In Response

I've just read a post on the P-Noy's Website entitled "A Note On every Pinoy", written by a certain Ray L. St. Jasper and I was disgusted because in spite of the administration's incompetencies during the Manila Hostage Crisis, this guy will support P-Noy even though he never voted him.

So I make this post in response to this so that I want to know him that he made the wrong decision to stand behind P-Noy.

For the nth time, let me honestly say that I did not vote for P-Noy, for I did not believe that he is president material, but I do support his presidency now, and I pray that he succeed. My reservation then is now irrelevant. Whether the yellow armies were wrong in voting for him is likewise irrelevant. P-Noy did not cheat and won his mandate honorably. I have seen presidents whose election to the office were marked by questionable conduct. Election is as sacred as marriage and whoever disrespects its sanctity does not deserve respect. P-Noy clearly earned my respect.

You did not vote for P-Noy because you do not believe that he is a president material, yet in the end you bluffed by saying you support his presidency. Why did you changed your position? Why do you want to support P-Noy now that the first evidence of his incompetency saw right behind our very eyes. That leads to my comment on whether the yellow armies were wrong in voting P-Noy. Sorry to disagree, but this is a relevant issue because our voters never used their heads because they voted because of bloodline and pedigree, not by competence and character. And now that we see the repercussions of our actions, is their any excuse that the yellow armies will make to justify their votes? You say that P-Noy did not cheat and won the mandate honorably. For your information, the 2010 "automated" elections are still in question by other individuals, including some IT experts. P-Noy did not won by a clear mandate, but rather he is a victim by a "rigged" elections, but thanks to the mainstream media, this issue has clearly deleted out of our minds. And by now, P-Noy can't earned my respect unless this issue has been solved.

P-Noy is a good and honest man. For all my 40 years, I have not seen a president like him. And when he spoke during his inaugural and SONA, I saw a President who spoke the language of the Filipino people. He rightfully articulated the rage of a misgoverned people, and sincerely shared their dreams of a better government. Coming from a disastrous past, I would surely put my trust on P-Noy, as I do now.

If P-Noy was a good and honest man and spoke the language of the people, why he is still silent upon the Hacienda Luisita issue? Why can't he persuade the Cojuangcos to give the land to the farmers?

Regarding on his inaugural speech and SONA, there's nothing new about. It just a mere litany of what the previous administrations never done or what they done evil. I've heard this so many times from the previous presidents, but nothing happened. The corrupt goes scot-free while the nation goes dysfunctional.

Yes, we came from a disastrous past, but voting for an incompetent leader would only repeat it, worse.

While sovereignty resides on us people, we have little knowledge on the going-ons in the political battlefield.(Although, P-Noy, at the risk of self-embarrassment, is being more truthful and transparent.) But surely, we are aware of the war being waged against the P-Noy presidency. And surely again, this war is not being fought for the good of the people but for the interest and comforts of the disgruntled and affected powerful few. In this war, P-Noy will not be the casualty, but the dreams of the ordinary people.

The problem with us is that we treat our sovereignity as a toy. We don't take it seriously. For 112 years as a free and sovereign nation, did we mature? NO! Because we don't educate ourselves and educate others about the right way of treating our sovereignity. And this is the danger of having little knowledge( or none) of the going-ons in the political battlefield, as you say. Unless we educate ourselves and the others, and unless we face the truth that we are dysfunctional country, we can never take to what P-Noy called it as "matuwid na landas".

You said there is a war waged against P-Noy's presidency, but I see this war in this case. For a few people, who accepted the truth and made the right step to real change by voting a competent leader, they would wage war, against corruption, incompetence, and ignorance. This war will never end unless the yellow hordes accept their failures. At the end of the day, P-Noy will be a casualty, a big baggage to a dysfunctional nation.

For the yellow armies who voted him, this is the time you should stand by your decision.

Yeah, you're right. The Yellow Army should stand by their decision by admiting that their president is incompetent and never able to lead our nation. They should be held responsible for the national shame that we brought to the world. And I will never repeat it all over again why. One word is enough for a wise man(if you are wise).

As for me, I would like to see the day when the real Mr. Juan Dela Cruz would stand up and lead the people, but until that day comes, P-Noy has my support, and I will follow his lead.

For me it's different. I would like to see the day when our nation is waking up from these yellow nightmare and be mature by voting for competent leaders on the next election. To treat democracy and our sovereignity seriously. And to change our bad habits and attitudes as a nation. But unless that day comes, and unless P-Noy understands and prove himself more worthy to be a leader, I am always be reluctant to give my support to him.