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Before you even react that I actually copy a signature article from Sivle - no doubt 101% better redactor than me - I have asked his permission to give me the chance on trying his unique way of interviewing, but now, it is on Philippine presidential candidates. Luckily, I get a YES from him!
Without further ado, let me represent you our month's presidential candidates' response to my question I think rightful to ask them.
Now, I send them PM ingame - since I'm not good on-spot interview - with questions about the presidential election.
Good day, sir. If you have the time , which I'm sure you have, and the guts to answer the questions I set for you, I hope you'll give us with convincing answers.
1. What exactly propels you to run for arguably the hardest political job on eSim? Is there any driving force you can consider on why you try to run for Presidency?
TanOrc : I will be honest to all of you guys, my main purpose for running as president is because I want to get the prestigious “president medal” or whatever it may be called because one of my first goals when I was still a baby is to collect all medals. And secondly, I could see that the government’s army is somewhat going down and it motivates me as an MC to build AFP again as when it was at its prime.
yujn : Being a CP is nothing new to me. Remember, I was the CP of ePH when it had it's very first baby boom. And now that I have plenty of time, I would like to bring ePH to a greater heights.
2. What are your expectations and/or goals if ever you win this month's Presidential Elections? Do you think you'll be able to meet the goals and expectations you set?
TanOrc : I expect (hopefully) all ePH citizens to follow my orders, I want ePH to continue growing and not to be stagnant in all aspects, military wise, in the economy, politics, and etc…. My primary goal, as mentioned above, is to rebuild what was once a very powerful army that was and still is the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the reason why is that a lot of players left that organization for other purposes and some even got banned, there was a time that continuous conversations in the IRC channel may it be military or off topic, but now, it’s too quiet there, it only becomes active when there is a battle. With enough effort, I think I will succeed in pursuing my goals as president.
yujn : As a player, I am more inclined in the military part of this game. So expect some changes in the military sector such as adding activities that will involve new players so that staying in ePH won't be boring.
3. Now, I am giving you the chance to answer this question: How motivated are you this month's election? Who or what do you use as your motivations?
TanOrc : My motivation is my drive to succeed both in RL, and in e-sim. It is already difficult to have many obligations in RL and at the same time become active in e-sim, so this challenges me to manage my time properly and maybe in the future, teach me a lesson to be good in time management.
yujn : Not much. It's just a normal day for me.
4. What do you think is the MAGIC WORD for a nation's president?
TanOrc : There is no magic word, as long as you’re good with handling people and great in leading, they will follow you.
yujn : BANO
5. If there is anyone either on eSim or IRL that you set as an example or model, who is it and ofc, why?
TanOrc : My mentors Duoyiza and jfasd16 are my inspiration, their dedication to their work when they were still active in e-sim were unmatched. They are my models because they never gave up even if the situation in the Philippines was tough, and their sleep, they couldn’t even have the right amount of sleep every day because they were really focus on making ePH a better place for its citizens.
yujn : Junji Family. Because we are awesome.
6. What particular trait/skills you have that set you apart from the other hopefuls? Any advantage or edge over the other candidate/s. Give me one.
TanOrc : It’s really difficult to answer this, I even think that I’m at the losing end because my opponent, yujn, already won the CP elections multiple times and I’m sure he is very much capable of winning the elections even without any effort. My only advantage I think is that I have more time since my counterpart is busy with RL, he is not that much active in IRC, he shows up though, but not much as other players. That’s my opinion.
yujn : Experience.
7. If ever you became our June's PH CP, what will be your plans on helping the country grow?
TanOrc : 1. Improve the Military, teach the art of clutching.
2. Improve the Economy.
3. Improve country relationships.
yujn : I can tell you but then I have to kill you afterwards. 
8. Newbies are the future of our nation, and we all knew it that is why we demand BB to get them in. Now, how can you and what way will you help the newbies of our current BB? Will you set an aggressive campaign that'll be solely focus on our newbies?
TanOrc : Of course, that will be my first action, get the attention of the newbies and train them to be good fighters, they will be my first priority as soon as I become president (hopefully).
yujn : No such campaign is needed. Old players are always around to help the new ones. So why bother making an aggressive move?
9. PH market has long been known as one of the biggest market in Primera eSim, and we have saw changes on how government deals with it. Now, what will be your personal preference - free market or government-controlled one?
TanOrc : I have to admit, I haven’t really thought about this issue and I need to consult with the presidents before me and maybe even economists about this. I might do government-controlled first, and when the market is already stable, it will be a free market.
yujn : It depends on the current situation, since we need to balance things with regards to economy.
10. One alone can not do everything the job description asked. So if you may let us know, who will be the members of your staffs that'll help you on a daily basis? And what is your basis on choosing them?
TanOrc : My first choice would be the congressmen, they took that position and it is their obligation to help the country, second would be my mentors and the past presidents.
yujn : Active, dedicated, fun and not very serious bunch of people.
11. Any message to every readers out there? I'm pretty sure they'll read this so make sure that you'll convince them enough to choose you over anybody.
TanOrc : To everyone, I may not promise the goals that I set, but I will REALLY do my best to accomplish them and I need all the help I can get because classes will start next week here in our school. This is my first time running as president and all non-believers and haters out there, I will make sure I will change how you look at me at the end of my term (If I win).
yujn : come visit my office at #opisina.ni.yujn @rizon.net
That's all! Thank you for lending us the time to answer all this questions with fruitful answers which I am sure satisfy our people's appetite. I only hope your words will turn into actions, and you may be the answer that'll transform our country and take us to the next level of an established superpower - I mean superpower unafraid of another superpower.
Hmmm.. Hey, make the game more interesting! Cheers! o7
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