In a few hours, you will be laid to rest. Thank you, thank you Noy for loving and serving our country with your utmost sincerity and dedication. Most of all, thank you for not leaving Ate Kris and like whet she uttered, she was your BUNSO up to your last breath. You will be in heaven where sadness is no more sorrow but pure eternal joy.
Mabuhay ka!!!
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Sa Puso at Isip Ko
Disclaimer: This is my very personal thoughts I wish to share. I could have simply posted/ shared on my Facebook account other people's reasons on WHY we choose Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo for the top two national posts.But as I have mentioned, THIS is personal to me.
I have a confession to make. In the 2010 presidential elections, the number one reason why I wished, hoped and prayed for Noy Aquino to win was because kapatid s'ya ni Kris at anak s'ya ni Cory and Ninoy. I knew nothing much about his track record in politics, the bills he authored/co-authored as Senator, the programs he created for his Tarlac district while he was in Congress.
Alam ko lang during the day he officially announced in Club Filipino that he will run for president, mabuti ang hangarin nya. The whole campaign trail I was glued to what the media had to offer- candidates' plataporma, published recognitions and advocacies;personal and professional scandals and trivial things about them and their families. If I remember right, the biggest tirade thrown against Pnoy then was his "mental disability" which was strongly belied and denied by professional psychiatric and psychological associations. I campaigned for him sa mga kakilala ko, mga estudyante ko at kung kani-kanino pa. I went to his two sorties in Pampanga with the help of my cousins and friends. My yellow baller IDs are still kept in a drawer in our house in Pampanga.
Noon, at the back of my mind, kahiyaan pag natalo si Noy, baka mag-reflect ke Kris. She even sold her house to help finance Noy's campaign. Dahil super vocal din along nangampanya for Noy, of course gusto ko talaga s'yang manalo. The Daang Matuwid and Walang Mahirap kung Walang Corrupt vision and plans further validated my conviction in choosing him. Noy's contenders were Manny Villar, Gilbert Teodoro and Joseph Estrada. I have respect for Manny, how he built his Camella Homes empire and placed it in blueprint of the nation's real state. Sipag at Tyaga, ika nga! Teodoro is undoubtedly a brilliant, dignified and experienced man in government. His biggest liability that time was he was endorsed by former president GMA. Idinasal ko lang noon na sana 'wag si Erap and manalo, for all its worth, the nation just impeached him few years back. Magiging laughing stock na naman tayo ng mundo if ever. Gusto kong manalo si Noy kasi s'ya ang kandidato ko. Pero naisip ko noon matalo man say ok lang. Villar or Teodoro will deliver good in serving the nation.
Walang takot o pangamba kung sakaling di man nanalo si PNOY. And he won. He is not the best president, I can say that. He has his flaws and mishaps in handling his duties, he too as his share of emotional and pikon outbursts. But this I can also say without batting my eyelash, I know in my heart my President is not corrupt, na di nya ako ninakawan mula sa tax na binayad ko. He did what he had to do to rescue Philippines from the rotten corner of Asia. (Please take time to read and study news and articles regarding PH progress during his term.) He did not back down too from any obstacles that stood in the way of reforms and justice.
Fast forward to the MAY 2016 elections which will happen next Monday.
Scenes have changed tremendously. When the official candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency positions were released by COMELEC, I already have in my mind who will get my vote. Among all of them, I knew I would pick MAR ROXAS. And siguradong- sigurado ako ke LENI ROBREDO! It did not matter to me the endorsement of PNoy. Kris and the other sisters were quiet for the first few months of the campaign trail. Wala silang pinangangampanyang pangulo.It is only in the recent that Kris publicly announced her choice of MAR as her president. I did not consider Binay and Poe, for obvious reasons. Note: corruption and citizenship . These are no-brainer issues. Cases sealed. Why MAR? Sabi nila, snob si Mar. Di kasalanan ni Mar na ipinanganak syang Araneta Roxas apelyido nya. Maybe he does not possess the charisma Filipinos are looking for, he speaks as things are, no sugarcoating and beating around the bush. But he performs well, the Cheaper Medicines Act and the rise of BPOs in our country are my top two amongst all his achievements. Why LENI?? And WHY NOT??
Okay, I did try to consider Duterte. And bango ng pangalan nya as the mayor of Davao. Peaceful at progressive ang city, I give the due credit to him. Pero iba eh!! Iba naman ata and syudad sa bansa. His admission of the Davao Death Squad activities scares me. His promise to end the crime nationwide in 3-6 months is unattainable if due course of the law will be followed. In Nursing, when we set the goals for our patients/clients, we have an acronym SMART.Smart, measurable, attainable, realistic and time- bounded. Mayor Duterte's loads of promises are too much to handle, I doubt his ways to achieve them. When asked what his concrete plans are, the more vague his answers which leave me confused and lost.
Duterte has a great number of followers, most of them are very passionate and vocal with their admiration and fascination for him. I have nothing against it. Thanks to the democracy we are enjoying now. All is entitled to express opinions. Just remember, AD HOMINEM!
In the 2010 elections, I enjoyed the campaign. I was nervous and anxious yes, waiting for the final tally of votes.
This time, it is FEAR that visits my heart. What if the WRONG PERSONS win?? Back to zero na naman and PINAS??:( International and regional media are one in saying that currently, our country is on its way in progress. Paano na??
Ang sa akin lang, may personal along pangamba sakaling manalo si Mayor Duterte bilang pangulo ng bansa. If he indeed mention that he will seriously consider severing ties with USA, makakauwi pa kaya ako ng Pilipinas para makita ko Nanay ko?? I know many will say, I am overacting, overanalyzing here. Super OA na kung super OA but this man is babbling statements that are way beyond fathomable. So please do not blame me. Naiisip ko pa lang na di na ako makakauwi ng Pilipinas, nanghihina na puso ko. The scenario seriously and hugely scares the hell out of me.
In the 2010 elections, my prayer was for Noy Aquino to win. This time, my prayer is for Philippines to win. That my homeland may be saved from impending doom should the undeserved and wrong men preside the highest government positions. It is sad that in desperate search for fast and furious changes, we choose to compromise the deep core of our moral values and God's commandments.
I have a busy life here in California. No household help, we do everything on our own. Time speeds doubly fast and yet here I am, rather than spending my rest day to attend to daily tasks or recuperate from the missed hours of sleep, writing what is contemplating and disturbing me. I won't take it sitting down. I need to do my part. Silent majority no more. THE voice has to be heard loud and clear.
May I quote the last two paragraphs of a Rappler article penned by Patricia Evangelista and Nicole Curato published on May 02, 2016:
Thirty years ago, the Philippines put behind martial law, imposed by a man who turned into a dictator after his first taste of power. Today, Rodrigo Duterte is at the top of the polls. If he wins, his dictatorship will not be thrust upon us. It will be one we will have chosen for ourselves. Every progressive step society has made has been diminished by his presence. Duterte's contempt for human rights, due process, and equal protection is legitimised by the applause at the end of every speech.
We write this as a warning. The streets will turn red if Rodrigo Duterte keeps his promise. Take him at his word- and know YOU COULD BE NEXT.
We write this as a warning. We hope to be proven wrong.( You may read the article in full at rappler.com)
God, please bless Philippines.
Pilipinas.Integridad.Dignidad.
