My Encounter With Noynoy Aquino

The election "carnival" has come to Davao City. A lot of Davawenyos are thirsty for these events and as candidates flashed their colorful banners, sounded their trompas, and waived their hands... The Carnival is set..!

I heard the news of the visit of the Liberal Party standard bearer Noynoy Aquino, mar Roxas and the rest of their party. I was with my mom in a shopping mall when I texted a friend of the whereabouts of the motorcade. And to my surprise, people inside the mall is also asking the same question to their friends... From that I decided to convince mom to join me and watch the motorcade.

We went to R. Castillo St. and waited for the motorcade to pass. So far it was the longest motorcade I had ever witnessed. on the streets were people wearing yellow shirts, yellow ribbons, yellow flaglets, and of course names of Noynoy and Mar All The Way!
the spirit of hope was there within us. Though I only saw videos and images of EDSA People

Power 1 I knew right there and then, that the spirit of EDSA has come to Davao City. Cries of hope were shouted by the people on the street as they waited for the presidentiable to arrive.
Then a lot of cars joining the motorcade, more than 200 of them, were buzzing the horns are they continue to show their support by waving the Laban sign. People were on top of the Agdao Fly Over were throwing yellow confetti and waving the banners of Noynoy Aquino.

At last after an hour of waiting, I received a text message saying that the convoy is only a kilometer away. Then senatoriables arrived, as people tried to stop their truck just to catch a glimpse and to shake the hands of these candidates... and yes, I was one of them.

I also saw some of my doctor friends who joined the motorcade. They were all wearing their own shades of yellow. I showed them the Laban Sign and with my banner I shouted Noynoy! They opened their windows and waived the ir hands on me...

Finally the moment has come, the person most awaited by the people passed through our way... People of all classes dashed through the streets and waived their hands to Sen. Noynoy Aquino and Sen. Mar Roxas. The voice of our Mayor Duterte endorsing the Liberal party was a sure sign that Davao City has become a Noynoy Country.

Immediately, I joined the crowd in waiving their hands and giving the Laban sign. I was left all alone by the crowd moving towards the convoy. Little did they know, that my place on that street was an opportunity for me to personally greet Noynoy and shake his hands. Overwhelmed by his presence, and the spirit of the people, I was almost (I say almost) moved into tears when I saw him holding a baller band (the one worn in the arms) as his truck approached my post. I jumped for joy, as I shouted Noynoy and raised my banner high enough for him to notice me. And because I was alone in that area, he noticed me.

Eye to eye we met, and he smiled at me... He handed over his baller band and I immediately accepted it... I was so happy when he personally gave me that baller band. And now I am wearing it with full of hope and faith, that someday our nation will achieve the freedom that we only thought is in our dreams.

"Within this baller band lies the story of my hopes and aspirations for the Filipino people. And I will never stop sharing this story to the people I know, and convince them to vote Noynoy Aquino for our President.

-danielangelolao