2010 CANDIDACY: TOO EARLY?

The 2010 election is too far but yet too near for some candidates to air up their candidacy. The senators are like ghost who expresses their presence to the masses in a form of advertisement, flyers and personal appearance to a certain nation’s activity.

One of the senators, who usually wear an orange polo shirt, consistently became number one during the election due to his publicity. I am referring to Sen. Manny Villar. I am one of the millions who voted him because of what I known to his background. He has the passion to the poor people, since he came from a poor family. Nevertheless, last year 2008 one of his advertisements was about helping the OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker). The intension is good. I was impressed of what he did. However, there is question in my mind, why does he need to publicize of what he did to the OFW? Another advertisement he made was about helping certain person who owns duck poultry. Senator Villar stepped on the muddy place with his leather shoes. Realistically, if you are a farmer who steps on a mud, one thing that you need to do is to be in barefooted so you may feel the ground. In this manner, I am sorry to say but he is overacting. Political show!

Way back 2004; I was able to watch certain documentary film in one of the big television stations, wherein they have an expose` about the gimmicks of the candidates. One of presidential candidates help the farmers planted in the rice field and some would uses his wife as a front act in a show. Now, there is an innovations of their publicity, some will use flyers (fan) with their face and names on it, or it could be a streamers, some will roam around with their bodyguards in the midst of the crowd, others will visit the school base as one of the speakers, moreover, others will join certain festival and use his devotion as tool in unconsciously political career. Of all these gimmicks, the most effective yet the most expensive of publicity form is through advertisement in mass media.

Well, in my opinion these are the following senators who started to build certain feelings of candidacy for 2010 election. Who among them will run for President?

1. Senator Manny Villar
2. Senator Manuel Roxas
3. Senator Pia Cayetano
4. Senator Gordon
5. Senator Chiz Escudero
6. Senator Bong Revilla
7. Congressman Miggz Zubiri
8. Congressman Jules Ledesma

If these people have a plan to run a certain position in the public office, don’t you think they were too early for their campaign?

In a recent survey, there are 3 prominent names appeared who are capable to become a president. These are Senator Noli De Castro, Senator Manny Villar (whose appearances in the media affect this survey) and Senator Loren Legarda. However, there are names that race-up for the line recently. These are Senator Mar Roxas (I noticed that their ( Korina Sanchez) relationship will become like a bees if there is an up coming election); Senator Chiz Escudero and Former President Erap Estrada. Talking about the last name appeared in the survey, he was our president way back 1998 to 2001. The same process was made. Popularity is the key to success. If he was not an actor for many decades, he would not being been elected as president.

In fairness to them, they did not file for their candidacy though they could file it before November 30, 2009. Since the Commission on Election Chairman Jose Melwell declared an earlier deadline… Well, we will just wait and see….

Nevertheless, Filipinos should be vigilant enough to scrutinize a caliber president to be. I am hoping that we will decide wisely to the action that we are going to take. We will not just accede and vote a certain person because we are being offered by a house of gold. We have to consider the adverse effects to the erroneous things we will make.