Isang Tanong with the 2010 Presidentiables


Last night, I watched “Isang Tanong” — a show aired at the GMA Kapuso Network where presidential aspirants for the coming 2010 elections are asked four questions. Well, the “isang tanong” concept has got to do with the presidentiables having to answer one question from one member of the panel.

I dont know if it’s live but I’d say among those who guested last night, Brother Eddie Villanueva seemed the most equipped — i like his answers. Same with Noynoy. Was a bit disappointed with some, particularly this one “popular” presidentiable who must not be named… cause he seemed to not know how to answer really well (but of course, it’s just me). Also, I would have wanted a better answer to Mareng Winnie Monsod’s question but well, oh well.

I think the show’s a weekly thing, and I feel that it’s necessary for all voters to watch it so as to learn more about how these politicians think. Think of our country as a car, the President being our driver, and all of us, passengers. Not only would we want to be driven home or towards any destination safely, we also would want a quick thinker if we happen to be hitting something along the way. No amount of car insurance would suffice, if we lose lives along the way.

Time to do some background check.



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2 Responses to “Isang Tanong with the 2010 Presidentiables”

  1. al on December 2nd, 2009 5:56 am

    I want Bro. Eddie Villanueva to win by God’s will because he has a real fear with God and men. Imagine if a person is a God fearing and with a pure heart no question to ask as simple as that. Try to think of that. Very plain and simple.But of course we should pray for him.If God is with him, who can be against him.Of course if he do his best God will do the rest.God 1st and countrymen is the 2nd. To God be the Glory!

  2. hubert bert on January 26th, 2010 6:29 am

    Why is the Philippines a third world country?

    They have more beaches than Hawaii. They are bigger and have more resources than Japan. Why are they not more prosperous?

    For so many reasons… And all these reasons play in full circle.

    One way a country can become prosperous is the number of people living in the country. We have a good number of citizens to unite with each other but many of these citizens arent utilized much in the nation as they are deprived of education which makes them incapable of participating well in the society. ANd one reason why they aren’t given education that they deserve is the government’s incapability or failure to meet the needs of many people.

    The government actually can gain a lot of money by tourism alone if the government makes the Philippines a tourist-friendly place. If the Philippines was cleaner, if it is at least developed for more tourist attractions, and only if the cultural heritage areas are preserved, we can attract many people.

    We actually have a lot of resources but it is so sad that it is not the Filipino people who benefit from these resources but foreign investors. Take mining for example. There are a lot of mining activities in the Philippines and this country has always been rich when it comes to minerals but it is the foreign investors who profit while the Filipino people are left living in sunken grounds.

    Another thing is that there are so many exemptions in taxes in the Philippines. We can survive by taxes but not all companies pay proper amount of taxes because of exemptions and lack of implementations. There is something wrong with the Philippine constitution as it exempts the roman Catholic church and all the different churches from paying taxes. If these religious organizations have institutions and businesses, they can continue to manage without any worries to fail because they don’t have any obligation to return something to the government anyway. There are so many businesses and institutions run by the said organization and the number is growing. Some make use of Christian names to sound like a religion-based institution or business just to be exempted to pay taxes. How unfair for other companies! This is the reason why some companies fail to give the right amount. They are not wiling because they are aware of the system. The country relies too much on the church for decisions which is actually a disturbance to many plans. Many people don’t realize this.

    Corruption is very rampant among politicians. With all the money that people pay in every visit to a certain government office, there would always be a monetary equivalent for every cervices rendered. There are so many people visiting a government office in a day and they could accumulate millions of pesos in just one day. How can they fail to meet the needs of the people? The government has money but it’s just that politicians and government offices pretending to be doing something put money on their pockets - to meet their own ends.

    Another reason is that there is a great mismatch between jobs available and job finders.

    But of course it’s not fair to blame the government all the time. The citizens also have responsibilities that they fail to meet. Sometimes, it’s the Filipino people alone who don’t seem to care…

    And that’s why this country is categorized under TURD-world…

    It’s so sad that my country being blessed with beauty and good-hearted citizens (except politicians), is very much abused by so many things.

    Respectfully yours:

    L.H.

    losing hope

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