"Filipino Barack Obama"

Quotes by Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero in a recent Asian Journal article called, "Escudero about running in 2010: ‘It will come, but not yet.’" by Louie Jon A. Sanchez

"We should have our own Obama. We deserve to have one. The problem is, we just keep on copying, or imitating," said Escudero

In regards to Filipino youth not living in the Philippines:
"When we see them in America, these young ones almost have no trace of being Filipino. They look like Filipino though, have Filipino parents, but that’s all. The big question is really: would they come back to the Philippines?"

In terms of the election:
"This election is actually a call, a challenge to every Filipino, wherever they may be. If we don’t allow them to participate in changing the course of our nation, we are just continuously pushing them away. In order for them to have a say in our state of affairs, they must really decide on going back here. They have to come home."

Read the full article at: http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-philippines/headlines/1185-escudero-about-running-in-2010-it-will-come-but-not-yet.html