Who's my Papi?

(1) de Castro, Noli
(2) Escudero, Chiz
(3) Fernando, Bayani
(4) Legarda, Loren
(5) Madrigal, Jamby
(6) Padaca, Grace
(7) Panlilio, Ed
(8) Roxas, Mar
(9) Teodoro, Gilbert
(10) Velarde, Mike
(11) Villar, Manny
(12) Villavueva, Eddie

No, this is not a list of candidates who plan to run for senator in 2010 but a list of incumbent senators, evangelists, governors and government officials who have expressed intentions of replacing GMA. I'm sure each one of them is qualified and winnable based on their perspective and what their supporters say.

Survey says! In a recent presidential survey, leading the race is Villar with 29%, De Castro with 21% and Roxas with 18%. Villar is currently a Philippine Senator, an ex-house speaker, ex-senate president and the owner of Vista Land Company h(developer of Camella Homes). De Castro is a broadcaster, former senator and the current Vice President of the country. Roxas, who is set to walk down the aisle with broadcaster Korina Sanchez late this year, is a 3 term congressman, a former DTI secretary and currently a senator.

With eight months to go before the 2010 elections and two months before the deadline of the filing of candidacy, it is getting pretty exciting as it is a wide open race with the advantage going to the well prepared, individually and organizationally. One thing is for sure, in this lifetime, not all of them will become the Philippine's Papi!