BENIGNO S .AQUINO III

The supposed continued popularity of Noynoy Aquino is HIGHLY DOUBTFUL. Even if the country’s leading survey firms, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia say so.

Consider these, among others, people:

1. For the past several months, NOT EVEN ONE big and NEUTRAL group from any sector has declared continued support for Noynoy despite his Administration’s blunders. The only exception I know of is the Black and White Movement, of which Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda is one of the top officials.

2. The youth sector has been protesting and openly expressing disappointment over the budget cuts for education.

3. Judges have openly protested cuts in the Judiciary budget and the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

4. The business sector has been repeatedly complaining about sky-high electricity rates. Several weeks ago, I came across a news item saying that the biggest organization of exporters in the country has warned that a lot of its members will close shop if the cost of electricity won’t go down.

5. The public as a whole has been tirelessly denouncing uncontrollable increases in the prices of food and basic commodities.

6. Some of the top officials of Pulse Asia are relatives of Noynoy.

7. Surveys on Noynoy’s supposed popularity come out, curiously, right after a major blunder by his Administration and public outrage.

8. Never has Pulse Asia or SWS come out with a detailed explanation on how can the supposed 1,000 plus respondents to their surveys represent the sentiments of us 80 million plus Filipinos.

Anybody can correct me if I’m wrong on anything.

If anybody can justify the supposedly continued overwhelming popularity of Noynoy despite these observations. I assure you I’ll come out with it right away. Just be sure you’ll have supporting details.

I am citing Noynoy’s questionable popularity, people, because it aims to condition our minds into BLIND ACCEPTANCE of his actions and performance.

It’s a way of telling us “Noynoy’s popular because he’s doing well as President,” even if signs to the contrary are all over.

For example, can anyone honestly say that the quality of life has improved, or has been much better, since Noynoy became President?

I’m not demanding for perfection or overnight results, people. All I’m looking for is TANGIBLE PROOF of improvement, and accomplishments.

Eighteen months in power isn’t so short a period to come up with even one achievement.

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The Presidency of Benigno S. Aquino III began at noon on June 30, 2010, when he became the fifteenth President of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aquino is the third-youngest person to be elected president, and the fourth-youngest president after Emilio Aguinaldo, Ramon Magsaysay and Ferdinand Marcos.Aquino is the first president to be a bachelor, being unmarried and having no children.Aquino is the second president not to drink alcoholic beverages; the first president not to drink alcohol was Emilio Aguinaldo. Aquino is the eighth president to be a smoker.Aquino is the first graduate of Ateneo de Manila University to become president.Aquino is the third president who will only hold office in Malacañang Palace, but not be a resident, following Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos.Aquino is the first president to make Bahay Pangarap his official residence.Aquino is the third president to use his second given name, Simeon, as his middle initial, as Manuel L. Quezon and José P. Laurel did (like his grand father and father used his second name as well).Aquino is the second president to be a child of a former president, his mother was former President Corazon Aquino; the first president to be a child of a former president was President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal.