In this morning's debate organized by the Daily Inquirer and held in University of the Philippines (UP), eight candidates for presidency showed up. Estrada did not show up because he said that the Daily Inquirer is biased against him.
It is interesting to note the responses of the candidates on these topics: law and politics, social issues, and economics and budget.
1. Noynoy Aquino -if elected, he would not recognize the Justice of the
Supreme court appointed by GMA, that he would uphold the Constitution
2. Richard Gordon - that he would do what he did in Subic, but he would start
on a smaller scale. He criticized other candidates saying that they are poor,
but their records show the opposite.
3. Jamby Madrigal -that she should not be hiding under executive privilege, and
that her husband would not be involved in her office.
when asked what she likes about Manny Villar, she responded with: she liked
the way Villar's hair is dyed.
4. Manny Villar - when asked about his roots, he retorted:"Bakit naman ho
napakahirap na sabihin or isipin na ang isang mahirap ay pwedeng yumaman ng
malinis na paraan?" (It is not difficult to say that the poor cannot get rich
in an honest manner)
5. Gilbert Teodoro - when asked about the order of importance of his mother-
in-law, GMA, and Danding Cojuangco, he said his mother -in-law is number one
because there would be no daughter and no wife without the mother-in-law.
Cojuangco and GMA are co-equal. And if any of the three are faced with criminal
charges, he would not interfere.
6.Eddie Villanueva - favors gays in the politics saying that:"Everyone has equal
status before the eyes of law, regardless of sex, religion. I am against all
forms of discrimination,"
7. Nicanor Perlas - if elected, he will create a civil society groups, to show a
balance of power between the three sectors: business, civil society and
government.
8. JC de los Reyes - his stand on the Supreme court's granting of city status of
16 municipalities. He said that he is against it because they failed to pass
the requirements for city.
Based on the above answers, are we ready for the best candidate for the highest position in the land. One may project a different person and not show his true heart. We can only do the proper discernment through the help of our Lord, Jesus.
