No one has ever become poor by giving.
Anne Frank,
— German diarist Anne Frank

MAYPAJO, Caloocan City — Taking the hint from celebrity actress Bianca Gonzalez, if her name was Lisa or Sara, she would have opted to run for public office as she has the brains and beauty to back this up
and coupled with her popularity and charm, it would be a cinch to add politics in her rising career as a public figure and movie star.
But Bianca says no to any such thing.
The 'Pinoy Big Brother' host turned to social media to clarify that she has no intention to run for public office. She felt the need to make things clear as she shared a photo of her taken at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO), where she was invited as a speaker for World Health Day.
Her caption to the photo: "Helping build a world my daughters can thrive in, one action at a time. "
And before drawing speculation about her caption, she stressed: "No, wala akong balak tumakbo for public office."
Her speech during the World Health Day celebration at WHO Western Pacific was inspiring as she highlighted the importance of maternal and newborn care.
From her words we draw that it is true, "too many women in the Philippines and around the region do not have access to quality healthcare while they are pregnant and when they give birth, and that needs to change."
So what are our women leaders we have in government doing about this?
So many of them are in the Upper and Lower Chambers of Congress—we have Arlene, Imee and Liza and much more—and in the local government—we also have Honey, Abby, Joy and many others—and yet despite their educational attainment, mental and intellectual skills, talent and experience, they remain, at the least, inutile in concocting ideas, policies and strategies that would help make our country a better place to live with equality, equity, integrity, justice, fairness and honesty prevailing over the ills of our materialistic world.
It's apparent that it is not really public service which is the reason why they are in position. This is clearly shown in the legislation, execution and implementation of program, projects and policies that instead of being practical and beneficial are personal and expose a hint of greed. Added to this mix of indifference and idiocy, their mindset is set of preserving their position of influence and power.
And how do they this, you ask? Simple, by getting elected or else promoting a dynastic line that would perpetuate clan members to be in position for decades.
Take the case of billionaire Manny Villar, who is currently the richest man in the Philippines and was a former member of the illustrious Senate. Now out of politics, Villar was also former Senate president, is married to incumbent Senator Cynthia Villar and is father to Senator Mark Villar. His daughter, Camille, is seeking a Senate seat in the 2025 midterm elections.
So, we have three Villars in power in the government sector and the patriarch in control of the private sector.
Aside from the Villars, we also have the Calixtos of Pasay City (five are in juicy government positions), the Malapitans of Caloocan City, the Duterte's of Davao, the Umalis of Nueva Ecija, the Gatchalians and a host of other political families. No need to complete the list as it would fill up at least fifty pages of long bond paper.
But let's go back to Bianca. In spite her beauty, intelligence and empathy, she claims she has no ambition in politics. Well and good, after all, people need not be in government to be helpful and charitable.

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