BY ISMAEL AMIGO

1ST-APLUMA NATIONAL PRESIDENT

NOW that his approval rating is slowly dipping like a thermometer in cold weather, President Aquino should now be very careful in everything he says and do.

 

Noynoy’s 51 percent net approval rating, 13 points lower than the last Social Weather Stations survey, was a result of his purchase of a luxury sports car which didn’t sit well with the public.

 

When Asked on Aquino’s purchase of a sleek Porsche late last year, nearly half or 48 percent of respondents in the survey said it was not a good example for the chief executive of a country like the Philippines where more than half of the population are wallowing in poverty.

 

This, notwithstanding details such as the car was not brand new and that Aquino had used his own money.

 

As they say, when you’re up there, there is nowhere to go but down. That’s Physics for you, Mr. President.

 

If you will remember, Noynoy’s popularity rating reached more than 80 percent (88 percent to be exact), the highest ever for a president. But. Unknown to P-Noy, he has reached the peak of success and the speedometer needle wouldn’t go any further.

 

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Two opposition lawmakers immediately ganged up on P-Noy and his low rating, saying the Chief Executive has no one to blame but himself for his poor approval grade because it was a result of his “insensitivity and inaction”.

 

Both former presidential son, Ang Galing Pinoy Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo and Zambales Rep. Ma. Milagros Magsaysay believe that Aquino’s failure  to address the country’s worsening problems and his purchase of a luxurious sports car amid a time people are embroiled in the unabated rise of price of basic commodities have  contributed to the President’s sagging popularity.

 

I agree with the former presidential son when he said that people are now starting to realize the son of the late President Cory Aquino was only a result of a media frenzy and public sympathy following the death of his mother in 2009.

 

I said this before and I will repeat it again: Noynoy is unprepared to become President but was forced to run because of some partymates who  exploited to the hilt the death of the former leader to advance their own interests.

 

For her part, Magsaysay said Aquino failed to show sensitivity and action to address the dire situation that millions of Filipinos are facing, like the high oil prices, high transportation fares, high electricity and water rates, high cost of basic food, high unemployment and high dissatisfaction in handling our migrant workers.

 

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As usual, Malacanang spin doctor Ricky Carandang stood up for the President, stressing that it’s  “natural” for the Chief Executive’s numbers to decline several months after elections.

But, from more than 80 percent rating to just 51 percent in barely a year should be a cause for concern for Malacanang.

 

Wake up, P-Noy! Wake up Ricky!

Indeed, nothings lasts forever.

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