The search for the next Pinoy President

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If Pinoy producers are so keen on copying US reality shows e.g. America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, PBB etc, then why not pattern a new reality show entitled: The Next Philippine President? That is if PGMA would (1) resign, (2) get impeached, (3) get ousted through a coup d’etat, or (4) by People Power.

There are tons of politicians who would die just to get included in this show. I mean, there’s Noli de Castro, Ping Lacson, Loren Legarda, Chiz Escudero, Mar Roxas, Bayani Fernando, Jojo Binay, Sonny Trillanes just to name a few. Then let’s throw in some of the panggulo like Bong Revilla, Mike Defensor, Miriam Santiago, JDV, Teofisto Guinggona, Ben Abalos, and even Jinggoy Estrada. And let’s not forget to put in some more surprise by adding Erap and Jun Lozada in the mix and voila! You have yourself a certified hit.

They’ll have challenges ala Survivor and Amazing race plus, they’ll even have the boardroom feel of The Apprentice. They can form alliances and prey on the weak; the rules are not new to them considering they’ve been doing that their entire political careers, right? They have to outwit and outlast their opponents to be named The Next Philippine President.

Noli de Castro is practically posing now; he’s sensing it, he’s feeling it. And the worse part of it is that he’s a (1) PGMA cronie and (2) he’s a dumb-dumb. When, by whatever force there is, PGMA gets booted out, he gets to be president automatically. All he has to do is pose, wave to the cameras and wait for PGMA’s instructions. The situation is very much like Nograles taking the speakership away from JDV: both are PGMA fans and both are super power-hungry. The difference is just in the body, not in their principle of ruling.

Posing and promising: that’s the best characteristics most politicians have right now. They are good public speakers but they rarely act on their promises. They see public service as a tool to catapult their own names into history, not to serve the people as they should.

And what about scrapping EO464? That’s grandstanding tactic yet again. Are we even sure that Neri et.al would tell the truth if this EO gets trashed? Of course not. The government just wants time to help them make the people forget about the scandals. Duh, like that’s anything new. Cover-ups, lies, and even more cover-ups.

By now, aren’t we all tired of being treated like idiots? Pin our hopes to the SC and the Senate (no thanks Office of the Ombudsman) and maybe, just maybe, they’ll wake up and do the right thing(s).

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