Nathan

Philippines, Politics

For the past years, the Philippines had few or none of what we would like to call glorious moments in government leadership. Blunders upon blunders have piled. Faces have been lost; and lives, threatened if not taken. With the continuous (not continual) cases of graft and corruption, human rights violations, and neglect for the people’s welfare, the Filipino is drenched in his own blood. Up until now, we have never been spared by the conquistadors. The only difference is that now, we have Filipino colonizers – colonizers who take advantage of others to gain wealth, power and fame. The Filipino has succeeded before as in the time of the overthrowing of the Marcos regime in the 1980’s. The feeling of fulfillment and success once again faded into the shadows as leaders who are greedy and selfish continue to be elected into position. Now, the Filipino is once again put to the test.

Now, we are seeing the two faces of the government – the “truth” and the “lie”. Which is which? Different sectors have different stands on the matter, but one thing is evident. The government is certainly not staying silent on the attacks hurled into it. More and more people begin to march the streets and fight for truth. But what is the truth? Who is telling the truth? The administration? The opposition? For all we know this is just one of those unending wars between the pros and the antis. We cannot say for sure that one party is clean. Both parties are tainted. It is just that one looks less tainted than the other, because one is in position, and the other is fighting for a change in governance.

Many issues and scandals have befallen the current government, since it started after the pseudo-people-power-impeachment-incident of Erap. The climax of which is the NBN-ZTE broadband deal, where the Filipino has found a “hero” in the person of Jun Lozada and has slowly mustered courage to stand up once again. The different sectors including the church and the students, have began making their voices heard – leading to what many say as the rebirth of what happened 22 years ago in EDSA. It may well be. It may well be another people power revolution. Will it succeed? Only time will tell.

Right now, for the majority of the people, it is already evident who is guilty, because of the actions being done in response to the situation. If it would be proven that Lozada and company are telling the truth, then the government will not be able to hide behind “no conclusive evidence”. The cast being accused as guilty are already acting in a very suspicious manner, leaving little room for the people to have the benefit of the doubt. Words may be hurled from one place to the other, whether to accuse or to defend, but in the end, all that matters is for the Filipino to survive, be safe, and have a good future, where leaders lead with their hearts, and not their love of money.

As one radio broadcaster has mentioned, maybe having the guilty government officials accountable for their wrongdoings (by being imprisoned or sentenced to a grave penalty) is the only way for the future leaders to behave and act for the welfare of the Filipino.

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