Do you think the Philippines will ever have an Obama type President?

First of all, Obama is not yet the President. It is yet to be seen what kind of President he will be. Although I support him and his ideals 100% and hope he will do all the things we expect him to do, we will not know until he takes the oath of office and gets settled in. Secondly, any Filipino who ever came close to espousing the kind of rhetoric that got Obama elected was already assassinated. Any other who might have those same kinds of ideas knows he will need to be 10 feet tall and bullet proof. That's not exactly common character traits among Filipinos. No insult intended. Third, I'd like to say the division between rich and poor could not be more clear than in The Philippines. An arrangement that might look like the goal line to a greedy Republican son of a byotch. For sure Ronald Reagan did some great things at a time they needed to be done. But, he was far from being an economic genius. In fact it's his economic policies that widened the gap between rich and poor more than ever.....well, until GW & Co. got the checkbook. So, to answer your question, I don't think it will happen in my lifetime or yours. No one wants to stand in front of that sword.

Probably in the near future. Teresita Ang-See or Donald Dee would make a great president. At least there would be no regionalism to hamper the national growth, no impartiality as per provincial basis, and crime would be lessened. Also, since they already have earned a lot of money, they wouldn't be engaging in corruption and they are NOT trapos. Just look at Singapore! The Chinese have also been neglected and abused in the past (up to the present day) by BIR Commissioners, immigration officials, and even by some Filipinos through ugly Chinese jokes and insults.

A good article in the Philippine Inquirer, Sunday Magazine Section, by: Arlene Babst Vokey. If what he says is true it will not happen until the people stop expecting politicians to bring change to the Philippines and begin to change themselves. He maintains the problem is a "culture of corruption" in the Philippines practiced in someway by all people of the Philippines and that they cannot expect a politicians not to be corrupt if they themselves practice corruption in their daily lives.

I always try to be optimistic about things, but Philippine politics is one area I can't help but be hopeless for. So, NO, at least not in our life time. An "Obama-type" president? Remember... he ain't the president yet! Any fool can promise you the world, but unless you actually see him fulfill his promises, then he's not really role-model type stuff quite yet.

The main reason why Obama is well celebrated is because he is black. Obama is widely publicized! We may need to wait a few years more before we know if he really is different from the other US presidents. In the Philippines, one of the solutions it could have is to kick out GMA.

No way, we want like Mahatir of Malaysia and Suharto of Indonesia and Marcos of the Phil and Mao of China, coz we are proud to be a MALAY

Hope springs eternal. God willing. I think Manny Pacquiao can actually work. Baracko Bama.

Let us pray not. What this country needs is a Reagan. Socialism is not the answer to the Philippine's problems anymore than America's

Not in a place where you can by votes and Get over it people, if you don't like Obama being President stay in the Philippines. Who care what you think he is the President 20 Jan. He is not a Muslim It just some white people not all don"t like the ideal that the most powerful man in the world is of color. Some of you in the Philippines think the same way because you been brain wash. If you read black history of the USA, you would find it was build on the back of the black slaves. My wife of 21 years is from the philippines and she pray that her people stop being so ignorant. Stop listening to ignorant people and read for yourself. The native philippino are black so stop fooling yourself. May God open your eyes and be with you allways.