My Expectations in May Election 2016

       The Filipino voters had already chose their respective leaders for their town and for the whole country. Of course, in every election, there are losers and winners. Who ever won in this election, let us hope that they will do their job as what they promised to their constituent. Before the election some of my expectations turned into reality.

First, I predicted that Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will be elected as our president. No, I'm not like Pastor Apollo Quiboloy that prophesied that Duterte will become a president of the Philippines. My prediction was based to the calling of the Filipino people for a change. Among the presidential candidates, he is the only one who are have a gut to become our leader. I believed that through his iron hand he could discipline us.

I also expected that the violence which is related to the election would also happen. This is not a new thing in Philippine politics especially in some provinces. The families of politicians are ready to do anything for the sake of power. For they already treated politics as their business where they can get juicy transactions in the government.

I am for Duterte, but in presidential race I chose Leni Robredo although she is a candidate from Liberal Party. I chose her because she never involved in any issue of corruption. I am hoping that she will not let his political party to use her for their own interest. I already expected that she will win as vice president. I knew that many Filipino people didn't choose Bongbong Marcos because they don't want the Marcoses to get back in Malacanang. They are aware that if Bongbong become a vice president, he will run as president in 2022.

I also sense that Manny Pacquiao will win as Senator despite of his hate speech against homosexuality. Many people are worried because they believed that Pacquaio could not performed well in the Senate. When he was still a congressman, he didn't pass any bill. Then, he only attended four times in the sessions. Yes, that's true, but now he already retired in boxing. So, there is no reason that he could not do his job in the Senate. Let us hope that his concern for the poor would convert into making a bill.

Of course, I also expected that the unpopular candidates but who have a good platform will not win in this election. Before you run in politics, of course you have enough funds or resources for the campaign. Sad but true, politics is all about money. We can count in our fingers those politicians who have a good intention for our country. If they elected, it is time them to pay to the person or groups who supported financially for their candidacy.

Now, we have a new administration, let us hope that Duterte should fulfill his promise to us. If we really want a true change, let us cooperate with him.

Top 10 Good Characteristics of My Presidential Bet

The calling for a change of the Filipino people is stronger. Unlike in the past election, many of us doesn't care about the situation of our country. But nowadays, they are already aware that we need to change the old system and we need a new leader that we could bring us in a new path.

Here are the characteristic of my presidential bet. I hope that the other voters should scrutinize this. Maybe it could help if they are still undecided...

1. My presidential bet has a good record of public service. He is not involved in any illegal transaction while he is serving in a local position. We need a president like him to become a good example, not only to the government officials, but especially to the youth who are looking for an idol.

2. He has a different approach in governance. He is not a traditional politician who are always deceiving his constituents. He don't know how to pretend in the front of public. He show his true color, he don't hide anything. If he become a leader, we can expect a transparent government from him.

3. He mark his words. If he promise, he will do it. He is only promising the things that he can do. he is not like other politician who are promising that they will give the heaven and the stars just to get the vote of the people. He says to the voters that don't vote for him if he don't like his policy or platform. it means that is not hungry of power.

4. He is not afraid even he attack some entities like the Church and big nations. As long as he knows what he is talking about, he will fight for it. But if realize that he is wrong, he will make a public apology. He is blaming other people for his own mistakes.

5. My presidential bet is ready to risk his reputation and his own life. If we think, it is impossible that he can eradicate the criminality in our country within 3-6 months. Some of his critics judged him that he can't do it. He need to declare Martial Law if he want to attain it. But if a leader has a strong political will, there is nothing impossible. His plan is not based on killing criminals, but it is based strengthening the police intelligence and to speed the trial and our judicial system.

6. He is thinking about the future of our youth that's why he really hates drug addiction. We knew that illegal drugs is destroying their future. Who among the presidential candidates who have a concrete how to eliminate the drug problem in our country? If the drug syndicates would be dismantled, we could attain a peaceful society.

7. He has also a concern for the ordinary workers that's why if he become a president he will abolish contractualization. This is illegal according in our Constitution, but the big businessmen find a way how to make it legal. Under my presidential bet's regime, employee will become regular. The regularization should be base of their performance and not base upon an unfair contract.

8. My presidential bet has a wide view and tough principles in terms of extending our friendship to other countries. Yes, diplomacy is very important. As of now, we are still a weak country and we can't stand in our own. But as independent country, we should always consider our own interest. if our allied country has a vested interest that could affect our country, it is only right if we reject it. Friendship is a give and take, they can't take advantage us.

9. Even he has blatant mouth, my candidate is standing for peace. He only hates criminals, but he don't hate the other groups who have an opposite principle. He is respecting them that's why he knew how to deal with the Muslim rebels and to the Communist party. True peace in Mindanao could be achievable right now and peace talks with the NPA is very possible under his regime.

10. He is not a credit grabber, he knew how to acknowledge where he got the idea. During the presidential debate, he is willing to copy some of the plans of his rivals. There was nothing wrong about that, just pick up the idea if it is good for our country. All you have to do is to mold or develop it. But it doesn't mean that he don't have his own platform. He only knew how to detect if the program is good or not. He will not ignore the program although it belongs from his opponents. For the sake of our country, he is open for any good suggestions to develop of our country. In the end, it is up to him if he accept or reject it.

By the way, do you know who is my presidential bet? Yes, it is Rodrigo Duterte!