The 2010 Presidential Election is just around the corner (at least that’s the original plan). This early we are already seeing a number of politicians positioning themselves as possible candidates. We can be sure that in the coming months many of them will be unleashing their motherhood statements on us. Some may even try to channel US President Barack Obama in their attempts to convince the people that they are agents of change. They will inundate us with their “visions” for a better Philippines.
Personally, I have a problem with these so-called ‘visions” especially those from politicians. Free education, better health-care, reformed governance yada yada yada. We’ve heard it all before. If that’s going to be their vision then this country is in for more trouble. If you still don’t know it yet, the problem with such “visions” is that they’re nothing more than platitudes unsupported by any specific plan for realisation. The bigger problem with “visions” is that they still work on many people.
Wouldn’t it be better if we, the voting public, judge our candidates for the specific solutions they plan to pursue to address our country’s problems? Wouldn’t it be wiser for us to hang our hopes on their clear-cut ideas rather than their general and sweeping statements? Wouldn’t we have a better chance of seeing real change in the near future by demanding real, doable courses of action from our candidates now?
If I will be given a chance I will ask our candidates one simple question to test their creative thinking and to see if they really have what it takes to solve our country’s problems. My question will be: How do you plan to solve Metro Manila’s traffic problem?
Failing marks will go to those who’ll say something as generic as “I will strictly enforce traffic rules and regulations.”
In na in talaga ang Vision! Join the bandwagon!
See this: http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=4349
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ou, TAMA ! .. TAMA ! .. msolve nga kya nila TRAFFiC ??
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bp Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 12:24 am
ani,
metro manila traffic can be considered a smaller version of the country’s bigger problems. but just the same to solve it requires careful analysis, creative thinking and most importantly political will.
i’m convinced our transport officials know one of the main reasons why metro manila traffic is as bad as it is and will most likely worsen in year’s to come. I’m also pretty sure they know what needs to be done. Unfortunately, no one among them seems to have the political will to pursue the appropriate solutions.
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