WHY EUPHORIC?

It had been a long saga of the Filipino people to elect our own president, without anyone being able to manipulate the election results easily. Now finally we have a new president, Noynoy, a very humble individual with a firm idea of how our country should progress, reared as he was in a family that had seen great political upheavals in our country impinging on their personal lives. Prof. Melba Maggay (interview over DZAS 702 am) said that Noynoy comes as a different product of the elite as his family, his parents suffered from victimization of the state. So, the perception that he would display arrogance and be dismissive of the poor's problems is not accurate.

I feel quite euphoric, a sense of calm and security that our country will be going in the right direction already. Having a top official or officials as upright is really a good thing. I remember during the time of past not good presidents, the ordinary folks, like the vendors did not have any qualms about not giving exact change, or even cheating by selling poor products.

Even, now, under gma, our people suffer from double perceptions of what a Christian life should be -- good in the sense that we are kind to our fellow beings. Some of them feel that "ang makaisa," is also a good philosophy. Hence, many would sell their souls to the devil, so to speak.

But now, with a change of leadership, we can look forward to a new moral regeneration of the youth and everyone.

Would you believe that even the elderly came to vote? A friend revealed that an 82 year old woman came to vote. A non-literate maid voted also, using only numbers as her guide, as each candidate had a number on the left side of the name in the ballot.

The turn-out of huge number of voters all over the country showed that we, the Filipino people are freedom-loving. We will work, act and try very hard to shape our future under our chosen leaders. We will exist best under that situation.

Now I can even think of writing a new comedy, producing a video drama, of finishing my animation concepts, of composing songs. I had this feeling way back in 98 when Erap won in a landslide, although I did not vote for him then but for Miriam. Yet, because I had felt that the people were happy with him, especially the ordinary folks, I felt good and so inspired to finish a film, Pangarap Ko, Saluhin Mo, about a woman impregnated by her husband yearly in order to have a son who would carry his name.

By the way the low scores given to two people from the religious sector, shows to us that the people are not really taken on by that allusion to the God Almighty when it comes to earthly matters. What really is important to the people is the person, the individual not what he stands for. This shows the maturity of the people in gauging the leaders that should rule our country. Our people truly have matured politically, as they see beyond the physical, but rather the over-all existence of the person, and his or her vision for us.

I guess, the people are still into having a kind of spirituality but not exactly to be led politically by one from an organized religion.

The new leader shows promise of an administration of good governance because we know the people around him. The other candidates did not have that and that was sad.

I guess the people had been looking for a kind of stability that is by an organized group, no longer by just one person. They must have seen how Erap, although charismatic as a person, was easily deposed by forces in society. This time, the people did not want that to happen. And so they, we voted for one who came wholly with a group with similar vision for the country. I must say, I am impressed by the quality of leadership that we shall have after June 30.

I hope that they make good all their promises. We also need to help them achieve their aims, for the sake of the people.

And so Folks, the next 100 days after June 30, is honeymoon period -- no criticisms, nothing negative.