If Webb’s group did not do it, then a) my sympathy goes with Webb’s group for losing 15 years of their life b)I feel sorry for Mr. Vizconde for running after the wrong people and wasting too much money paying for the case c) anger towards the real criminals who until now maybe enjoying and victimizing other people too, and d) a raised eyebrow to the judges who 15 years ago gave the decision about the case.  

If Webb’s group did the crime however, here’s what I can say to them a) you may have stayed in the prison long enough b ut may your conscience do not give you rest until you accept the crime and ask forgiveness from the victim’s family b) there is always a second chance and you can always change for the best.  To the family of the victim may you find forgiveness in your heart and let the Lord judge because He is just.

The government office would be filled with show business personalities as well. This could only lead to one conclusion. Filipinos vote for those who got beautiful face, famous name and glamor.   What a pity!  Majority wanted to be entertained and be happy for a short period of time without thinking how it would affect each one’s future and the future of the country.  Majority never learn the lesson, majority do not remember that the the candidates that they vote for are the very persons who make the country and its people poor!  I hope Filipinos would be sensible, and wise in voting next time.

"Villar’s two-month ad spending total of P273 million is more than the  P205-million budget this year of the Department of Education’s School Health and Nutrition Program in the 2010 General Appropriations Act.  It is also way more than the P207 million of the Quirino Memorial Medical Center, and the P179 million of the Amang Rodriguez Medical Center in the 2010 budget.

Similarly, Villar’s ad spending and Aquino’s P176-million ad buys in the first 60 days of the campaign are also bigger than the P168-million budget of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, the P151 million of the National Children’s Hospital, the P132 million of the Tondo Medical Center, the P122.8 million for “Health Care Assistance” to indigents in various public hospitals, the P112 million of the National Anti-Poverty Commission, the P90.9 million for the DepEd’s  Medical/Dental and Optical Health and Nursing Services, the P60.5 million of the Presidential Commission for  the Urban Poor, and the P63.8 million of the Philippine Commission on Women in the 2010 budget.."

Having read the budget that they have spent for their advertisement, how are they going to recover the investment?  Investment must be returned, right? otherwise it won’t be a wise investment at all.  Have you ever asked how much does the president of the country receives from the paycheck? Let’s say the president receives Php300,000 every month, multiply it by 72 months (6 years) the total is Php21,700,000 only plus power. So,  monetary return is less than the investment, how about the power?  I guess it’s the power which will give the greatest return of investment.. Be the judge, then.

In the bible, God gave guidelines to Israelites how to choose their leader and I believe it still applies up to this time.  It’s written in Deuteronomy 17:14-20:

¹⁴ When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”

¹⁵ be sure to appoint over you the king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your own brothers. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not a brother Israelite.

¹⁶ The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more of them, for the LORD has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.”

¹⁷ He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

¹⁸ When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites.

¹⁹ It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees

²⁰ and not consider himself better than his brothers and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel.

I hope this will help you decide whom to vote.  May God bless the Philippines.

Now, I think I understand why a lot of Filipinos are not registered voters especially those who are working.  They can’t afford to waste time.  I believe Comelec has to improve its system and make the registration procedure fast and efficiently so that more working Filipinos will be encouraged to register and be able to vote come May 2010. Registration schedule in Comelec office is Mondays to Wednesdays.

Here are some document that one needs to present to Comelec when registering:

- photocopy of any valid ID (any government issued ID, school ID with address)

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Mr Barack Obama is the new president of the United States of the America, the strongest and the most powerful country in the world. Obama won 338 electoral votes (McCain have 156 electoral votes), I wonder how Obama feels right now…

When Mr Obama was just doing campaign, I would always watch the TV just to see him deliver his speech because he’s really good at it -he had powerful speeches and delivered them very well. No wonder he has captivated American people.

I do hope that change will really start in America.

Congratulations, Mr Barrack Obama.