On Concessions, and Lost Dreams.

And so Manny Villar was the first to concede defeat to Noynoy Aquino today.

Statesmanship? Perhaps, but with lest we forget the way by which Villar conducted his campaign, allow this humble representation to remind you.

He bombarded the airwaves with the most number of political ads of any presidential aspirant, vastly exceeding the limit alloted per television station.

He blatantly and unabashedly played on the sentiments of a helpless old woman (his mother) to try and gain sympathy from the Filipino electorate.

The man kept claiming that he was dirt poor, to the point of exaggeration, to try and gain votes.

He agreed to endorsements from Dolphy Quizon and Willie Revillame. Need I say more?

Before we let Senator Villar of the hook, let's stop and ask ourselves, "When will we shake off our nasty habit of letting crooks go just-like-that??"

For our sake, I hope we all manage to respond with an emphatic, "NOW!" rather than a less that resolute, "maybe later".