On Popularity

Now on popularity may I share this .." There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people".(Anthony Trollope,english novelist,1862)

JC and the Ang Kapatiran party members believe that for this country to restore itself,it must restore its politics to decency and integrity,where good words are matched by good deeds and no principles nor conviction would give way to expediency.

Moral Duty to run and to vote

"when moral principles,rather than persons,are candidates for power,to run against evil is to perform a moral duty,and for citizens not to vote is to neglect a duty."(adapted from Thomas Paine,English political theorist,1737-1809)

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there are at least 87 million filipinos of which about 50 million could be running and or voting in 2010.

traditional politics has made the country be known as the only christian country in asia and yet at the top levels of the rank in terms of corruption.

is corruption a cause or the effect of poverty?or is poverty a cause or the effect of corruption.

we get the political parties we deserve as we get the candidates we deserve.

can a principled candidate ever come out of a party that is not responsible nor accountable to

a set of firm principles and platform?

INTEGRIDAD,WHATS THIS??

WHAT IS INTEGRIDAD?

Integrity occurs when words and actions meet.the more you walk the talk,the less you have to talk.it means the leader must compromise nothing,but fulfill everything.we can compromise on methods but never on our convictions and principles.YAN ANG KAPATIRAN