‘President’ Leni Robredo

Come 2016, Atty. Leni Robredo, the widow of former DILG head Jesse Robredo, could possibly be the next president of the Philippines. Well, why not?

I’m not a political expert, but this piece is an honest-togoodness analysis of what I’ve seen, heard and read about the political goings-on back home; this is a short commentary on what is on the minds of the common people.

The only thing Leni and her loyal followers would have to do is to turn into votes the tsunami-like wave of support shown by the millions of Filipinos who lined the streets to welcome her husband’s funeral cortege and formed the long queues in the funeral wake.

Well, Malacañang is still a long way to go to, but in the meantime, Mrs. Robredo must run for senator next year to test the water, so to speak, and find out if she has the numbers to catapult her to the highest position of the land.

The 2013 election is a good barometer for Leni because topping these elections could only mean that the people have found the right person who could justly carry on President Benigno Aquino’s “Tuwid na Daan” advocacy.

Leni is a lawyer and is said to have displayed the willingness to help the common people by joining the Saligan (Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap pa Legal) and she has helped victims of human rights.

The Robredos have led simple life; their humble dwelling in Naga City and the fact that they could move around with less security aides are proofs of their simplicity and humility.

These days, users of Twitter and Facebook are busy exchanging notes and messages and lunching signature campaigns (ex.: the Atty. Leni Robredo for Senator Movement) to convince Leni to get involved this early in politics. Is this not a wishful thinking? But I would like to throw this question: Are our kababayans really convinced that good and sincere leaders are capable of fixing the country’s ills such as poverty, corruption, pollution, crimes and other forms of violence.

To conclude, here’s verse in the Scriptures (Jeremiah 10:23) that all of us can reflect on: “It does not belong to man who is walking, even to direct his step.”

Yes, we humans are imperfect, we don’t have the ability to govern ourselves and God will soon intervene in humans’ affairs (Daniel 2:44).-- Willie Jose