Philippine's Presidential candidates reached to 80!

Well, I also think that it's better to wear yellow and flashed the V sign. Anyway some of the Presidential aspirants are not, well, deserving.

too many to choose from, too many good candidates but we just need one. i hope they'll unite someday... like they'd be in councils hehe~

Yes, you are absolutely right!I don't know why we never learn our lessons, every time election comes we have the opportunity to change this bad system, but then again we are traveling on the same road when the election is over and try to bring the frustrations in the street. It's the same old story. But this time I hope we can make a difference finally and choose a candidate who is not corrupt with integrity and humility and who can understand the true agony of the Philippines.

Well, that's how our politics in the country is working. People are easy to deceive especially when money is involved. Just imagine they are willing to spend millions just to promote their candidacy and win for the election! then what happen when they win? Of course they will get back the money that they spent by corruption. That is why we are distinguish as one of the most corrupt country in the world. I just don't know when this will end and who can initiate the changes of our government system. All we need is a miracle from Bro.

I agree with you that they should revise the qualifications for President. I'm not surprised to that anymore. Some are qualified som are only nuisance. Yes I agree our country really needs a leader who are honest and not greedy for power.

I think it's high time now that the qualifications to run as President and Vice president in our country will be revised to avoid waste of time. Just imagine the qualifications are only: Bona fide Filipino citizen, of legal age and can read and write. Gosh, even a simple sidewalk vendor can legally file for candidacy. It is just ridiculous to think in the first place that COMELEC will undergo a strenuous process of deliberation who will be considered bona fide to run or a nuisance candidate where in the first place it can be prevented to happen.

I agree with you that we should go back to a 2-party system to be more serious with purposes and objectives so that voters can determine fully who is more deserving and who is not. With the presence requirements of Philippine Presidential candidates it is very possible for a plain and ordinary man in the street to file his candidacy which is ridiculous.

Yes, I completely agree with you. It seems that the biggest issue now adays among politicians is morality and integrity. Only few remaining politicians have that capability and if they have that, they hardly win because of the dirty tactics of the opponents.

Well, that's true. There are lots of crazy people in this world who just want to make a foolish act.

I think that happens in other countries too. In the US there are independent candidates that also ran and some are also lunatics that try their luck and before election time comes they are deleted from the official list. I believe accepting is just ceremonial to not say that there is discrimination of who will submit or not. After their submission they would evaluate each candidates and those that will be removed from the list are given 3 days to submit an appeal. After that then the official list will be released. I think that is just it. We should respect other's rights as citizen whether it may look funny but then we should look at the perspective that every citizen can exercise to ran for a political position. Whether it is just a waste of time or not it is exercise of democratic rights I guess.

Yes, that's the right of every citizen to file for COC, but one thing I disagree is the overflowing political parties in the Philippines. It would be better if we have only few political parties.

That made Democracy a laughing matter in Philippine politics. Other countries who have a democratic form of government never have this kind of situation when election comes. Only in the Philippines.

Yes, it is indeed funny to think why on earth these ordinary and plain people ambitioned to become President they did not even know how difficult it is to become a provincial governor or a municipal mayor how much more a president. Most probably out of 80 candidates there are only 10 who are qualified.

We have the same frustration and questions too. I think we have a share for this situation too, if only people are making wise decisions when Election comes maybe this will not happen again and again. So let's be wise this time and select a candidate who is not corrupt, greed and selfish.

The silly thing about this whole situation is that after the COMELEC allowed those people to file, they will be sucked anyway, so why they will be allowed to submit the form?what a laughing episode in our lives.lol!