With the demise of presidentiable and former Senator Raul Roco this morning, I just can't help but think that maybe, Noli De Castro is indeed destined to be our president. The man won hands down versus Loren, that we have to admit. If FPJ won last year's election and Noli his Vice, then with Da King's demise, Noli could have been the president. That's near-hit number one. Near-hit number two came with the Hello Garci fiasco that resulted in calls for GMA's impeachment/resignation/ouster. And then everyone took some time out upon realizing that Noli Boy is drumming his fingers impatiently, eagerly waiting for the throne. Then came the news about the senator, that's near-hit number three if you're keeping tabs.

But I won't stop counting, maybe we won't be so lucky the fourth time as the impeachment process progress. Right now, I just want to believe that there is still Divine intervention, a miracle thread perhaps that keeps the presidency away from Noli's grasp. The mere thought of that would surely make the Filipinos recite the paternoster again and again and again.