I’m particularly troubled by her insistence on using supposed gains in the area of infrastructure as a measure of her supposed success in governance. As I heard her cite this and that completed project, my mind drifted and soon I was imagining a barangay captain enumerating to his constituents the projects he pursued, which, of course, are all part and parcel of his being an official to begin with. Parang nanunumbat baga.

I guess I was hoping against hope that she’d  come out with something bigger than that perhaps something along the lines of putting a stop to government graft and corruption.  But, as it turned out, the closest she got to saying anything about it in her speech today was when she remarked that those accusing her of using her position for personal profit should first look at their own lifestyles. Clearly, that’s just self-serving talk.

As far as I’m concerned graft and corruption is still this country’s biggest problem. With that solved I’m sure the government will be able to exponentially increase its gains in addressing poverty, improving employment, boosting the economy etcetera etcetera.

Oh well. For now, that’s just wishful thinking.