21st-century leadership

We hope and pray for peaceful elections on May 9. When you are about to vote, remember this: you are voting for a candidate who you think will care the most for the people you love. A leader is not simply a personality. He or she will become very much a part of your family for the next six years. His decisions will affect the prices of food on your table, your experience when you commute going to work, and for the safety of your daughter and your wife, most especially at night. The candidate we will vote for could be the one in charge of protecting your family’s future. We need a leader who has a vision and a strong political will to initiate good planning, good architecture, and good governance, and one who will fight criminality, corruption, and climate change.

Running a country is not easy, that is a given. Fortunately, we have a country much blessed with abundant resources that whoever gets elected will not really be starting from scratch. In my previous articles, I have always emphasized the many advantages of the Philippines, from having one of the longest coastlines to its potential in human resources. Our workforce ushered the Philippines into being the most sought after location for the BPO sector. We also have many skilled professionals who are preferred by international employers and even royalty.