Being Ninoy...

Today, August 21, is the death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino Jr. On TV, his quest for democracy through his previous speeches are continuously being shown. We have learned that all throughout, he remained firm with his idealism that Filipinos are worth dying for... Or are we? 1983, the date when he was assassinated at the tarmac, is quite a long time that have passed and yet no such maturity can be seen among us. We said that the existing administration is corrupt and yet, we are not willing to choose one rightful candidate to oppose it in the forthcoming election. We are so united with our crave for a good governance and yet, we are so divided to support it. I believe that we know that there is only one post for the position of the President. I also believe that we know that the opposing candidates that are planning to challenge the administration comprises of almost eight parties. Hence I also believe that we are familiar that one eighth is far more smaller than one. As an example: assuming that 25% is in favor of the administration while 75% is in favor of the opposition . With one standard bearer for the administration's side, then they easily get a 25% vote. On the other hand, each opposition candidate will be sharing the 75% opposition vote which in turn(for a candidate of eight) will be around 9% vote only for each opposition candidate. Given that we all know about these things, then why are we still heading for this dilemma? Isn't it right to deduce that we, ourselves, are the problem? So in turn, are we worth dying for?

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