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The Philippines is a democratic country which urgently needs a wise and a great president who will make this country’s economy to rise up. The time has come for the Filipino people to choose their own bets for the candidacy. As far as the Filipinos are concern, they are looking for a president who will do a great change for the country as shown by the late president Ma. Corazon Aquino.

We are experiencing a great responsibility yet a hard choice for looking for the seemingly perfect president. Though, we cannot find a perfect one, we are trying to see to it that our bets will be as perfect as he/she can be.

All of the choices will be imperfect: if the country allowed it, one choice would be a reform candidate-a non-local government official, a Christian preacher, a young councilor or an environmental and sustainable agriculture activist. If the COMELEC or the Supreme Court allows it, another choice would be an impeached ex-President. Three or four senators from varying backgrounds and perhaps a former Congressman turned Secretary of Defence would complete the spectrum of options.

How should one choose a President in 2010? It is tempting to do this in a very simple manner: to approach politics, like all things in the Philippines, as personal. But to say that politics is personal can mean two things. It can mean on the one hand: Who do you know? Who is closest to you? Who is the one you are most personally connected to? Or it could mean: What do you know about a candidate?

While one sees the positive aspects of the candidacies of some senators, I am concerned that they do not have local governance experience. I have come to believe that the heart of governance, the place where it matters most, is local governance. The hope is that one day; we will have a President or a head of government that comes from the ranks of local government officials. For this reason, Senator Gordon will be included as one of the options to consider, given his record as long time Mayor of Olongapo. For the same reason, if the candidacies of MMDA Chairman and former Bayani Fernando and Mayor Jejomar Binay became viable, one should not necessarily rule them out as one makes his choice.

Our future leaders should be transformational leaders who bring about change in individuals, institutions and the country to build a just, humane, prosperous and genuinely democratic Philippine society. Transformational leaders promote the moral values of integrity, social responsibility, and love of country through their practice of effective, empowering, and ethical leadership.

An effective leader is competent, decisive and proactive and has the track record to support this. As Captain of the ship, she/he has the ability to steer the ship of government, to arrive at the destination of a prosperous and just society.

Remember that it is God's will on whoeverperson he will assign to be the next president. And this person is assigned to the authority because of God's purpose for his/her life and for this nation.