When Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III was elected senator in 2007 elections, he admitted that he has yet to find a persuasive reason to run, if ever, for 2010 presidential elections and he made clear that he was not that ambitious to run for president as it is not an easy job. According to him it would be pointless if it will be just his personal ambition but it can be feasible if it will be shared by the people as the mandate of the people will be there and there will be an uproar among them.
When his mother, former President Corazon C. Aquino died, there is a call for him to run for president. Senator Noynoy Aquino said that he is aware that there were issues of lack of experience and competence being raised against him and these had really discouraged him. He turned to his siblings for advise regarding this for he new that his siblings will give him the endorsement once they had proved that there is really a people's cry for it. And once they had proved that there is really a clamor, then Noynoy must fulfill his obligation.
Here is a copy of his speech regarding his plans to run for president:
Mga minamahal kong kababayan,
Kagabi, nasaksihan natin ang isang di-pangkaraniwang kaganapan. Sinabi ng aking matalik na kaibigang si Senador Mar Roxas na magsanib kami upang harapin ang napakalaking hamon upang baguhin ang ating lipunan. Umaapaw po ang paghanga at paggalang ko kay Mar sa kanyang pagsasaalang-alang ng kanyang personal na ambisyon para sa pagkakaisa ng aming Partido at para sa higit na mataas na mithiin na kapwa naming inaasam para sa ating Bayan.
Senator Roxas’ sacrifice is the finest example of selflessness that our nation sorely needs in these morally troubled times. Tulad po ng kanyang sinabi kagabi, kalimutan po muna natin ang ating mga sarili—dahil ang laganap na pagtingin sa pansariling kapakanan ang mismong ugat ng kasakiman at pagkakawatak-watak na sumisira sa ating lipunan.
Kasama po ako ni Mar sa mas malaking labang ito. At sana kasama rin namin ang bawa’t Pilipinong naniniwala sa angking kalinisan ng loob ng karamihan ng ating mga kababayan at naghahangad ng isang bansang tunay nating maipagmamalaki.
Ang usapin pong ito ay di tungkol sa akin o kay Mar. Ang mahalaga pong malaman ay kung kasama namin kayo sa misyon ng tunay na pagbabago. Hindi po madali ang misyong ito, dahil matindi ang kabulukang bumabalot sa ating lipunan. Ngunit hindi imposibleng makamit ang ating mga pinakamimithi para sa Pilipinas. At ito ay magsisimula sa bawa’t isa sa atin. Sa dakong ito, dapat pong tanungin natin ang ating mga sarili: handa rin ba akong mag-sakripisyo para sa bayan?
Sa mga nalalabing araw ng aming pagluluksa at pagdadalamhati sa pagpanaw ng aming mahal na ina, sisikapin ko pong taus-pusong sagutin ang katanungang ito. Sana maunawaan po ninyo ito.
This weekend, I will be going on a spiritual retreat. As I pray for discernment and divine guidance, I urge you to pray with me so that you too can assess your own readiness to take part in the difficult struggle ahead. We are in this together.
Anuman ang mangyari, tandaan po ninyo ito:
Nilabanan ng aking amang si Ninoy Aquino ang lahat ng katiwalian at pang-aabusong sumira sa ating bayan. Nang siya ay pinaslang, pinagpatuloy ng aking inang si Cory Aquino ang Laban para mapanumbalik ang ating demokrasya at ang dangal ng bawa’t Pilipino. Nakamit po nating muli ang ating kalayaan di lamang dahil sa sakripisyo ng aking ina, kundi dahil tumaya din ang milyon- milyong Pilipino.
Ngayong umaatras muli ang ating bayan patungo sa bangin ng kapahamakan, panahon muli upang manindigan! Panahon ding maghanda para sa isang mas mahaba at matinding Laban, kung saan walang bibitiw hanggang makamit natin ang pagbabagong ating hinahangad.
Hindi ko po tatalikuran ang hamong ito! Sana’y kasama ko kayong lahat sa Laban.
Maraming salamat po!
It took some time for Noynoy to decide for he knew that there is really a great responsibility involved and he had to think about it over and over before he accepts it as this is really a new challenge for him and there are people who believed in him. Let's just hope that he is worth the trust of the people and hope that he will not fail.
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