Noynoying
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
Bulatlat.com
What was perhaps intended as a form of protest that would land at
least a photo in newspapers and a video clip in the evening news became
viral locally and internationally. Noynoying is trending in Twitter,
and, according to an article in ABS-CBN News online, it has 3,685 likes
on Facebook so far. The Wall Street Journal wrote an article on it. And
it has landed a page in Wikipedia.
At first, Malacañang tried to ignore it with President Aquino saying
he would not honor it with a response. In any case, for two consecutive
days after, the Philippine Daily Inquirer published photos of the
president working. But now the president appeared miffed. He said he
has the statistics to prove his accomplishments but it is difficult to
let people see it if they do not want to see.
Noynoying caught fire because President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III
is not known to be a hands-on, hard working president. It would not
have worked with former president Fidel V. Ramos who was known to be a
workaholic or even with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who was prompt to visit
typhoon struck areas.
Aquino’s performance as a member of the House of Representatives and
then as a Senator is, at best, average. This was reinforced by the
president’s slow response to the massive disaster and flooding caused by
typhoons Pedring and Quiel. He convened the National Disaster Risk
Reduction Council five days after Pedring wreaked havoc on large areas
in Luzon and he made a hurried visit to affected areas much later,
justifying his non-inclination to visit by saying that he is not fond of
photo opportunities.
However, it is not accurate to say that President Aquino has been
“noynoying” (coined to mean procrastinating and lazy) on all issues
affecting the country. Let us name a few issues where he reacted
immediately and those where he appeared to be procrastinating..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/03/23/noynoying/
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