October 31, 2009

October 31, 2009 may known to be as Halloween to most people in the world, but it is more important to the people here in the Philippines as a step to life-changing move for the country. it was the deadline for the voter's registration for the 2010 elections.

ever since the death of former President Cory Aquino, politicians have began to move their resources for next year's election. a lot has happened and President Aquino's death have changed a lot of what is to come for the Philippines next year. among those things is the decision of her one and only son Noynoy Aquino to run for presidency after Sen. Mar Roxas withdrew his candidacy for him. it was a noble move in the opinion of others but there are still some who are doubting his motives. anyhow, the two decided to run alongside each other where Roxas will be Aquino's vice president. on the brighter side of things, at least the anticipated Mar Roxas-Korina Sanchez wedding pushed through. haha.

next was former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada's announcement that he, too, will run for president next year. there were those who were supporting but there were those who are against it. i'm one of them. why? well, constitutionally speaking, he's no longer qualified. i don't care even if he say that he didn't get to finish his term as a president and the constitution only apply for those who did finish their term. whatever. also, i believe that the Philippines needs a new leader - the Philippines today is not the same Philippines that Estrada led back in 1998, things are way different now.

when i ask myself who am i going to vote, i still don't know. i'm waiting for the final list of candidates come next year. this will be my first time to vote and i'm so thankful that i didn't get to join the Oct 31 rush, haha (i registered way earlier, hahahaha). in my opinion, this year's registration is the most significant yet. i can't wait for the elections. i believe that change is gonna come this time around...

issues after the burial of Pres. Aquino

that photo was published in Manila Bulletin after the day of President Cory Aquino's burial. it was an honest mistake and, fortunately, people from Malacanang see it as that. but with a lot of issues being thrown against President Gloria Arroyo, people that are anti-PGMA are so loving it. but it is not only Manila Bulletin that committed the same mistake, writers in philstar.com and abscbnnews.com and news anchors from TV and radio are also guilty of the same error.

anyway, the biggest issue that is causing a buzz right now after the burial of Pres. Aquino is whether or not her youngest daughter Kris Aquino will run for office or whether or not her only son Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, Jr. will run for the higher office for the 2010 elections.

"Kagaya po nang pangakong iniwan ng Dad at Mom sa ating bayan, Noy, ikaw at ako ang nasa posisyon para ipagpatuloy ang lahat ng kanilang nasimulan."

[read the whole speech @ PEP.ph]

Kris Aquino said this before in front of all the people in the Manila Cathedral and in national TV before towards the end of the Requim Mass for her mother. with the 2010 elections just less than a year away, people are speculating whether the two Aquino children will run for the said elections.

critics have said that if Kris Aquino and Noynoy Aquino will run for in 2010, they have a huge chance of winning. with all the people who showed up in Pres. Aquino's cortege, it is obvious that the siblings have the whole nation behind them. besides, Kris Aquino have a very strong charisma that can drew a lot of attention towards her. whether people like it or not, whenever Kris Aquino has something to say, it always seems that the whole world listens to her. and i bet the number of people listened to her when she was interviewed last Sunday in The Buzz was larger than the people who listened to Pres. Arroyo during her last SONA.

[picture from a friend]

automated elections might not be possible

i was sitting inside the FX when i heard the news from the radio. i don't really understand what happened but i'm hoping that the COMELEC and all the officials that are involved for the 2010 Elections can do something about it. i believe that Philippines serves like a laughing stock of the world every time the country held its election. why? most of the country around the world are using computers for their election - even countries that are poorer than the Philippines use computers during their elections.

i really can't help but think how stupid are the officials are that are working for this election and that ranges from the people in the COMELEC up to the Judiciary. before, COMELEC have already petitioned for an automated election, it was denied by the Judiacial branch because it only as 99% accuracy. WTH! 99%! nothing's perfect, duh!

i won't be surprised if the people will think that this is another of our beloved president's "pakulo" in order to get her term extended. i mean that's the talk of the country (aside from the Hayden Kho video scandal)! that's what the people thinks when the ConAss was assembled. and i really can't blame them. i really don't get it why those people in the high authority can't see how tired the Filipinos already are. they want something new and they want change. enough is already enough. the Palace also seems to treat the Filipino youth as human beings who doesn't have anything in their brain. they usually say that they (we) don't understand what we're protesting, etc. i pity them because they all seem so outdated - they don't understance and they couldn't accept the fact that the youth of today is the smartest people in the country right now. tsk tsk tsk.