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2020 U.S. Presidential Election: A Sigh of Relief and Hope

February 11, 2021November 8, 2020

Election Day and a Few Days After (Nov 2 – 8, 2020)

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020

It’s November 3^rd, 2020 – Presidential Election Day in the US – the most consequential election in my lifetime here in the US and the most consequential election for most Americans.

All of the ballots were cast today, large percentage through mail-in ballot and on-site election day voting. The polls had been holding steady with Biden in the lead with ten percentage points (10%). We were very confident of a Biden win, the same way we were confident of a Hillary win in 2016. But this time we felt it was different. With such a lead in the polls, Biden would surely breeze through this election.

A Long Four Years to the 2020 Presidential Election

February 10, 2021November 3, 2020

It is November 3, 2020 – a day of reckoning.

I, and perhaps a majority of Americans, have been waiting for the past four years for this day to come. It has been an excruciating four years ever since Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in 2016 with the slimmest of margins.

I remember those days in 2016 when I wrote this in my blog:

2016 U.S. Presidential Election: We Just Want It Over

2016 U.S. Presidential Election: We Just Want It Over

September 3, 2020October 23, 2016

It’s been a grueling, traumatic, and exhausting 2016 presidential campaign. And I am not talking about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. I’m talking about us, the voters.

We’ve never seen so much vitriol, demagoguery, nastiness in this campaign. And I’m talking about Donald Trump.

It seems like a bad dream. Wake me up when it’s over. But let me vote and let them count my vote. And, when I wake up, Hillary is president. Remember the ending of the Roger Rabbit movie? I’d imagine the day after the elections, when Hillary wins, the election chaos will be over, the muck will have been washed away, and Trump’s wall of lies, misogyny, hatred, and bigotry will have been breached.

Why I Will Vote for Mar Roxas as the Next President of the Philippines

September 3, 2020April 26, 2016

What can I tell the future generation of Filipinos?

That we were almost there?

That we lost it?

That we were on the cusp of greatness and prosperity and that we blew it?

That we did not elect the right president in 2016?

Where are we now?

During the past five years of the PNoy Aquino administration, the Philippine economy has grown steadily at an average rate of 6.2 percent a year, which has been the highest in the past 40 years. After having lagged behind other Asian economies and dubbed the “Sick Man of Asia”, the Philippines is now one of the more dynamic economies in the world and the country is seen as having the potential of sustained economic growth in the coming years.

There’s a “New” Guy in Town — Duterte

September 3, 2020December 19, 2015

Bio

Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte

Party: PDP-Laban

Born Rodrigo Roa Duterte

March 28, 1945 (age 70)
Maasin City, Southern Leyte

Civil Status: Married to Elizabeth Zimmerman (annulled); Domestic Partner: Honeylet Avancena

Children: Paolo, Sara, Sebastian, Veronica

Parents: Vicente G. Duterte of Cebu (who served as Governor of Davao) and Soledad Roa of Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte

2016 Philippine Presidential Scorecard

September 3, 2020November 18, 2015

Here is my attempt to rate the top four Philippine presidential candidates in the 2016 elections. The ratings are based on facts as well as the opinion/analysis of the candidates’ background, track record, and policies/positions.

Here it is:

Please click on graphic for a larger and clearer image.

2016 Philippine Presidential Candidates (Top 4) – Bio

September 3, 2020October 23, 2015

Typhoon Relief — Other Rebuilding Projects

September 3, 2020March 31, 2014

Seed donation to start rebuilding the Jesus Nazareno Shrine in Baybay, Roxas City

Donated to Nipa Baptist Church Church for needed repairs

Repaired the roof of the San Roque Chapel in Sitio Takilid, Baybay, Roxas City

Typhoon Relief — Tukod Katig

September 3, 2020March 29, 2014

And now, with roofs over their heads we were ready for the last phase, helping the fishermen fish again by rebuilding their broken boats.

Livelihood Destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda

Typhoon Relief — Tukod Balay

September 3, 2020March 1, 2014

After food relief, it was time to roof the battered homes…so TUKOD BALAY commenced. We bought materials to fix homes, just to keep the rain and sun away. Armed with materials, galvanized sheets, roof glue, nails , good will and a carpenter, we proceeded to help those who needed help…almost 100 homes were rebuilt over the next 3 months.