P-Noy

Ever since Noynoy Aquino won the elections and sat as the president of our country, I felt assured that this is going to be a good government.

I am full of hope. Yes, I don't know what kind of person P-Noy is. All I know is that he is the son of 2 of the most important persons in the history of the Philippines - Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino and Corazon Aquino. These two names, also in such a mysterious way, brought the Filipino people's nationalism into life. Their family seems to have this charm because Noynoy has also successfully stirred my nationalism into being. It feels like good things are coming our way. Well I guess that's what we call faith - believing in something that can't be seen.

Why have faith in Noynoy you ask? Actually I'm trying to figure that out myself too. As I've said, he's got that charm. It's like a gut feel. And I didn't feel this way towards the former president, GMA. Maybe because our former president already had her shot when Erap got kicked out of Malacanang. She then realized that 3 years wasn't enough to 'do what she had to do for the country'. But I'd rather call her "power hungry". If she really had the desire to serve, her first 3 years would have been enough. Even the following 6 years wasn't enough. So she ran for office in Pampanga. But I'm not questioning the choice of all the Pampangenios who voted for her.

It also seems that I'm not the only person who feels this way. It feels like PNoy's getting a very warm response from a lot of people. According to Pulse Asia, 8 out of 10 Filipinos trust him. Which, I think, would be helpful for this government. I believe that the president is just a part of the equation. The other part would be the citizens. If we don't work with our leader, nothing will happen.

It feels good that for the first time in my life I can say that I like our president and that he makes me feel a certain sense of security.