Richard Gordon DESERVES our Vote, my fellow Filipinos!

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Please, even if you've already finalized your decision to vote for someone else, I hope you can read this post 'til the end. And, hopefully, I can help convince you to vote for Richard Gordon.

Note: I am not connected to Dick Gordon or any of his allies. I'm just one blogger who strongly believes he is what our country needs to be our next President. HE DESERVES OUR VOTES!

In less than 12 hours, my beloved country, the Philippines, will hold our first automated elections (thanks to Richard Gordon!). I'm pretty excited to cast my vote for the only 2 candidates that I believe can really TRANSFORM our nation: Richard "Dick" Gordon and Bayani Fernando.

I've already written a blog post before about why I'm voting for Gordon, but now, on the eve of the 2010 elections, I want to explain to you why I chose Richard Gordon over Noynoy Aquino, Gibo Teodoro, Manny Villar and Erap Estrada.

I am voting for GORDON over Gibo simply because Gibo doesn't have the track record of proven public service and strong leadership as Gordon. Gibo is a smooth-talker and we know that smooth-talkers are also great liars. We know this for a fact – in real life, in our relationships, in school, at work, in the entertainment business. I agree, he has more charisma than Gordon, but that's not what we NEED as a nation. We need someone who has proven, time and again, how passionate he is in helping our nation to transform. We need a LEADER, not a friend. We need someone who's FIRM and will not smooth-talk his way out of discussions. We need someone who's a quick thinker and can come up with solutions right off the bat. Gibo lacks that. PLUS, we ONLY got to know him last year when typhoon Ondoy hit our country. HE HASN'T PROVEN ANYTHING YET to deserve to be our next President.

I am voting for GORDON over Noynoy Aquino because, obviously, he has done NOTHING to even be considered to be our next President. His endless promises and lies to get what he wants is sickening. I don't understand why people are all praises for him when he has done NOTHING. We don't need a KIND or NICE President. We need a STRONG LEADER, and obviously, Noynoy is not as strong to prevent the corruption in our country, especially the kind of ill things brought about by his family and friends. I may support Ninoy and Cory Aquino, but having Noynoy as our next President is just a ridiculous idea, especially with the kind of rut our country is in right now. And why are the Catholics not dissing him for using the Lord's name in vain with all that God-swearing (sinusumpa ko) in his TV ads?!

I am voting for GORDON over Manny Villar because I believe that the latter is running for the Presidency because of the POWER and the money he can get when he holds the top position in our government. I see him as someone who's greedy in power and wealth. He is a businessman and I don't believe that he accumulated his wealth with no stains of corruption. I also hate that he is a TRAPO for using our poor countrymen in his campaigns to try to get votes.

I am voting for GORDON over Erap Estrada simply because the latter TOOK FOR GRANTED the support of my countrymen when he became President. For that, I cannot forgive him. And I don't believe he's innocent.

I am voting for GORDON because I believe that what he did for Subic and Olongapo, he can also do for the whole country. He transformed Olongapo from the sin city to model city. I admire him so much because of that. What he did was to raise police accountability (which we really need), proper health and sanitation, waste management and strict observance of traffic laws. He was also greatly responsible for Olongapo's restoration after the devastation caused by Mt. Pinatubo's eruption.

Do you remember the first APEC summit that was held in Subic? 18 world leaders were IMPRESSED with Subic, which resulted to its becoming a new investment hub in Southeast Asia. 40,000 Filipinos lost their jobs when the US naval base were withdrawn, but with Richard Gordon's efforts, with the help of the people in Subic, he was able to bring in 200,000 jobs.

I am voting for GORDON because of his platform, his resolutions for our country when he wins. I strongly believe that the first day of his Presidency will already mark the beginning of our country's transformation. That's how much I believe in him. Some might say that the salary increase that he's promising is just a fantasy. That's the kind of thinking that GORDON wants us to erase from our culture, from our system. We have to be AMBITIOUS and AIM HIGH as a country. If we don't, we'll forever be stuck in poverty and corruption. He has proven that us Filipinos can do anything if we put our minds to it. How? In Subic!

I am voting for GORDON because of what he has done as Secretary of Department of Tourism. He brought in a lot of investors to our country in spite of all the kidnappings and negative issues in our country (Abu Sayyaf kidnappings, Oakwood Mutiny in Makati, SARS, etc). This is why I believe he can really bring more jobs to our countrymen, just like what he did in Subic. He was able to successfully place the Philippines in the international tourism map through extensive tourism expositions and road shows, which was coined as WOW Philippines. His WOW PHILIPPINES project resulted to a big boost in our economy because of the tourists and investors he brought in to our country.

I am voting for GORDON because I believe he can unite the Muslim community with the rest of our nation. He's not afraid to go to Sulu, to Basilan, and face our Muslim countrymen. He strongly believes that RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING of our Muslim countrymen's culture is the key to unite our whole nation. He wants to help us heal our fears of our Muslim brothers and sisters in Mindanao. I believe that the Muslims respect him because Gordon looks at them as our fellow countrymen.

I am voting for GORDON because I admire him for his FORTY-THREE (43) years as a VOLUNTEER of Red Cross. This shows his humility and determination to serve our country and his fellow Filipinos. Did you know that his 6 million fee for doing a Safeguard commercial all went to Red Cross?! And he is NOT being paid for being the chairman of the Red Cross. He is also a member of the Governing Board of the International Federation of the Red Cross.

I am voting for GORDON because of his passion, his determination, his discipline. We DESPERATELY need his attitude, the change he can bring to our nation. We've suffered too long under corrupt, smooth-talking, smart-ass leaders in the past. This time around, we need to hear the TRUTH from our leaders. We need our President to not sugar-coat the real issues. We need to know the TRUTH, the SAD truth, so we can make informed decisions as a country.

I am voting for GORDON because of his work as a Senator. We now have automated elections because of him, just like what they have in the USA. He's also one of the assertive Senators who vowed to protect our constitution. He also is responsible for the Veteran's Bill, which resulted to Filipino veterans to get more benefits from any foreign government because of the service they've performed during WWII. He has filed 185 Senate bills and he passed 13 laws. All that, he has done in just ONE SENATE TERM.

I am voting for GORDON because of how he inspires people to act. VOLUNTEERISM at its best. If you check the fan pages of Dick Gordon and Bayani Fernando, the Bagumbayan (their party) spirit of volunteerism and passion for our country is very evident. That is why I'm voting for the first time because he is the BEST choice for the Presidency.

With all that said, I strongly believe...

RICHARD GORDON DESERVES OUR VOTE.

I BELIEVE in Richard Gordon. I believe in the change he can bring to our nation and to my countrymen.

I hope you can also join me tomorrow in support of Richard Gordon. He needs our help to win this!

Let's not waste our vote for the "winnable" candidate. Let's all base our votes on who has PROVEN the changes he can make for our country.