Orange and Yellow

Ting! The bell rings and the lights turn on. Another clash, but not really of epic proportions, looms in the country as orange faces faces. That would mean Noynoy Aquino going against Manny Villar in May 2010.

Several days ago, I read the statement of Senator, and presidential candidate, Manny Villar that tells about his thoughts of the recent announcement of fellow senator, Benigno Aquino III, to run for president next year. 'Mr. Sipag at Tiyaga' said that he is unfazed by the decision of Noynoy to run for the most powerful office in the country. He also expressed that he is not intimidated by the sudden surge of support of Senator Aquino. To give more emphasis to his point, he said that he still has the biggest chance of success despite the attention and popularity of his new found rival and the rest of the presidentiables.

During his interview, Villar said that the next president should know how to manage a country even on the first day of service and that on-the-job trainees waste too much time. He also added that the next leader should be radical and decisive in his decisions.

Well, the man representing orange has a point. He aims to restore the pride and dignity of the country and its people by his leadership and managerial skills. There is no way that the Philippines could get back up by mere passion and the so-called 'Cory Magic'. It yields good things but it can only take us so far. If that's the only thing good about the man representing yellow, then we should prepare ourselves for another hellacious half-dozen years.

Villar may have said things that would likely make people think harder in choosing their next leader but haven't we heard about this before? It's just that the face and the words are different.

BY: RONDELL CHAZ C. MABUNGA