And My Vote for Philippine President Come 2010 Goes To…

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The 2010 Presidential Elections

• 2010 Presidentiables and Surveys
• Choosing the Palace Successor: Philippine Presidential Elections 2010
• What The?! Obama of the Philippines? Please.
• 10 Reasons Why I’m Not Voting Noli de Castro for Philippine President in 2010, and Why I Think You Shouldn’t Either
• Philippine Presidential Elections 2010 Amidst Economic Crisis — The Boon and the Bane
• And My Vote for Philippine President Come 2010 Goes To…
• Podcast: Whose Game Is It Anyway? (On the 2010 Elections Survey Results)
• Behind Frosted Glass: Uncovering the “Man” in Manny Villar
• Manny Villar: The Usual Villain?!
• Because Every Filipino Just Needs A Break
• Anyone But Willie Revillame, Please.
• Withdrawal of Support to “Manny Villar for President in 2010″
• Podcast: A MARvelous Day for Liberal Party: Roxas withdraws presidential bid in favor of Aquino
• Panic In Hell’s Kitchen: LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD may not be as smug as they portray re: 2010 elections
• Who Will Win in the 2010 Presidential Elections?
• Jose De Venecia III is running for senator after all
• Getting Paid for Writing Crap (and disclosing it)
• Dear SWS, re: 3rd Quarter survey results released October 14, 2009
• Just How Ready Are We For Elections Automation in 2010?
• The Problem with Noynoy
• In Response to @Cocoy re: Noynoy
• DILG Sec. Puno, are you for real?
• Dumbing our kids down, damning their future
• Dissecting Gibo Teodoro and his viability for 2010
• Gibo should bolt out too
• Arroyo is resigning from Lakas-Kampi
• It’s Gibo-Edu in 2010 for Lakas-Kampi CMD
• Going for tried, getting tired
• So is the glass half-empty? Or half-full?
• Mutations
• Gibo is on a roll. But is he getting anywhere?
• It’s Manny for Manny
• Here come the Yellow Army
• Manny Villar’s “Naging Mahirap” TVC Campaign Lyrics
• Gibo Teodoro’s “Sulong” informercial aka “Posible” lyrics
• That abstract concept called “poverty”
• Who among the presidentiables will be bad for the economy?
• Have a Little Faith

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You guessed it right, dear. Manuel "Manny" Villar. No, it's not the "Itik" commercial that plays several times a day during "primetime" Philippine TV. No, it's not the "OFW assistance" commercial that played regularly months before You guessed it right, dear. Manuel "Manny" Villar. No, it's not the "Itik" commercial that plays several times a day during "primetime" Philippine TV. No, it's not the "OFW assistance" commercial that played regularly months before "Itik". No, it's not because he's impossibly rich. No, it's not because I lived 15 years or so of my life in Las Pinas City. No, it's not the hair. It's not his eventual resignation as Senate President following that road budget "insertion" controversy. No, it's not the consistent double digit figure in polls conducted by SWS Surveys or Pulse Asia or whatever.

Villar to me is a viable candidate for President in the upcoming 2010 Presidential Elections (let's cross our fingers that we all get to vote on that day, and that we actually have the chance...I'm sure you are all aware of the possibility of No-El in the context of a Cha-Cha via Con-Con or Con-Ass...haha..what amusing shortcut terms..). While a lot of people might say that Villar is banking on the merits of having risen from poverty to riches to fame and power, let us also remember that it a fact that we can't really argue with. So let's give him that. And speaking of surveys, November 28 - Dec 1, 2009's SWS Survey re: "Choices for President in 2010":Villar clearly shows a steady ascend at 27%. He may not be at the top yet, but hey, it's workable.

De Castro - 31% --- Sure, this is high. But where's he gonna get the money? And if he does "find" funding, how's he gonna pay it back?
Legarda - 28% -- Oh, please.
Villar - 27% -- Villar for President in 2010!
Escudero - 19% -- Nah. Too inexperienced. Stay at the Senate please.
Lacson - 14% -- Too involved with self.
Estrada - 11% -- His time has come and gone.
Roxas - 10% -- For personal reasons, I would have to say "no comment"
Binay - 2% -- Not a chance.
Bayani - 1% -- Ditto.

As of now, I don't have much time to expound on this idea or the reasons by which I arrived at this decision or choice. But, rest assured, when I do have the time, I shall write about it in full passion and conviction. For now, I leave you with this rather dry and short post. I am sorry if this will leave you hanging -- bewitched, bothered and bewildered. While it's a lame excuse for you to come back again and visit this blog for that "comprehensive post on the decision to vote for manny villar for president come 2010", I know that the loyal reader that you are will never let me down. And well, of course, you can expect the same from me. So, come back soon, eh? *hugs*

Suggested Further Reading:

• Anyone But Willie Revillame, Please.
• Behind Frosted Glass: Uncovering the “Man” in Manny Villar
• Manny Villar’s “Naging Mahirap” TVC Campaign Lyrics
• Withdrawal of Support to “Manny Villar for President in 2010″
• 2010 Presidentiables and Surveys

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