Reaction Paper: Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III running for President

Brief History

• His father, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was regarded as a staunch opposition and posed as a threat against the dictatorship rule of Ferdinand Marcos;
• Ninoy was assassinated in Manila International Airport (now known as NAIA or Ninoy Aquino International Airport) on August 21, 1983 on his return from exile;
• He instantly became a hero among the Filipinos, among the oppressed and the underdog; sympathy from the Filipinos showed when millions trooped to Ninoy's funeral.
• Noynoy's mother Corazon "Cory" Aquino led a peaceful revolution against the Marcos regime; EDSA revolution then became a byword for peaceful resolution of conflict;
• Cory became the President of the country and was responsible in restoring democracy and peace and order.
• Three presidents after her, the country then faced another would-be dictator, the cunning Gloria Arroyo whose rule was likened to Marcos where activists and media personnel got kidnapped, tortured, or killed; only difference is she stopped short in declaring martial law to the entire nation;
• This prompted an anti-Arroyo sentiment and the EDSA fever is brewing again as indicated in demonstrations ranging from a few hundreds to hundreds of thousands.
  
• Noynoy's mother died August 1, 2009 and under oppression of the current government, leaving Filipinos watching the Aquinos becoming the underdog again.
• Again, hundreds of thousands flocked in Cory's funeral and marched on the streets together with the coffin, reliving the death of her husband.
• Noynoy was then urged to run for President to continue the fight of his parents; civil society, business groups, and other private and public citizens gave their support;
• After a month and a "Retreat", Noynoy declared to run for President on September 9, 2009.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Reaction

ELECTIONS 2010

The political maturity of the Filipinos will again be tested. How did we manage to put nonsense and stupid people like Lito Lapid on the sacred halls of the Senate previously sanctified by the likes of Jovito Salonga, Claro M. Recto, and Jose Diokno? How did we manage to elect actor Erap Estrada to the highest executive post of the land? Do we, as Filipinos and voters know what those positions are and what's expected of that office?

President - the office is the highest executive arm of the government, but not the government itself. Sometimes we think that its the highest office in the land but come to think of it, it should be co-equal with the other heads of the two branches: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Senate President and Speaker of the House of the bicameral Congress.

V-President - so far the most inutile position so far; devoid of hard-line function except in the absence of the President.

Senators - National legislators who are supposed to write laws that would maintain peace, order, harmony, unity and equality among the citizens; it goes without saying that the people WHO should be elected there has KNOWLEDGE about our LAWS and how to make it; not some shenanigans whose accomplishment is purely ENTERTAINMENT.

Congress men/women - Same as senators, they are tasked to legislate laws that is good for the country, not act like benevolent SOBs who paint their names on every fly-over, bridge, school, or vehicles they claim "made possible" through their "efforts". To hell with you, it's not your money you're spending, it's the tax payer's money. Most of all, why should we be grateful to you if you're just doing your job???

ON BENIGNO "NOYNOY" AQUINO III

He's receiving a lot of criticism. He doesn't have credibility and track record like his parents. He has done nothing as a congressman or a senator. He doesn't have the looks to lead the country...

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Subjects: Social Sciences, Humanities, Political Science

References:
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http://www.ph.net/htdocs/government/phil/legislative/index.html