Editorial: Hit her in the ASS[embly] 0 Kumentaryo

Only one thing is sure by now, once the administration succeeds overtaking the constitutional assembly, Mrs. Arroyo will be sitting in Marcos’ chair and our grandparents will be living again in Martial Law.

Looking back, it was in the year 2004 when the little lady from Malacanang created the Consultative Commission to propose for the amendment of the 1987 Philippine Constitution to change the form of government from Presidential to Parliamentary. But now, as you are reading this, a House Resolution No. 1109 was already passed which means that the entire constitution will be opened for revision. If this happens, the 2010 election will be affected and the little lady will stay for a longer time.

This is the third attempt to charter change; the first was in Ramos’ term which is similar to Arroyo’s intent; the second was in Estrada’s which is referred to as Constitutional Correction for Development (CONCORD) but only to amend the restrictive economic provisions and not the entire constitution.

Though it’s about time to change some parts of the constitution (because some of it is no longer applicable to our modern way of living) we cannot permit her to stay longer after all the problems and controversies she specially created for the country. More if we are going to consider the kind of leaders we have right now. However, if the advent of parliamentary system will take place, the power and influence will no longer center to one person only and the passing of legislation will be easier. Just to compare, the Student Coordinating Council uses the parliamentary system in their organization where the students of FEU – EAC are given the right to vote for whoever they want to put in position. After the election, the duly elected officers will then vote among themselves as to who’s to put in the executive positions. This gives way to better governance because only the qualified and competent leaders are seated in positions. However, positive outputs will depend if and only if we shall be governed by the morally upright and honest leaders. But in a country like the Philippines where backstabbing is something banal, nothing will ever change even if we push through with the charter change.

Hypothetically, if there will be a charter change, many government officials shall be booted from office or many shall remain and there is a big possibility that Mrs. Arroyo shall take over. But who will take charge after her? Another Arroyo and then another until superman care to save Filipinos?

She already said the 2010 election will take place, but prior to this, she already told us that she won’t be running for presidency in the 2004 elections but she’s the president now; do we still have reasons to believe her after the HR no. 1109 has been passed? Maybe that’s her job – to deceive us again or maybe she thinks we’re more stupid than her. She might have done something good for the country but those were meaningless because of all the bad things she made. In fact, only one out of a thousand of ten can give positive things about her.

Given the country’s situation, only those with the truthful and righteous intent can save us from the hell we are facing. If there will be no election in 2010, what future is waiting for us? Is it really necessary to go on charter change? Our grand parents and parents learned their lessons after Ninoy and Marcos died. Are we going to let the history repeat itself? Or she just really wants her own wax body?

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SORRY 0 Kumentaryo

SORRY MAMAYA KO NA LANG AAYUSIN!!! HINDI KO PA MAAYUS EH WALA PANG TIME. NAGLOLOKO RIN ANG BLOGGER! EWAN KO BA! TANG INA TALAGA!

Happy Birthday to Me!!! 4 Kumentaryo

Photo by: Kate Sevilla (Ito na ang aking current itsura)

Tang ina talaga birthday na birthday ko eh may sakit pa ako. Wahaa... sa darating na April 8, 2009 ay magiging 19 years old na ako. Pero bakit ganito ang nararamdaman ko? Parang gusto kong bumata ng dalawang taon?! Noong 16 years old pa ako, gustong-guto ko nang maging 18 years old - of legal ages baga - pero kasabay pala ng pagkakakamit ko ng pangarap na iyon ay ang paggiging responsibleng mamamayan ng pilipinas!!!

Ang ibig kong sabihin ay maaari na akong makulong at sampahan ng kaso!?!

Naalala ko tuloy yung sinabi sa akin ni Keyti, gawin mo na lahat ng krimen habang minor de edad ka pa kasi ang bagsak mo ay sa DSWD lang - tapos magpakabait ka lang eh palalayain ka na nila... hay, pero sa kulungan kahit na tubuan ka pa ng halo at pakpak - gagalisin ka lang at mabubulok na sa bilanguan. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ganito ang justice system sa bansa - HINDI na bulag ang hustisya - dilat na dilat ito sa mga taong mapera.

Pero siguro kung yung kulungan natin ay tulad ng sa amerika, siguro lahat na ng pinoy eh nakakulong. Paano naman kasi yung kulungan sa atin, parurusahan ka na nga lang - imprierno pa ang mararanasan mo - paano ka kaya makakapagbagong buhay nun kung sirang-sira ang buhay mo sa oras nang pagpasok mo?!

Eh basta ayokong makulong!!! Nakakatakot pala ang imprierno!!!

On Call of the Homeland 2 Kumentaryo

Is it your duty to stay in the Philippines?

This is the question Mr. Albert Castillo left for us to answer. There are more than a hundred of attendees which mean there will be a hundred set of ideas which might agree to his or might not. I know that many would say that I will be a hypocrite to say that, yes, it is our responsibility to stay in the Philippine, because most would probably say that I am not being practical. And just by saying yes, there might be 99 students who will tell me the same.

Is it your responsibility to stay in the Philippines? Why don’t we rephrase the question. Is it the responsibility of Americans to stay in America?

Well for almost all of my life, Filipinos have been very afraid to experience hardship here in the Philippines, thus, flying abroad to land a more “dignified” job which will alliviate their family from “poverty”. And for almost 15 years now, many Filipinos would prefer to experience hardship in a foreign land to experiencing it here. Isn’t so ironic? It’s like saying, I, would like to wash somebody else’s dish.

We have been very afraid for all our lives and it seems that none of us would like to take risks; and if there are people who are willing to take risk, we would always typecast them as “hypocrites”.

I’ve always believe that the Philippines will be come a feeding ground for business people in the next 10 to 20 years. It is just that we are afraid to sacrifice for the future of our country – for the future of our children and most especially we are afraid to WAIT. We don’t want to experience crisis because we are afraid to think of a solution for it. I believe that if only the right and best of the best people will stay here in the Philippines, our country will boom into a new country that can accommodate all the needs of its natives.

If you think that it is not your responsibility to stay here because you think that you will always take with you the brand of being “Filipino” then think again, because you might just being selfish for think only about yourself and your family. If being practical means, working abroad for the benefit of other countries and helping your family by sending them 30 thousand pesos a month in cold cash, I will prefer being the anti-practical because I can earn as much money here and at the same time, It is my country that I am serving.

If Americans were able to stay in their country why cant us? Why is it an American guy married to a Filipina can manage to convince his wife to live in America? Can a Filipina married to an American do the same? What if the Philippines is a first-world country, will a Filipino dream to go to another country to work? Let’s think.