it has is purely for entertainment purposes and the real vote getter is the politician himself. If the person has a pure and genuine political platform of governance, the mascot is not needed but it does not mean that the mascots are not really awesome. They are.

The poller id! Nope its not the voter’s identification card. Its the piece of rubber that is proliferating in the wrists of people as of late. We call them baller ids.

The campaign managers have made use of a concept popularized by Nike a few years back that made Lance Armstrong’s foundation a few million bucks richer. The yellow rubber strap with the bold words Livestrong have been replaced by Pinoys with the requisite politicians name. Ahhh Filipinos are indeed smart( but I’m not sure if them choking hazards are made in China or not).

Today we can see Gardo for mayor or Pedro for president in thousands of Filipinos’ wrists but I guess the more appropriate name for them are not baller ids but poller ids!

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The cups are available when you buy smoothies from Fruitas. I guess its to raise awareness to voters. The faces of Noynoy Aquino, Erap Estrada, Manny Villar, and Gibo Teodoro are available in the cups. I did not choose the cup above I would have chosen Erap.

Senators are an integral part of the legislative branch of the government and they are the people who will be responsible for drafting new laws. Here are my short list of senatoriables I will vote this May.

Adel Tamano- United Opposition spokesperson, lawyer, educator and well educated. He can bring the necessary educational background that is lacking with several senatoriables on this year’s lineup. Plus the pogi factor is a big sell (the senate really needs a dose of handsome).

Pia Cayetano- If Adel brings the pogi factor, Pia brings the beauty to the senate(she is haf caucasian). Daughter of the late great senator Renato “Companyero” Cayetano, she has the genes to back her up. She is also a lawyer and also an athlete. My only problem with the Cayetanos is that they have somewhat of a political dynasty.

Miriam Defensor Santiago- She is awesome. One of the most badass senators of the country and being a woman did not stop her from splitting some hairs while being a senator for more than a decade now. She has her share of flaws but overall, if she wins she will bring some experience to the senate.

My top three choice for senators are all lawyers because lawyers would know laws better than the common actor.

Manny Villar ain’t got shit over former President Estrada’s new commercial. Heck he isn’t even selling himself he is whoring that Arthro. For the people who have no idea what Arthro is its an anti arthritis supplement that has a big “NO APPROVED THERAPEUTIC CLAIMS” in front of the box.

Kudos to Erap! For a guy who has a new knee he runs very decent considering how big he is now. We all know that there is a chance that ERAP will run this election 2010 and if his commercials are as funny as this then he gets my vote!

I was about to sleep and when I opened the television, this was on GMA7. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was in President Corazon Aquino’s wake.

I really laud Noynoy Aquino for entertaining President Gloria Arroyo when she visited Pres Cory Aquino’s wake. President Arroyo went straight away to Manila Cathedral after arriving from New York to pay her respects to President Cory Aquino. She went to see Cory’s remains, sat a few minutes and talked a little to Noynoy. Sure there were awkward silences but at least she was accommodated by the family.

I hope that Cory’s death would spark a mass reconciliation of political enemies and would brought about unity. So as to provide us with leadership not only approved by the bigwigs but also of the entire Filipino people.

Teacher.President.Mother.Rest in Peace. You will never be forgotten.Even from heaven please still guide us Tita Cory.