Mutiny in Manila: Act 2

I just don’t know what is happening to this country?  Just as when we are gaining strength over the dollar, something like this always happens. 

I woke up just in time to see a flash report on TV, stating that a group of soldiers took hold of the Manila Peninsula Hotel, led by a general and a senator, who four years ago also attempted to overthrow the government in a “peaceful” protest.

What they don’t understand is that the government is calling all the shots, everything that was thrown against it were thrashed and labeled as heresy.  There is nothing much we can do about the current situation of the country.  Not only do we gain international recognition negatively, but our economy will soon plunge again deeper to the crap that we have been in for decades now.

A new president does not solve the issue, we are on a rally of impeaching presidents, and it’s starting to become a habit if not already.  The real problem here is integrity, and such we simply don’t have.

We are a people who love and will die for freedom, and so as our strength is in unity, it is also our primary weakness.  Time and again we have seen people in power used this to their advantage, they feed the minds of the people that what they say is true and promotes to the betterment of society.  But we have seen, time and again, that we are merely pawns in their quest for power.  For their minds are corrupted and they have been shackled by greed.  And these are the leaders that we have elected and trust with our lives.  For me, the only true and legit “People Power” was the one made to oust the dictator and that’s it.  Everything after are nothing but shells, a shadow of it’s true glory and purpose.

During the last barangay polls, I have witnessed SK candidates being pushed for the position by their relatives and peers, urging them, not to serve, but to take advantage of the funds that could be channeled down to them.  I don’t know if their consciously teaching their sons to “steal” from the money of the people or that it is just percieved as such.

We all know that, to be in government is to serve the country and it’s people.  But look at what’s happening, thieves and robbers ask permission from us to do their job.  And they do it so blatantly, that the whole world knows what is happening here, while we turn our heads the other way and don’t give a darn thing at all.  We even teach our children how to get it done.

There’s no one to blame here but ourselves, but we have to understand and try to make a conscious effort to uphold integrity in our daily lives.  As for the men in uniform holding the hotel, all of us have bones in our closets, so please if you succeed, make sure that you cultivate the nation of what is right and not what seems to be right.

Here’s the link to the story: http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=16242&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1718&hn=pacificnewscenter&he=.com

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