Much has been said, written and discussed, about the incoming Philippine president. He has been flooded by unsolicited advices, has been dismissed as a political lightweight, his legislative record was branded as “unremarkable” and even his sanity was questioned. He has been ordered, dared and challenged, to perform miracles that would solve the problems that has been ailing this country for decades before he could even raise his hand in an inauguration. Worse, he has been the subject of nitpicking like we’ve never seen before in this country coming from the supposedly unbiased and objective media practitioners, opinion writers and columnists, corrupt and thick-faced traditional politicians, some hollier-than-thou church leaders, cyberbullies, paid hacks and the outgoing administration’s apologists. They pick on his clothes, his hair, his sister, his posture, etc,etc,etc. They demonize him by constantly asking and nagging about his smoking habit to a point of practically ordering the incoming Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to stop, as in right now by every pinoy-know-it-all/smarty pants diguising as well-meaning concerned citizen. i would bet my entire savings that among these demanding bunch of characters, the noisiest did not even vote for him. the nerve!
What has the poor guy done to deserve all this unwarranted attention on the most trivial of matters? Oh, I know, he gave up whatever is left of his quiet and private life, gave in to our clamour for him to carry the torch left by his parents and ran and eventually won the thankless job of being the Philippine president.
What the h*ll is wrong with you people, give the guy some space! Legitimate issues and concerns specially those that involve the state would be dealt with in due time. In the meantime let us not make his life miserable by continously harrassing the poor guy with “non-issues”. Nuff said.
