Only in the Philippines!

Sen. Noynoy Aquino, III, just announced in a press conference at Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan City this morning that he indeed accepted the challenge to run for the highest office in the country for the coming election in 2010!

After going for a retreat into his mother's favorite monastery in Zamboanga City and some consultations with friends and party mates in the provinces at last he made an announcement which was also with the 40th day of the late President Aquino's death.



Club Filipino is the same place where Mrs. Aquino was sworn in as Philippine president after a bloodless people's revolt that ended decades of President Ferdinand Marcos' martial rule.
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Senator Mar Roxas already decided not to run for President and endorses Noynoy Aquino as Presidential candidate for Liberal Party. Mar Roxas made a big decision to give way for Noynoy Aquino who is not even sure of himself if he wanted to run as President for the coming 2010 elections.


I think it is the culture of the Filipinos to give way to somebody who is popular so that they will surely win in the election. I should say that popularity is a big factort during the Marcos' Regime since there is no other candidate or name than can match the President then.

But since then times have change, I think we should think many times over who we are going to elect as our next President. Our Country is in dire need of a good leader who is not reluctant to lead and knows what he want and what he will do with our country.

Being a candidate for the highest office in land is not an artista search that who is more popular and have a name recall will get our vote.

This coming election is a big wakreup call for all of us. Let us look and think before we will select a President who will lead our country in the next six years, come 2010 Elections.

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