Noynoy Aquino under Media Scrutiny

Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III is now under media scrutiny. Right now, he is in Zamboanga city to further ask himself and seek the advice of close friends and the spiritual guidance that he needs for the decision after September 9. This decision will affirm whether he will run for the presidency in 2010 or not. The action of Mar Roxas to give way to his friend Noynoy to run for President next year paved the way for all this excitement that the only son of Benigno and Cory Aquino is now generating in the Philippine political scene. Can he unite the country and become the next President? Time and succeeding events will tell. He is only 49 years old and single. He is too young to lead a country that is mired in graft and corruption and where majority of its citizens and fresh college graduates look up to jobs abroad as a way of surviving in life. Noynoy has always stated in most of his inteviews with radio-TV reporters that the best candidate this country should have is the one that is picked by the common folks. Traditional politicians have come and gone and still, the country suffers from economic povery, hopelessness and social malaise. Furthermore, there is divisiveness in the land, brought about by the direct clash between good and evil, between the corrupt and its victims, between those who usurped power and built a fortress to keep it and those who longed to serve the country honestly and can't. Noynoy Aquino is therefore being thrushed into the forefront of this great Divide, hoping that his eventual victory will unite the nation and bring about socio-economic reforms and political renewal that only a victory at the polls in 2010 can be achieved. Otherwise, the alternative is another wound in the country's psyche that is difficult to heal. Noynoy should accept the challenge to be the standard bearer of his party in the 2010 presidential race. This is the only chance right that he will have where he can vigorously pursue the ideals and beliefs that his famous parents adhered on for the benefit of millions of Filipinos of this exciting country. So far, Noynoy is standing tall amidst continuous media scrutiny. He has brains and the physical energy to mount the arduous challenge against anyone who is also vying for the top post of the land. Of course, there will be detractors. There will be people who will stage negative attacks against his character and ability to lead. But by doing so, it only proves that Mar Roxas was not all mistaken when he gave way to his close friend to go for the presidency in 2010. He might as well make it.