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Permalink Reply by Najo on June 2, 2009 at 7:31pm

Didn't really hear much about Teodoro until the announcement of his plan to run for President. And until his wife asserted that it's either "Teodoro for President" or he doesn't run at all. XD

I know I won't be voting for Escudero. XD Regardless of his belief or religious affiliations. We come from the same region; he hasn't really done anything for the place. He is a good speaker but, most of the time, he's all talk.

In a country with 98% of the population believes in a God, it's no surprise that those running for the highest positions like to show they're men of faith.

Permalink Reply by MAC on June 5, 2009 at 6:59am

i have no idea, in my opinion,i think we will not have such kind of presidentiable.think about it, the fact that they are in politics, so that means they will do anything necessary to be liked by the people and of course being religious and godly will be one of their image and thus very good for PUBLICITY =).

Permalink Reply by Manny Espinola on June 5, 2009 at 10:00am

I think you're right (najo, too), the logic of political popularity contests being so simple. It's depressing, and the weather's not helping any.

Permalink Reply by Najo on June 18, 2009 at 2:09am

Have you guys heard of Nicanor Perlas? (http://nicanorperlas.com/) People claim him to be an alternative to traditional politicians. That he's standing up to become an actual choice because people are tired of choosing the lesser evil. Impressive profile. He's a environmental activist.

Will be waiting for more news about him.

Permalink Reply by Manny Espinola on October 19, 2009 at 7:05am

I'm not comfortable with his (too)-close associations with religious groups, and his writings--well, at least his critique of Pinker---had a decidedly mystical aroma about it.