Voters are desperately seeking the anti-Aquino

Were Mr. Aquino not term-limited and could put his name on the 2016 ballot, there would be no question as to the outcome. He would rank third in a hypothetical presidential race of five, with his total not even close to the votes of the 2nd placer. There is, however, a 100 percent certainty that the richest Zip Codes in the country would vote overwhelmingly for Mr. Aquino.

At this stage of the nation’s life, with a few months to go before the presidential elections, ordinary Filipinos are just extending their patience with the government of Mr. Aquino. They know that he will be gone by the end of June and there is general relief that comes with that anticipated timeline. Most Filipinos, at this stage, do not even mind that he is acting like he were a colossus who fundamentally changed the political and governing culture of the nation. Let him gloat, we all say to ourselves, as his gloating is also term-limited.