In less than 2 years, we will be choosing our leaders, and we have to do proper assessment in the real situations on the ground.
Since time immemorial politicians put the best foot forward, and we ought to learn a lot from their evocative campaign slogans that turned out to be a pie in the sky. From Erap's "Erap para sa mahihirap", to Gloria Arroyo's "Strong Republic", Noynoy's Aquino's “Daang Matuwid”, and then Rody Duterte's "Chang Is Coming" with matching kiss of Philippine flag
It seems finding the right leader to make our country rebound again given the global crisis of pandemic, is like finding a needle in a haystack. Those who were worthy to be the President of the Philippine Republic who others called as the Presidents We Never Had died unexpectedly, and these are Raul Roco, Miriam Defensor Santiago and Jesse Robredo.
If you will honestly evaluate the sentiment of the real people, (not those brainless, shameless and worthless trolls who bank on their followers to share their nonsensical bravado just to kiss the stinky butt of their boss), many are really disappointed. Even the venerable Professor Clarita Carlos did not hide her disgust with the Barangay Tanod of Davao City Province of China, when she shared in her Facebook account her sentiments against the person she chose to vote and promised that Change is Coming.
Apparently, Duterte meant #ChangeScamming, that is, people will be scammed for the change he promised to do. As even the American Novelist and Pulitzer Prize Winner for the Novel Ellen Glasgow said, "All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward." And in the same breadth, not all who kiss Philippine flag love our country, just like when Judas kissed Jesus.
As I see it, the 2022 would be raged vote --- a vote that will determine the future of the Philippines especially now that our economy is gasping and panting. No thanks to the incompetent Barangay Tagay of Davao City. His open door policy for China has shooed away a lot of foreign investors, and some of them are known to me.
But for the Filipinos to make the needed change happen, we ought to choose wisely, not base on popularity, speech or propaganda. Apart from this, the need to have one solid opposition will be a sure win. There would be nuisance candidates, that would divide the vote. Most likely they will find some candidates with the similar surnames to divide the vote of the strongest contender.
But as early as now those who plan to run for President and challenge the Alladin (Ala Ding Kwenta/Useless) administration of Duterte need to be united and pit one candidate against the one that Duterte will endorse. By doing this, we will end the cycle of curse we had embraced in 2016, that led us to damnation instead of salvation.
Sadly, the leader we chose was an air force, 99% air in his head, and 1% force. His Tapang and Malasakit is made from China. Ergo it's fake!
If it has to be, it's all up to me... Go out and register. If you want a positive change, show make the rage vote happen!