Why I will vote for Noynoy, and not yet for Gibo.

I just made up my mind right now. On the vote I will cast on Monday. I will vote for Noynoy Aquino. Up to a few seconds before I made my decision, I was still weighting between Noynoy and Gibo. But I finally decided on Noynoy. Why?

Competency, skill and character-wise, I believe Gibo is a better candidate. He has proven time and again that he does not only have the smarts, he is his own man. He is a visionary. And a visionary is what I believe this country needs as a leader.

But Gibo is not what the country needs RIGHT NOW. Coming from the Arroyo government, what the country needs right now is a Noynoy Aquino - at least for 6 years. Here is why...

The scandal of corruption that the current government faces is so vast, a breath of fresh air is needed. In the past 9 years, the country was a witness to the bastardization of the system and the manipulation of institutions this government did in order to meet its own ends. One cannot even avoid thinking it is behind the recent fumbling of the Comelec and Smartmatic on the PCOS machines to be used in the automated election. Conspiracy theorists are already painting a NO-EL scenario. It is sending jitters to everyone.

The short of it all is that this government has been corrupt. And the only anti-thesis to such an administration is one who will promise a clean government. I believe that Noynoy can and will deliver on that promise. The legacy of his parents is so paramount, he would curse himself if he taints it with any practice of corruption. This same legacy has been the criticism for Noynoy. He is not his own man, they say. He has not proven anything by himself, only that he is the son of Ninoy and Cory, both heroes of the country, nothing more. But that is precisely his greatest strength. It's his badge that he will not rob this country for himself, unlike what Gloria Arroyo did. This is the only badge that we need for the next 6 years.

I still regard Gibo highly. And I would hope that he will stay afloat politically and be ready for 2016, where I believe the country will be ready for him. He is still young, and he still has a chance to gain wisdom to complement his intelligence. Then maybe he can bring our country to "fly" to progress.

But right now, the country needs a correction from the culture of corruption, dishonest administration, and dirty politics. It needs to be clean first before it can be ready for flight. Noynoy can start a culture of clean politics, build it for 6 years, and then step aside. No, I don't believe he is smart enough to bring this country to greatness. But he is honest enough to prepare this country to its future greatness.