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:
Read moreA Long Four Years to the 2020 Presidential Election
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.
Read more2016 U.S. Presidential Election: We Just Want It Over
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.
Read moreWhy I Will Vote for Mar Roxas as the Next President of the Philippines
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
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:
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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
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
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.
December 19, 2013 at the Don Conrado Barrios Memorial School, Baybay, Roxas City
