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| Upper Left: Senatory Manny Villar, Senator Chiz Escudero, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Lower left: Secretary of Interior and Local Governent Mar Roxas, Senator Grace Poe, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Jejomar Binay |
For around nine months and eight days there will be
a newly-elected President of the Philippines voted by the nation. Who could be
the next in line after President Benigno Aquino III, and what would be his/her
plans for the country?
Names of potential candidates are resonant as of the
moment. Some confirmed their candidacy, some still left their answers hanged,
and some are being controversial whether they’ll run or not on the upcoming
2016 elections.
Four of the most vibrant among the presidential
candidates are Sen. Grace Poe, Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President
Jejomar Binay, and Secretary of Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas.
Senator Grace Poe is the daughter of Fernando Poe
Jr. “Da King of Philippine Movies” and veteran actress Susan Roces. On 2013 elections, Poe garnered the highest
number of votes that inspires her to work hard to attain her father’s dream of
uplifting the lives of the Filipino people. One of the bills she filed in the
Senate was the “Free Lunch Program” which seeks to provide free lunch for
malnourished children in all public schools nationwide.
Another resounding and one of the
most intriguing potential candidate is Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. In an
article of Asian Correspondent, written by Edwin Espejo on July 14, 2014 Mayor
Duterte was considered as a man of many names. Davaoeños call him ‘Digong’, his
ham radio call sign is ‘Charlie Mike’ (for city mayor), some calls him ‘Dirty
Harry’ , and the TIME Magazine once featured him as the motorcycle-riding,
gun-toting mayor labelled as ‘The Punisher’ but for those who are close and
personal to him they simply call him as ‘Rody’. Mayor Duterte is currently on
his third round of duty as mayor of Davao city.
Current Vice President of the
Philippines, Jejomar Binay, had already announced his candidacy for
presidential position on 2016 elections. Though currently being dragged by
corruption issues, VP Binay is still rank as second after Senator Grace Poe in
the survey for 2016 Elections: First Choice Presidential Preferences conducted
by Pulse Asia from May 30 to June 5.
Secretary of Interior and Local Government, Mar
Roxas, is also one of the most hype candidate for presidency. Secretary Roxas
is known to be close with President Aquino, their relationship was close enough
for Sec. Roxas to give up the presidential position and ran as vice president
last 2013 elections, in order to make way for Aquino’s candidacy fortunately
Aquino won but senator Roxas didn’t.
There are still a number of
politicians that are considered as potential candidates for presidency, namely
Senator Chiz Escudero, Senator Miriam Santiago, Senator Manny Villar and
Senator Ferdinand “Bong-bong” Marcos Jr. are also in the list of Presidential
candidates. Still the power of voting who would be the 16th
president of the Philippines is with in the hands of the Filipino people. You
who do you think is the most deserving of all?
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