Richard Gomez Running For Bulacan Governor

[kolz]

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What does Richard Gomez have to offer Bulacan as Governor?

By William Esposo
INQ7.net
Last updated 02:39am (Mla time) 10/09/2006

THE word is out—Richard “Goma” Gomez of showbiz—plans to run as governor of Bulacan, one of the country’s most progressive provinces. The current governor, Josie de la Cruz has completed her third term, the maximum allowed under the constitution.

The closest I have seen Goma to be involved in politics was when he played the role of now Senator Serge Osmena in the movie “Eskapo”—which depicted the dramatic escape of the late Geny Lopez and Serge from detention under Marcos during martial law. Outside of that movie, I am not aware of Gomez ever holding public office, not even as administrator of a small municipality.

In the same vein, I am also not aware of Goma’s academic credentials that would qualify him to be governor of Bulacan. The best that I’ve heard about Gomez from a common friend is that he seems to run his business well.

Let’s put all these in perspective first by reviewing just what kind of a province Bulacan is. According to the latest available data on Bulacan province, as of 2002, the province of Bulacan has registered very impressive accomplishments.

Bulacan has the highest population growth in the country. Per the official Bulacan provincial report, “the population growth rate increased to 4.98 percent by year 2000. The continued increase in the province’s population in the past 15 years may not be only attributed to natural increase but also as a result of the influx of migrants from various points of origin. In addition, Bulacan has become a receiver of population from the Northern provinces.” Migration underscores the presence of economic opportunities. “

The same report gave Bulacan the highest ranking in terms of “Human Development Index (HDI), a measure of how a province has performed, not only in terms of real income growth but also in terms of social indicators of the people’s ability to lead a long and healthy life, to acquire knowledge and skills and to have access to the resources needed to afford a decent standard of living. It is the simple average of the life expectancy, educational attainment index and the real per capita income index. In 2000, Bulacan enjoyed the highest HDI at 0.760. It rose to the top rank in 2000 from ranking fourth in 1994 and 1997 and also recorded the biggest growth from 1997 to 2000 at 8.3%.”

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Pahuway Goma oi ... ayaw na lang patugatuga.

[iloveyou4ever]

What the #^@%!

[doce_pares]

OMG

[jojo_mouth2]

basin si "budoy" will run for any office here in cebu

[cooldude06]

I don't think he'll win, actor/actress is already bad image to the politics in our country...

[weedmeister2]

basin si "budoy" will run for any office here in cebu

I would actually vote for him if he did. He is street smart and has a genuine affection for the cebuano people, especially the masses... [br]Posted on: October 09, 2006, 01:53:00 PM_________________________________________________A s for Richard Gomez, his BOYFRIEND must be paying for his campaign... hehehehe

[boxingfan529]

same trends...

richard g. will have difficulty winning against any gma backed candidate... hmmmmn.

[SamuraiArcher]

let's just hope nga if hell win....usa sya sa mga maayo nga artista mudala sa iyang province....

[kolz]

Di man ta kapugong kung mudagan siya, democracy man gud ta.

Ang ato lang tawn nga naa pay lain siyang mabuhat nga maayo bisan dili siya lang unta siya mudagan. Nakapaet man gud nato is kining popularity votes.

Pero kung ang mga tawo diha sa Bulacan magpadala ra pud, manghinaut na lang ta nga mapareha siyang Vilma Santos ug ayohon niya ug dala ang probinsya.

[boxingfan529]

let's just hope nga if hell win....usa sya sa mga maayo nga artista mudala sa iyang province....

bitaw... kung kadaug sya, daghan syay matabangan...