Bayani is way ahead of us

I never liked listening to politicians rendering their speeches. It’s very seldom I hear something the audience doesn’t expect to hear. It’s almost always a cliché.

Not BF though. He makes you understand and think. There’s always logic behind his one-liners and you have to stay glued to understand. You have to wait to believe. It is him – no shortcuts.

In chess, my father told me to think at least 4 moves ahead. It’s not that easy because I also have to think of my opponents’ possible move against my every move. So I can be thinking of 4 to the nth possible exchanges. I can only simulate 3 moves ahead until now – if Bayani plays chess, I think he can perk it up to 8 moves. I am a witness on how he transformed Marikina into what it is right now – a very progressive city. It was not easy for him at first. He received a lot of opposition from political adversaries and City residents as well. They didn’t understand BF. But he pursued his vision nonetheless. After the 3 year transformation of Marikina, the same Marikina residents who hated him calmly voted for him again – and again. Moreover, his exemplary leadership and discipline became the pillars of this small progressive city. His Marikina constituents so believed in his vision that they wanted someone who will continue his vision. As proof of this, his wife went on to become the City Mayor for nine years.

I am also a witness of how BF made MMDA affect people. In fact, I only had a vague notion on what the MMDA’s task is all about until he became the chairman. He made changes quickly and the results were felt immediately.

I once heard him say in one of his talks – “I don’t want people going to my office lining up and asking for help” – We said “what?” Then he explained – “If people keep going to my office asking for my help, it just means that my departments are not doing their jobs. ” – We said “ahhh!”

If he says he can transform the Philippines to a better country, he will. Because I believe that he is 8 moves ahead of us. And always will be.