Kamusta? Lubos ang aking paghanga sa’yo. Ikaw ang isa sa nagbibigay ng kulay sa buhay ko. Matapang at palaban kang babae at higit pa riyan isa kang ubod ng talinong tao. Sa iyong kariktan at angking ganda, hindi biro na isa ka sa mga unang babaeng bumighani sa akin. Bata pa lamang ako nung una kitang makita sa telebisyon, isang matibay at intelehenteng babae ang isinusulong ang kapakanan ng bansa. at dahil doon agad akong namangha sa iyo, ikaw lang at wala ng iba ang aking hinihintay kapag ang usapin ay pulitika. Lumaki akong may malaking admirasyon sa’yo at ipinangako ko sa sarili ko na ikaw ang gusto kong maging presidente ko kung kaya’t hindi ako nag-atubiling magparehistro upang suportahan ka sa iyong pagtakbo mo upang mahalal na pangulo ng bansa. isa ako sa mga nanabik, noong nakaraang taon pa lamang ay sabik na akong bumoto para sa iyo. Heto nga’t dumating na ang araw ng pangangampanya, walang sawa akong nakipagtalo at nakipagdiskusyon upang makilala at tuluyan ka rin nilang piliin bilang kanilang susunod na pangulo. Nakakalungkot lamang na sa huling laban mo para sa bansa ay hindi kami naging sapat upang dalhin ka sa Palasyo, upang iluklok ka sa upuan na dapat ay dati mo pang pinaroroonan. Inaamin kong lubos akong nalungkot at nahabag noong nakita ko ang kinahanungan mo ngayong halalan, lubos kong kinuwestyon ang lagay mo, kung paanong ang pinakamagaling, makabayan at magandang senadora ang nahuhuli sa bilangan ng boto. Hindi ko matanggap at labis akong naghinagpis, tumulo ang luha sa aking mata. Hindi dahil hindi ka maluluklok bilang pangulo ngunit dahil sa aking mga kilalang kabataan na hindi na mamumulatan ang talino, tapang at galing mo. Gabi ng Mayo 9, ay nanlabo ang aking paningin gawa ng tubig na dumadaloy sa aking mata, Hindi ko na masisilayan ang presidenteng inaasam ko, binigo ko siya, patawad.

Humihingi ako ng pasensya sa iyo dahil hindi ako naging sapat. Hindi ko nagawa ng maayos ang parte ko. Salamat sa lahat. Salamat at hindi ka bumitaw hanggang dulo, salamat at patuloy ka pa ring lumaban, Hindi para sa iyo kung hindi para sa amin. Matagal mo nang pinaglingkuran ang bansa natin, sapat na ang iyong mga nagawa para sa amin, panahon na upang ipagkaloob mo na ang oras mo sa sarili mo. Mahal kita, namin ng mga taong walang humpay at walang sawang sumosuporta sa iyo. Si Digong man ang naihalal nila ngunit sa puso ko ikaw ang Ika-labing anim na presidente ng republika natin. Muli lubos akong nagpapasalamat sa iyo. Mahal kita at patuloy kitang titingalain at hahangaan.

Nagpapasalamat ng buong puso,

This MIGHT be the first (and may also be the last) legit (like long and with sense and feelings kind of post) election/politics-related post that I am going to put into my blog. Please excuse me IF EVER I will use my local language in some parts of this post. So I begin…

Last midnight, around 1:30AM, I literally cried myself to sleep. I am not overreacting or what but I really did cry. Tears won’t stop falling and my heart aches. Maybe you guys already had an idea why, and yes, it was because of Miriam Defensor-Santiago. I might kinda expect her to lose but I did not expect her to be the LEAST. She has done a lot for our country yet her fellow Filipinos choose to ignore her just because she’s sick. I also hate the fact that she tried to court the Filipinos thrice yet she was rejected. I know the feeling of giving everything you have yet you’re getting the same thing over and over again.

Anyway, no matter how much I speak here, the results won’t change. I want to congratulate Mayor Duterte, first. Please, prove me wrong. Prove US wrong. (Please bear in mind that I am not a hater.) I hope you will be able to do your responsibility as a president and we will promise to do our responsibility as a citizen. We will support you and we will hold each other’s hands for this country.

To MDS, (I am trying not to cry, okay) I am pretty sure that you’ve heard this a couple of times but even though we change the shape of the earth, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST PRESIDENT THAT WE NEVER HAD. It’s our loss, not yours. You have given more than enough, it is US who lacked. I really thank you from the bottom of my heart for loving and serving this country. You might be the last in the results but you will ALWAYS be the FIRST in our hearts. We, especially the youth, will continue what you have done to improve this country. I love you, Madam. We love you. You are one of a kind.

#IRONLADYOFASIAOUT

*Photo not mine. Credits to the owners*

I'm a filled with anger, sadness, and disappointment towards the Filipinos. This rant is MY RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION and I don’t give anyone the right to deny me of this.

For the third time, presidency has eluded Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO—the most honest, most competent, most awarded (locally and internationally) and most qualified among all the candidates. She has the academic, professional, and moral excellence that no politician in the Philippines can and could ever surpass. Internationally acclaimed, awarded, and respected. BRAVE. COMPASSIONATE. WISE. HONEST. HONORABLE.

And now, she seems to be finishing last in this race. After decades of honest public service, two life threatening events: an allegedly attempted assassination and stage four lung cancer–AND STILL, she chose to serve the Philippines until her metaphoric last dying breath, AND STILL, the Filipinos denied her the highest seat in the government which she rightfully earned with every ounce of her being FOR THE THIRD TIME.

WHY PUT HER LAST, MY COUNTRYMEN? WHY? —This is my question. Why vote Duterte—who is accused of extra-legal killings and other lascivious acts— over her? Why vote Roxas—who is accused of a lot of things, I don’t even know anymore—over her? Why vote Poe—who is accused of being a non-Philippine citizen and very inexperienced— over her? Why vote Binay—among all who is accused of plunder for graft and corruption—over her?

I can talk about why MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO deserves to be the president, combined with facts and opinions. But her name alone suggests you could never question the integrity of this woman.

Naalala niyo ba nung panahon na tumatakbo si PNoy, it was really like this before anlakas ng hatak niya sa survey and all, His tagline is also the same with Duterte’s “Pagbabago”, I am against Duterte’s presidency, I can tell you a lot of reasons not vote for him.

Lets go back to the real business of this post. I know that Duterte and Pnoy are different in terms of leadership and their way of implementing it, but lets see the bigger picture, we keep on electing and satisfying our daily needs that we forgot to consider what we should have in the future. what this country needs, what the youth needs when they grow up. the only solid platform I see with Duterte is stopping crime in all possible way within six months if not he will fucking turnover the presidency. Yes the need of the youth to be safe outside and inside of home is gravely needed but still we lose of track to consider that they also need jobs, opportunities, and good education.

This election is pure bullshit and heartbreak, I still have a glimpse of hope that Madam Miriam will prevail tomorrow, the power of youth and the truth about the silent majority is ours. Its really a big joke if we sell her out, she is the most qualified in all forms knowing that her platform is shared destiny, a plan that will no longer focus the poorest of the country but will see each and everyone on a same page.

The only reason that is stopping you of voting for her is health issue, let me remind you that all of the candidates are all prone of dying. they can all die anytime stop being a goody goody that she will die of stress, fuck that ideology, she has been the top performer senator even in the peak of her cancer. Now what?

She’s crazy! Yeah she is, she’ll give her all for this ill-nation country that seeks recognition and fame. she’ll do everything to make our country livable and out of those negativity. she has that sense of responsibility and great sense of patriotism that any candidate today lacks.

We’ll be an international laughing stock if we slip our chance on electing her. we lost her twice. Don’t let her down for the third time.

SORRY BUT NO OTHER CANDIDATES WILL MATCH HER.

The Philippine Presidential Election is happening tomorrow, and as a last hurrah from the endless debates we’ve been having for several months, this will be my last, and posted opinion. 

I am not pro-Duterte, nor am I anti-Duterte either. I just simply think that killing criminals on the spot is inhuman and unfair. Yes, they have broken the law and strayed from the path of righteousness. Yes, they deserve to be punished, some even killed for the things they have done. But let’s put you in their shoes. Let’s say you have stolen something as small as bread, a coin purse, a phone, a bag, etc. And then you got killed. I know that stealing is bad, but something as small as those can be “forgiven”, right? By forgiven of course I mean years spent in jail, not letting the criminals run amok.

I too have been stolen from, and I know how the Filipinos’ hatred for snatchers boils in their blood. I know how that feels, I really do. I wanted that snatcher killed after what he has done to me, but the law is above is, we cannot escape it. 

Aside from snatchers, there are the drug dealers and pushers. Now these are the people who deserve to be shot on spot for ruining the lives of others, right? But let’s think about it again, others just sell the substance for the money. Others do it because it’s fast money; maybe they have to provide for their families, you never know. Due process people, they deserve it.

But...I believe that those who deserved to be shot on the spot are our corrupt government officials who steal from our people. They hinder our country from progressing. They hinder it from what it could be. They keep the country stagnant and behind. They deserve to be gone from this nation if they ran for a position only to take from us, not contribute to its greatness. 

But my main point is, the law is the law and we have to abide by it. To whoever the next president is, I wish you all the best in running this country and I pray you bring this country to greatness and the future. 

 I believe that it is still through education that we can eradicate crime, and the few ignorant Filipinos who still do crime. We should teach them. And by having educated citizens, corruption may also be lessened.

God bless the Philippines, God bless us!

To years of peace, prosperity, and greatness.

Love,