A November to Remember
What a way to end November!
This country had a lot to face with in just one week. The week started off with aftermaths of 2 strong typhoons. Last Tueday, the metro was rocked by an intensity 4 earthquake. Today, there was a stand-off at the Manila Peninsula & at exactly 12 midnight, a metrowide curfew will be implemented.
Natural calamities are inevitable. That we cannot question. But with what happened today, there are so many questions waiting to be answered. And at the same time, what happened today could have been avoided or it should have not come to a point that a tank forced its way to a hotel lobby and God knows how many armed men trooped the venue.
I have to admit I voted Major Trillanes for senator. I read and studied his profile before the May elections. I was pretty impressed with his achievements and principles. A man brave enough to defy his superiors. A soldier who was disgruntled with the corruption in the military division and wanted reform in the service. He became the voice of the lower-ranking soldiers. Because of these, he got the vote of the nation even if he was behind bars and with minimal campaign funds. I was glad that he won and not some actor-showbiz talkshow host who was oozing with arrogance (pikon pa!). He had to perform his duties as a senator in jail. He had an on-going trial because of the mutiny that he started back in July of 2003. But he said he was okay with that.
Whatever happened today?! He said over an interview that it wasn't planned. How come his fellow soldiers had the red armband? the speech was well-delivered? the media was all over? He said that the trial was going nowhere and he'll be convicted anyway. He cannot get justice at all. He then walked out and took over the Manila Penn. And again, a mutiny was initiated in the Makati Business District.
I believe in the Law of Action and Reaction. For every action, there is a corresponding reaction. In this kind of action, what reactions are we expecting? It had definitely made an impact to our economy. I'm not staying that we have the best economic situation today but I think we are on the right track. I bet the anti-GMA are clapping their hands with this move and are just waiting for their few minutes of exposure on tv. The fact that their behind Trillanes would be good publicity for them (Did you see the olden politician who can barely walk?!). It was almost an opportunity for them to take over and prove that this government is useless. Are we expecting to reinstate the newly-pardoned, drunkard president? Or still insist that the dead actor should have been the president of this country?
Who was ever satisfied in every regime? There's always something bad to say about every government. There would always be people who would go in a different direction. That's democracy for you! That's the spice in every regime. It makes life in this country more exciting. Every day, our elected officials would always find fault in each other and banter in every way possible.
Am I pro-GMA? Definitely not! Believe me, I curse when there's a weekly oil price hike. My brows meet when there's unbelievable traffic and the traffic enforcers are standing in one corner. I get upset with the numerous potholes in every major road in this country. I am frustrated every time an innocent life becomes a victim of senseless killing. I question where my taxes go!!!! Was it inside the paper bags given to governors or was it part of the ZTE scandal? I could rant forever about every major and minor complaint I have for this country but there's so much I can do.
As I've said, we have democracy and I am happy that there are people who speak up in my/our behalf. But do we always have to result to massive action?! Say, gather again at EDSA Shrine? I am proud to say that I was at EDSA DOS. It was a different experience. There's such a thing called saturation point that's why people had assembled at that time. But gather there again after a few months and calling it EDSA TRES?! C'mon who are we kidding?! We can't always take out everything in the streets everytime we have a problem with our government. One thing that I also believe in is compromise, meeting halfway. Will we ever see that in this country? All I can do is hope.
I'm sure there's much more that this government is going to go through in the coming days now that the issue has been deviated to the arrest of media people after the mutiny (that's gonna be another story) and the implementation of curfew starting this midnight.
Again, let's hope for the best.
This country had a lot to face with in just one week. The week started off with aftermaths of 2 strong typhoons. Last Tueday, the metro was rocked by an intensity 4 earthquake. Today, there was a stand-off at the Manila Peninsula & at exactly 12 midnight, a metrowide curfew will be implemented.
Natural calamities are inevitable. That we cannot question. But with what happened today, there are so many questions waiting to be answered. And at the same time, what happened today could have been avoided or it should have not come to a point that a tank forced its way to a hotel lobby and God knows how many armed men trooped the venue.
I have to admit I voted Major Trillanes for senator. I read and studied his profile before the May elections. I was pretty impressed with his achievements and principles. A man brave enough to defy his superiors. A soldier who was disgruntled with the corruption in the military division and wanted reform in the service. He became the voice of the lower-ranking soldiers. Because of these, he got the vote of the nation even if he was behind bars and with minimal campaign funds. I was glad that he won and not some actor-showbiz talkshow host who was oozing with arrogance (pikon pa!). He had to perform his duties as a senator in jail. He had an on-going trial because of the mutiny that he started back in July of 2003. But he said he was okay with that.
Whatever happened today?! He said over an interview that it wasn't planned. How come his fellow soldiers had the red armband? the speech was well-delivered? the media was all over? He said that the trial was going nowhere and he'll be convicted anyway. He cannot get justice at all. He then walked out and took over the Manila Penn. And again, a mutiny was initiated in the Makati Business District.
I believe in the Law of Action and Reaction. For every action, there is a corresponding reaction. In this kind of action, what reactions are we expecting? It had definitely made an impact to our economy. I'm not staying that we have the best economic situation today but I think we are on the right track. I bet the anti-GMA are clapping their hands with this move and are just waiting for their few minutes of exposure on tv. The fact that their behind Trillanes would be good publicity for them (Did you see the olden politician who can barely walk?!). It was almost an opportunity for them to take over and prove that this government is useless. Are we expecting to reinstate the newly-pardoned, drunkard president? Or still insist that the dead actor should have been the president of this country?
Who was ever satisfied in every regime? There's always something bad to say about every government. There would always be people who would go in a different direction. That's democracy for you! That's the spice in every regime. It makes life in this country more exciting. Every day, our elected officials would always find fault in each other and banter in every way possible.
Am I pro-GMA? Definitely not! Believe me, I curse when there's a weekly oil price hike. My brows meet when there's unbelievable traffic and the traffic enforcers are standing in one corner. I get upset with the numerous potholes in every major road in this country. I am frustrated every time an innocent life becomes a victim of senseless killing. I question where my taxes go!!!! Was it inside the paper bags given to governors or was it part of the ZTE scandal? I could rant forever about every major and minor complaint I have for this country but there's so much I can do.
As I've said, we have democracy and I am happy that there are people who speak up in my/our behalf. But do we always have to result to massive action?! Say, gather again at EDSA Shrine? I am proud to say that I was at EDSA DOS. It was a different experience. There's such a thing called saturation point that's why people had assembled at that time. But gather there again after a few months and calling it EDSA TRES?! C'mon who are we kidding?! We can't always take out everything in the streets everytime we have a problem with our government. One thing that I also believe in is compromise, meeting halfway. Will we ever see that in this country? All I can do is hope.
I'm sure there's much more that this government is going to go through in the coming days now that the issue has been deviated to the arrest of media people after the mutiny (that's gonna be another story) and the implementation of curfew starting this midnight.
Again, let's hope for the best.
posted by rhaych @ 8:15 PM
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