Critical Questions to Ask a Presidential Candidate

January-the first month of our 2010 election year. As the May Day (?) draws closer, we become more anxious over who to vote particularly for the highest position of the nation. Will we make the right choice this time? There is no hard and fast rule for minimal error, but some guide posts could be had. For instance, we could ask some questions hardest in our minds to be answered by a Presidential candidate and see if they will lessen our fears for another six years. Do you agree that the questions should include the following?

How will you address the issues confronting Mindanao?

• their need for autonomy
• Mindanao as alleged haven for local and international terrorists

What do you think of Manila as the national capital?

• “What happens in Manila is what happens in the Philippines”

How will you improve the national economic situation?

• how do we truly fight poverty?

What do you think about the way we have legislated:

• capital punishment and ‘comfort imprisonment’ for special criminals?
• human trafficking including prostitution?
• the juvenile justice system?