Chiz Escudero tops People's favorites for New Prexy

Senator Chiz Escudero of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) topped the latest Ibon survey on the people's favorites for the presidency. Following him is Senators Manny Villar and Loren Legarda. Joseph Estrada placed a poor fourth place while nothing has been heard of Mar Roxas while Vice President Noli de Castro is a few notches below Legarda.

Despite my previous criticisms of Escudero, I congratulate him for earning the trust of the people. I am a firm believer of Ibon Foundation surveys and when the people say that they want Escudero as their president, as a humble servant of the masses, I humbly submit to their will.

I would prefer Chiz than Manny, who is now embroiled in this humiliating ethics scandal. It would have been good if the people decide to elect someone with experience in economic matters or someone with a strong political will like Senator Ping Lacson. This just shows how disjointed the views of those in my class with that of the masses. I admit I am still ignorant of how and why the masa thinks and acts this way.

Maybe the masa got tired of old, trapos and want a young, idealist like Escudero. Or maybe the fight would all boil down to age. We don't know. What I do know is, if this elections pushes through, this will result to a diminution of the party and the rise of individual political powerhouses.

What I just want to be assured of, if Chiz or any of his supporters read this, is for Chiz to disassociate himself publicly from Danding. Chiz should also be very transparent on who backs him up financially should he decide to really run for the presidency. Likewise, Chiz should present an agenda that is totally consistent with the Will of the People. No more compromises. No more motherhood statements. No more pa cutesy moves. We deserve someone better. We deserve a young leader who will hold the hand of the people and lead them to a better Philippines.

If the people want you, Chiz, to be their president, I, am, with you.