Too early to talk about 2016 ‘presidentiables’

This refers to Conrado de Quiros column “‘Tuloy Poe Kayo’” (Opinion, 4/3/14). I find it very suggestive: De Quiros fancies Sen. Grace Poe training her sights on the 2016 presidential race. It’s too early to make speculations about the 2016 elections. It’s premature to worry about who should run for president two years from now.

Instead, our people should be informed on and be involved in matters that are considered burning issues of the day, like the pork barrel scam, political dynasty, national security and Reproductive Health Law, among others. Let us not sway them into thinking that the 2016 presidential race is a major concern to be talked about nowadays.

Let us rather help our people to vote wisely. Let us tell them that their votes matter in changing the lot of our country for the better.  Let us educate them that come the 2016 elections, they should vote for good governance and value-laden political parties or godly inspired platforms of government.

Being chatterboxes this early about the 2016 elections won’t help our country move forward.  Let us stop the chatter, please.

—REGINALD B. TAMAYO,

assistant city council secretary,

Marikina City