After one month of waiting, Pinoys now have Noy-Bi. A once reluctant Senator Noynoy Aquino wins the presidential seat, while a long time aspiree Mayor Jejomar Binay wins the second highest position in the land.
Excerpt from Inquirer Report: Aquino garnered 15,208,678 votes against closest rival, former president Joseph Estrada, who got 9,487,837 votes or a difference of 5,720,841 votes. In the final tally, Binay got 14,645,574 as against the 13,918,490 votes of Roxas.
While I have always rooted for the Aquino-Roxas partnership, Mayor Jejomar Binay's victory came as a surprise. However, having a senator as president and a mayor as his VP may seem as a good partnership. Thinking about politics gives me a headache. I leave it to the experts.
For now, I will just pray and hope for a better leadership to dawn finally in the Philippines. I bid farewell to the former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who may have been the president with the most controversies on her term, but never had the chance to be ousted.
One Request
If there is one thing that I would request the Noy-Bi partnership, then that is to SERIOUSLY focus on education of the poor. The past presidencies have all promised this, but still each year, tuition fees are raised and public schools experience more budget cuts.
Based on UNICEF's study, 7 out of 10 Filipino children can only reach up to grade six. If the new leadership will focus on making education accessible to more Filipino kids -- bringing down education cost, raising teacher's salary and supporting state universities -- then their legacy will outlive their six year-term and will impact the future of the country.
What do you hope for to change in RP?
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