Presidency should be earned.

To win the highest position in land, obviously it should be earned. If someone is aiming for the seat at the palace of course it will be a long and a tough journey, meaning services will be rendered, countless time will be occupied, own treasury will be shelled out, and many more beyond being a statesman. But what I've mentioned are circumstances which is water under the bridge, to be a public servant is a devotion for whatever intention. Now if your candidate took a shortcut, there's a problem. It takes investment to be in power hence it empowers. But after all, the question for every powerful politician is 'what have you done for your country?'

"Ask what not your country can do for you--ask what can you do for your country." -John F. Kennedy

 

Politics has no room for a tragedy like Ondoy.

Our time today is saturated with multimedia, it's being advantageous for the campaign of a politician as every air wave of stream now a days has a lot of catchy ideas, star-studded endorsements, sympathetic endearments, quip statements, and a hundred more ways of advertisement which are about to get your attention thus it can penetrate to one's mind and plant a message that tells 'please vote for me'. The immense advertisements can be misleading, its purpose is dearly to convince the viewers/listeners-- yes it can be manipulative but at the end of the day, isn't more convincing if the decision is in accordance to his/her standards not because of a commercial.

Gimmickery is pathetic - politician's way of undermining the intellect of the sovereign Filipino to vote who's the most deserving. We have the power to empower the right people for the job. Tricks can do nothing to a thinking mind. An evaluation to know 'who really a candidate is?' and 'what's his/her accomplishments?'-- important factors for a rational decision. 

Ano na ba talaga ang nagawa nila para sa Pilipinas? Let's ask ourselves, do we want an incompetent leader who's only embellished that's why it appears nice but only equipped with personal ambition? A promise of honesty is just a word after all, instead let's look to their track record and see who's a real noble. Let's practice our rights to elect the candidate who truly earns our votes. Nevertheless we can always look back if we get lost, "Presidency should be earned."

Wag natin pairalin ang emosyon sa pag boto, ibigay natin ang karapatan na manuno ang isang lider na karapatdapat.

Track record, reputation, experience, and intellect are the qualifications I'm asking in order to win my vote. I can let the advertisements inform me, thanks though, but the whole point is it can't decide for my vote. Hopefully you can also be prudent too for a better future of our country.