Cheezy Chiz Escudero and the Juicier Truth
Asking Google about Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is a
bit disappointing. Reading these two articles to know more about the cheesy
politician is even juicier.
Why? Because Google will only show links about the senator’s
affair with GMA7 actress Heart Evangelista. Do you think such stories matter
to the Filipino people who voted for Chiz? Not at all.
Isn't it that we are
more interested in what the Mr. Escudero has done throughout his
years of service? No one cares about his unsuccessful marriage; no one cares if
he and Heart are really dating or just doing some publicity stunts.
I first heard about Chiz
when I was in college. He was cute, and almost all political animals in our
school were talking about him. I was amazed with his oratory skills. He speaks
fluent Tagalog/Filipino and is really convincing. He speaks about rights of Filipinos
and the “dapat ginagawa" of the government. He was a Congressman then, and
I always saw him on TV. I even remember writing “I wanna be the next Chiz”.
Now, I am a full
citizen of this country paying my taxes and voting for my trusted leaders. In
other words, I have matured enough to know the reality that some leaders who
speak a lot on TV have no time doing their duties. Instead of spending time
drafting bills and managing missions to help the depressed, oppressed, poor,
and the exploited, some leaders are so busy attending parties and facing the
camera.
Janette Toral, a respected
social media expert, recalls that years ago when she asked Chiz of a single law
that he would author or pass, his answer was a very stirring one: “guarantee
accessibility of education to all Filipinos up to college and not only up to
high school.” Wow, sold out!
In Toral’s chat with him,
the cutie pie was quoted “Believe in giving enough resources to public schools
up to tertiary level so that they can compete with private schools. Let prices
be driven by market competition”. McKayla Maroney must be impressed with his
brilliance!
I tried challenging my
memory to identify all the worthwhile projects and laws Chiz accomplished that
I can remember. And it seems I was giving myself a tough job. Mama Mia, I
cannot recall one! Except that I can remember him with Kris Aquino on TV and his
interviews on TV Patrol.
As of now, what sticks on
my mind is his affair with Heart. Oh no, bad memory! Ideally, he must be
remembered for a law he passed or a project he spearheaded. Sorry, but that's
the truth.
I have this reservation
that the Chiz and Heart will end up tying the knot. They are both in love with
each other. I believe everything is real (besides, look at their age
difference). If they decide to wed, they should not set their wedding date days
before an election (promise, it will just hurt everything).
Did you know that Chiz is
one of the lawmakers who signed the Anti-Cybercrime Prevention Act. However, he
admitted it was a mistake. What? Okay, I was paying my taxes for him to commit
such mistake then.
Despite everything,
everybody still loves him. I have no idea how great he is to his own people in
Sorsogon.
Anyway, let us just wait
for updates about him (with his political career, not his love-life unless he
decides to mix both) on the Philippines Election and Search Influencer sites.
