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ith Philippine presidential elections just around the corner, it is time we revisit the topic of who should lead the country for the next six years. A daunting task to say the least—the country no longer leads the region the way it once did. Instead, the Philippines is mired in a myriad of problems: an exploding population, endemic corruption, crumbling infrastructure, dwindling tourism, shrinking foreign investment...you get the picture.

To many Filipinos, the Philippines is a broken country, and they a broken people. Of its last five presidents (Marcos, Aquino, Ramos, Estrada, Arroyo) only Fidel Ramos is widely acknowledged to have had a positive impact while in office. All the rest, have turned out to be incompetent or worse. Gloria Arroyo—the current president who was swept into office with the EDSA II "revolution" by Filipinos brimming with great hope and expectation—has likewise turned out to be an utter disappointment. In our survey more than eight out of ten of you believe Arroyo should be charged with corruption after she leaves office.

With regards to our other survey as to "who will be the next president," we found it very revealing that Ex-president Estrada managed to garner only four percent of your votes. Noynoy Aquino on the other end leads the pack with a commanding ten-point lead over Manny Villar. The rankings seemed to have changed little over the past several weeks.

With May 10 less than two weeks away, the presidential horse race is now in full swing. Despite the his vastly larger funds and high-powered secret supporters, Manny Villar's second-place lead seems to be slipping in the polls. Is this due to Noynoy Aquino's campaign getting it right, or is it because voters are learning more about Manny Villar and not liking what they are hearing? We'll find out in a few weeks. Hopefully, the country's next president will be one who can move the country forward. It will be a gargantuan task as the Philippines has fallen so far behind that those of us old enough to remember what the Philippines was like in the 1950s are almost embarrassed by how far back it has fallen.

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Comments from Our  Readers Name: Aiota Capli City/State/Country: Inland Empire IP Address: 165.235.174.75 Comments For Mr. Marquez to alter his role and duty to the SC and country he serves and acts instead as a personal aide to CJ Corona is way wrong. For this mistake, Marquez, like CJ Corona, has forever lost his credibility as a public servant. With the reported millions the Coronas have, they can still continue to live in prosperity even after the trial. Marquez though, young as he looks, may not be on the same boat regardless of his possible personal rewards for his actions. Would he run for an elective position someday and lose? Lest we forget! And forgive? Name: blumntrit City/State/Country: Papi marquesa IP Address: 174.44.5.202 Comments Midas, the thief justice and wife in cahoots. They got all the ill-gotten wealth to last some lifetimes. The things for them to worry is being safe wherever they are. Must be hard to live life looking behind your back all the time. Midas like an obedient loyal puppy chulo will be in charge afterwards of securing the safety of the coronas.  Name: mockingmaya City/State/Country: taft avenue, IP Address: 67.182.75.243 Comments SC spokesman Marquez should ask himself: What does loyalty to Chief Justice Corona mean? Is it morally permissible to rally SC employees & other judicial officers to his political convictions? Identifying relevant obligations to Chief Justice Corona doesn't constitute conflict of interest. I think some fanatic followers of an impeached Justice Corona, arrogant Senator Santiago, Justice Cuevas & some fanatic voters "will soon be enslaved by squirrels & put to work in their nut mines." Accountability is an antidote to modern slavery, political & judicial errors. Philippine NewsLink reserves the right to select and edit comments for publication.

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