As the Philippines prepares for the 2016 national election, it is important for Filipinos to choose their leader for the next six years. Their choice could make or break the progressive streak that the incumbent administration has started.
Whoever replaces President Benigno Aquino III in 2016 has to continue making good policy decisions.Filipinos have the responsibility to choose the best candidate. A fresh yardstick based on principles and moral should be the new norm for voting. The best person does not always win the elections, but we can only hope that the winning candidate will be the right President for the Filipino people.
I have very high expectations of the next president of our country, maybe too high for him to accomplish in six years. First, I expect him to restore the credibility of the government and make it a government of, by and for the people. Second, I expect him to reduce, if not eradicate, corruption in the bureaucracy and use wisely the very meager resources of the government and channel every cent to the enlistment of the poor and the needy, by improving our educational system and making it more affordable to the poor. I also expect him to improve the country’s economy so that everyone has a roof under their heads, clothes over their back, a decent job to support his family, food in every plate, and medicine for the sick and the elderly.
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