LEADERSHIP IS NOT EXPERIENCE ALONE

The Aquinos' virtues and faith are real and public knowledge. Unlike others who are kowtowing before the religious leaders only during election time.

I found quite irritating Sen.Richard Gordon’s remark on the likelihood that Sen. Noynoy Aquino would run for president in 2010. Gordon said that leadership should be earned and not inherited.

Excuse me, Mr. Gordon. Noynoy is the best personification of an honest politician. Look into Senator Aquino’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) and you will see why he remains as “pure” as his parents. Despite the Aquino family’s prominence and influence here in the Philippines and worldwide renown, Senator Aquino and his siblings have remained humble and true to their word.

Mr. Gordon, being a leader is not only about how long you’ve been a senator or how long you’ve occupied a position of power. A leader must also have purity of heart and be conscientious. Having been born into a family that’s full of faith in God though not perfect, Noynoy has imbibed those virtues.

Gordon should not judge Noynoy because being a minion of the Malacañang occupant, he doesn’t have the moral stature to do so. Gordon made such a judgment because he knows he’d never win the presidency in 2010 in a contest between him and Noynoy.

I’ve been waiting for Noynoy’s announcement to run so that I would have reason to register myself as a voter. For now, it is only Noynoy I want to vote for as president. And I’m thanking him for heeding the challenge of saving our country from the hands of our dirty politicians. Mabuhay ka, Senator Noynoy!

—JOYCE RAMIREZ, joyceramirez74@yahoo.com