voting frenzy

This is my shortlist of senatoriables:

Sonia M. Roco – it goes without saying that she is on the top of my list. I still believe in the principles of Aksyon Demokratiko precisely because these principles mirror the principles espouse by the late Senator Raul Roco. She runs with the platform of education. Too many politicians have used education as their platforms yet have failed to produce the desired results because they never knew how it is to be in the academe and they never realize how grave the problem of education in this country. Yes, one politician may say he knows all, but only those who have gone to teaching industry can say that he knows, and he feels. Sonia Roco has been a 25 year veteran in the academe. She knew and she felt how it is to be in the academe, how to make do with what the government has earmarked for education and she knows exactly what needs to be done to alleviate the problems in education.

Migz Zubiri – it is better to have one environmentalist in the senate than to have none at all. Some of the programs he wants to legislate, which I think are very important today, are the total log ban bill and the cyanide regulation bill.

That’s just it for the mean time. I do not need to fill all twelve positions up. If come election day and I am still not convinced on who to vote then I would not think in voting only two senatoriables.

In consideration are:

Kiko Pangilinan

Noynoy Aquino

Trillanes

Allan Peter Cayetano

Jamalul Kiram

Nikki Coseteng

Loren Legarda

Ping Lacson

Chavit (joke lang)

Cesar Monatano (JOKE LANG)

Richard Gomez (JOKE LANG)

Come election day I will not definitely vote for these candidates:

Edong Angara – I still have not forgotten how he convinced FPJ to run for the presidency last 2004 elections. To be a statesman, one must put the nation first before the party.

Chiz Escudero – I have attended a forum where he was the key note speaker. He speaks well and with sense, but he speaks words fabricated to perfection to appear inspiring. When I asked him to be realistic, he never gave me a concrete answer.

Tessie Aquino-Oreta – if I have not yet forgotten how Angara convinced FPJ to run in the 2004 elections, moreso have I not forgotten how Tessie Aquino-Oreta danced in jubilation in the failed impeachment trial of Joseph Estrada

Tito Sotto – hey, is it not that he was a staunch critic of the president? Butz Aquino has said it well: when someone from the administration party transfers to the opposition block he must be thinking of some righteous motives, because that is tantamount to political suicide. But when someone from the opposition transfers to the administration party, that is when a question of motive arises. I would have forgiven Sotto for jumping ship to the administration had he not lambasted, criticized and reduced the Arroyo administration into mere illegitimate regime.

Butch “pro pinoy” Pichay – he was one of the initiators of charter change in the lower house. He had supported the people’s initiative and the constitutional assembly, which will ultimately restructure the government from presidential to parliamentary, and from bi-cameral system to unicameral. He once said in an interview that the senate should be abolished. THEN WHY ON EARTH IS HE RUNNING FOR THE SENATE NOW!!!!!!

Cesar Montano – it goes without saying

Richard Gomez – it goes without saying as well

Honasan – he is being charged of rebellion. One offense of rebellion or coup d’ etat is pardonable. The second charge of rebellion IS TOTALLY IMPARDONABLE!!!

Mike Defensor – I will not forget his interview in channel 2 wherein he requested the media not to cover the coup d’ etat attempt of the marines at Fort Bonifacio. No one can abridge the freedom of the press and no one can restrain the right of the people to information, especially when such information is of public interest. Raul Roco once said, “do not become the monster you are fighting” I know Defensor was once an activist.

John Osmeña – last 2001 he swung his support from the majority to the minority that started the coup in the senate and stalled the senate for weeks. I cannot let that happen again. I hope John Osmeña realizes that he is carrying a surname that has established a long history of statesmanship