Why we’re for Mar
It’s always just been me and two of my classmates who’ve been interested about politics, the upcoming elections and society, in general. It’s pleasantly surprising that, in the past few weeks, this has changed. From talking about the smallest of things, conversations with everybody else have gone deeper, wider. I think that this can be thankfully attributed to the dynamic promotion by the different media outfits and the emphasis, or should I say “pressure”, on us youths to be active participants in the upcoming elections because we make up 40% of the electorate.
The first thing on the conversations obviously was who to vote for president and vice-president. My classmates and myself are, to put it mildly, thrilled because it’s the first time that we’ll be exercising our right to vote. We’ve weighed the pros and cons of voting for the aspirants. But to this day, in so far as the best presidential candidate is, we’ve ended up with different choices.
We are, however, in agreement one thing. Had Sen. Mar Roxas not given up his bid for the presidency, deciding on who to put our trust on to lead this country in 2010 would have been much, much easier. He’s perfect for the position.
Having a good political background, coming from a respectable family (being born to an affluent family is an advantage for us since it means he won’t need to take money illegally), a young blood with a long list of bills passed from health (cheaper medicines) and economics (call centers) to labor (tax exemption for minimum wage earners) and education (the Roxas law). Being students, the last item makes Senator Roxas the “man” for us. And more importantly, he has not broken the trust of those 20 million voters who elected him to the Senate. He has proven that he can sacrifice personal ambition for the unity of the country.
Because of these factors, our votes for vice-president in 2010 are guaranteed for him and we’ll just have to wait another six years to see Mar Roxas leading this nation to greater heights.
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NOe
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Juan de la Cruz
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Allana Bautista
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http://illuminated.tripod.com/ Rodney St.Michael
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