A Man Called ERAP

I submit, Joseph Ejercito – Estrada is the best choice for President for 2010 among the crop of aspirants for the presidency.

Erap as he is fondly called is the most experienced of all the probable candidates. Seventeen years as mayor; five years as senator; six years as Vice President and Cabinet member and 2 ½ years as President. This amounts to a total of 30 and half years of executive and legislative experience.

He is the only candidate who had the distinct privilege of serving as President of the Republic. His 2 ½ year stint as President will eliminate the learning curve that comes with those who are new to the job. This would ensure that Erap will be ready as President from Day One together with his Cabinet who are experts in their own field and were never tainted with anomalies.

He continues to retain the trust of his countrymen, as is proven in surveys, and even in elections despite the issues hurled against him. His political endorsement is constantly being sought by various politicians, his wife and sons were elected into different public offices. The level of trust by the people is something that is necessary to get people’s confidence in and cooperation with his administration.

Erap has proven his mantle of leadership. He has displayed his leadership prowess when as Mayor, he transformed the Municipality of San Juan into a buzzing suburban, when as a Senator, he stood his ground and voted against the US Bases in 1991, when as Vice President and Chairman of the Presidential Anti Crime Commission, he restored peace and order with the eradication of kidnapping and criminality and instilled discipline among judges and policemen, when as President, he rejected sovereign guarantees in government dealings.

He has remained transparent to the Filipino people even to the extent of his very private life.

I submit, that the foregoing attest the mantle by a true public servant, a true leader. A man called Erap.