A LOOK at the leading wannabes for the next Senate makes one sigh that there’s nobody in the mold of Miriam Defensor and Joker Arroyo among them. Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago will be singing a swan song in June 2016 so there’s no way she could still grace the Senate in the 16th Congress. Joker, on the other hand, is still qualified to run since there is already a three-year break in his remarkable public service
The 21-year stint of Senator Joker in the legislature was not only colorful but also remarkable. I personally witnessed his performance in 18 of those 21 years and I consider him one of the best legislators I have ever covered. If we can’t we have another one like him among the potential candidates in 2016, why not urge him to take another stab at the Senate in 2016? Forget his age! He’s sharper than several politicians many years his junior.
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