I was trying to come up with a list of things I would like to recommend to President-Elect Noynoy Aquino. It’s a list that I hope will give him a sense of what many Filipinos would like his administration to be.
I had wanted it to be as comprehensive as possible but after much thought I realized a shorter and generic list would be enough.
So here goes. A list of things I would like the President-Elect to do immediately.
1. Stop making excuses.
2. Stop talking about your parents.
3. Start talking about your vision.
4. Start talking about your concrete plans.
5. Order your media handlers to stop feeding the Filipino people with showbiz crap.
6. Tell your sister Kris to stop talking, period.
7. Don’t appoint people based on their closeness to you. It’s distasteful especially when all they have going for them is their showbiz roots.
As simple as these are, I am confident these recommendations can help the President-Elect become more “presidential” and less “showbiz.”
Related to this, a commenter on my previous post “Aquino Wants Us To Lower Our Expectations” wrote:
Can we just let him be president first, and reserve the criticisms for later?
I think this is a sensible recommendation. However, I will follow it if and only if the President-Elect will start showing us that he is in charge of his camp and that he will no longer allow “showbiz” tactics and gimmicks to dictate his decisions and actions.
It’s time for REAL change. Are you up to it Mr. President-Elect?
And if I may add —
8. Start thinking first before shooting your mouth off.
We don’t want our nation to be a victim of your irresponsible statements later on.
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bp Reply:
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:09 pm
nice one choy.
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choy Reply:
June 24th, 2010 at 12:20 am
Thanks, bp!
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right!
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Well, I’m not about to hold my breath for this one.
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Noynoy Aquino thick skull cannot understand what you are telling him. He is intellectually challenged.
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Great blog. Although I would yet like to see how this president will be treated by his media buddies. Probably getting praises all the time. Check out my blog takes on the News discussions when you get a chance.
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kung tayo may respeto sa isa’t isa igagalang natin kung anu ang ngyayari sa paligid natin pero pag below the belt na speak up
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What happened to your wish list after Noynoy delivered his 2nd SONA? Fulfilled ba?
You haven’t blog for sometime now. What happened? Stuck in the mud in the tuwid na daan.
C’mon let’s blog for a better Philippines.
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thanks for asking pit. i don’t know about blogging again. i kinda lost interest already. i might come out with something new, maybe a revamped version of this site.
as for my wishlist, i don’t know what to think actually. i feel he still has a long way to go in terms of bringing real change to this country. i’m willing to let him be for now.
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