Reading from Baltimore, MD. Well-written piece. Ganda. I wanted to share my own memories of Cory and EDSA too. Not sure where else to publish so will post here…

I was not even 10 years old in 1986 when the People Power Revolution happened. My family lived in the heart of Manila, a few blocks from Malacanang Palace, right in the middle of the action so to speak. Countless demonstrations passed by our house. During the massacre of the farmers in 1987, we heard the gunshots ringing from down the street. During all the coup attempts on the Aquino government, we could hear the crossfire then the whizzing of fighter jets overhead, as they came to quell the rebellion.

It was like having a front-row seat to Philippine history, which was either in chaos or in celebration, depending on what was happening that day. But since I was not old enough to realize just how dangerous the happenings were, it all seemed like an adventure to me. I remember jumping up and down because there were several days when school was called off. One of my most vivid memories was, when one of Marcos’ motorcades was going down the street (they passed in front of our house too), I went outside in my bright yellow t-shirt emblazoned with Cory Aquino’s face and name, and started heckling them. My parents probably didn’t know that I did that because if they did, I would’ve surely been quickly ushered back into our house.

Those were tumultuous, heady days and my parents, in their own small way, were each involved in the opposition. My mom joined NAMFREL (National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections) and my dad participated in BAYAN — the word itself translates to “Nation” but it is an acronym of sorts for Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), a communist-leaning umbrella group of various labor unions.

My parents opened our house to group gatherings and meetings so there were always random people, talking and eating. And because I was a kid, I didn’t realize that in their own quiet way, my parents risked their lives for their convictions. Theirs was the generation that witnessed the declaration of Martial Law and the stripping of personal and constitutional freedoms. Theirs was the generation whose brothers and sisters took to the streets to protest Marcos’ dictatorship and when that didn’t work, fled to the mountains, bore arms and fought in the revolution. Back then if you were involved in such things and were unlucky, you would just disappear and your family would never see you again. Marcos and his minions were responsible for executing hundreds of activists, revolutionaries, and members of the opposition.

One such opposition leader was Ninoy Aquino, the husband of Cory Aquino. He was like the Martin Luther King, Jr. of the Philippines. He fought against social injustice and died for his beliefs. Ninoy’s assassination galvanized the Filipino people against Marcos and three years later, Ninoy’s widow, Cory, was swept into the presidency through a nonviolent People Power Revolution.

As the world looked on in awe and admiration, our families, friends, teachers, workers, priests and nuns took the streets in the hundreds of thousands and turned themselves into human shields in the face of Marcos’ guns and tanks. And, we won. After 20 years of dictatorship, Marcos left and the rest was history.

Now 23 years later, I have a deeper understanding of the events of those days. As an adult, I look back and realize the crucial weight of the EDSA Revolution. Before 1986, there was no other time in modern world history when an autocratic ruler was peacefully toppled from power by masses of ordinary people.

EDSA was unprecedented and has since inspired other fights for freedom — the fall of the Berlin Wall and of communism in Eastern Europe, the events of Tiananmen Square, Aung San Suu Kyi’s quiet personal struggle for democracy in Myanmar, and now, the protests for free and honest elections in Iran. The world has looked and still looks to EDSA as an example of how a whole nation can rise up and win freedom back without any bloodshed. It was our one shining moment as a Filipino people. And Cory was our leader and inspiration, our beacon of light — the anchor that held our nation together.

At this point, it seems cliché to say that the freedom we enjoy now –- Philippine democracy –- is her legacy. Perhaps even this whole piece is a cliché. Numerous articles and tributes have already been written and maybe they all say the same thing.

However, I can’t help but think that her death could not have come at a more opportune time –- especially now when certain elements in government who have less than noble intentions of furthering their own political ambitions are threatening the very institutions of democracy for which Cory and our people fought.

Now, more then ever, is the time to remember, honor, and live up to her legacy.

Ninoy said, “The Filipino is worth dying for.” Cory said, “The Filipino is worth living for.” Now that they are both gone, we cannot afford to forget their legacy. Instead, we need to earn it as a nation, a government, and a people –- now and always.

And THAT could never be just a cliché.

Thoughts on Cory at http://acyatan.blogspot.com/ pinoy poetry

Its really sad to know that the only icon of Philippine democracy has joined her creator. I was part of the People Power in 1986. Pero ito lang po ang masasabi ko…

marami sa ating mga Pilipino ay ipokrito. nung nabubuhay pa si Pres. Aquino, puro kudeta ang inabot niya. patotoo lamang na maraming gustong pabagsakin ang kanyang liderato. ngunit ngayong siyay pumanaw na, puro maganda naman ang pinagsasabi ng marami pati na yung mga mapapel na gustong magpabagsak sa kanya noon tulad ni Erap. simple lang yan, lahat ay gustong pumapel ng maganda kung saan ang kontrobersiya at may media mileage. napaka-ipokrito talaga ng mga Pilipino.

My deepest sympathy and condolences to the Aquino family.

My observation is Cory’s death was over glorified by the media especially the PDI, everything they are showing are the positive side of her past administration. How about the negative side that changed the social status of the Filipino people from bad to worst? Who benefited during Cory’s administration, are the filipino masses or the few Oligarchs?

Let us be honest and fair, yes no doubt that Cory is an icon of democracy but why our country those not move forward since EDSA revolution? We are still poor country while our ASEAN neighbors are becoming progressive year by year i.e Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and now here comes Vietnam where it might surpassed the Philippines in economic terms and these countries that I mentioned is governed under Authoritarian rule.

It hurts to say this, that Democracy does not work in a developing country like the Philippines. The Philippines need a strong leader and should deal with an iron hand. I say this because mostly Filipinos have self discipline and depending only to those corrupt politicians. They even sell their vote in a few cents and fooled by these corrupt politicians. In short, we can’t eat Democracy!

Lastly, after the burial of Cory with a thousands of people gathered in the street and my question is;

Is there any changes to the life of the poor Filipino people by using a magic? wand?

My deepest sympathy and condolences to the Aquino family.

My observation is Cory’s death was over glorified by the media especially the PDI, everything they are showing are the positive side of her past administration. How about the negative side that changed the social status of the Filipino people from bad to worst? Who benefited during Cory’s administration, are the filipino masses or the few Oligarchs?

Let us be honest and fair, yes no doubt that Cory is an icon of democracy but why our country those not move forward since EDSA revolution? We are still poor country while our ASEAN neighbors are becoming progressive year by year i.e Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and now here comes Vietnam where it might surpassed the Philippines in economic terms and these countries that I mentioned is governed under Authoritarian rule.

It hurts to say this, that Democracy does not work in a developing country like the Philippines. The Philippines need a strong leader and should deal with an iron hand. I say this because mostly Filipinos have no self discipline and depending only to those corrupt politicians. They even sell their vote in a few cents and fooled by these corrupt politicians. In short, we can’t eat Democracy! What we need is Authoritarian rule or to change or re-align our political system into two political party not multi party system.

Lastly, after the burial of Cory with a thousands of people gathered in the street and my question is;

Is there any changes to the life of the poor Filipino people by using a magic wand?

Nice blog.

I really admire Cory and was not surprised when all the leaders worldwide also mourned when she died 2 days ago.

But to claim that she gave back our freedom would be unfair. It’s her husband and all the filipino people who seized that.

All of us are to be congratulated for that historic event and yes, she’s also an _instrument_ on that EDSA revolution and the regaining of our freedom. It’s always the masses who controls, not the leaders who is in position. It’s clear who is in control, everybody. and with that we know who will pull our selves out from poverty. No its not those people above, remember, we, the people, are in control.

Nalulungkot at nakikiramay ako sa pagpanaw ni Tita Cory. Kahit puro kahihiyan ang binigay sa kanilang mag-asawa nung anak nilang si Kris, eh pinarangalan pa rin siya ng mga Pilipino. Kaya lang, ang mga Pilipino ay exxagerated. Totoong malaki ang nagawa ni Tita Cory “To Inspire”, pero sa totoo lang marami pa ring hindi nagbago noong administrasyon niya dahil na rin sa ningas-kugon attitude nating mga pinoy. Walang problema sa kanya, ang problema itong mga Pilipino na mahilig sa drama at kabaduyan. Maraming magagandang pinagsasabi kay Cory to the point that they want her to become a national hero. What about those rebel soldiers that wanted to put her down so many times and now theyre saying good things about her? Sana magising tayo sa katotohanan. Lets put things in perspective bago tayo gumawa ng mga ganyang desisyon. Baka naman nadadala lang tayo ng matinding emosyon kapag may namayapa na masyadong binigyan ng attention ng media at ng mga sipsip na pulitiko na nakikisakay sa national importance nito na media rin ang gumawa . Instead of making it decent, it turned out into a media hype.

We are base in Riyadh n had been out of the country for almost 28 years n we were able to follow the legacy of Ninoy until Corys presidency. We feel the sadness of her death for her immense sacrifice couldnt be measured that her sacrifice as a woman . as a wife n as a mother not forgetting her dedication as a citizen of this country. Hearing about hoe Willie Revillame showed arrogance on accidentally focusing on her entourage for transferring her coffin to Manila Cathedral ,is an arrogance on his part. I will most want to watch Cory news than watch his arrogance on the television. I wish most of the TFC watchers castigate this person for being bastos to a national treasure . What had he done to deserve to be watch by people than showing Kabastusan most of the times. We stop watching Wowowee for a long time

Now that Cory’s burial is over meron kaya magbago kahit katiting sa bansa natin? Tama si Mr. Praktikal hanggang andyan mga ganid na media tulad ng ABS-CBN or PDI na hindi balance ang parereport nila eh ganun pa rin ang Pilipinas mahirap pa rin. Tutuo naman na ini-exaggerate ng mga media ang balita para lang mabenta sila at magkakatanggap ng awards sa parangal ng broadcasting at walang pakialam kung bigyan ang pilipinas ng kahihiyaan at panlalalait ng ibang bansa sa mga filipino dahil sa walang humpay na pagpapakita lahat ng baho ng mga filipino sa buong mundo.

And demokrasya at para lang sa mga malalaking media outlet tulad ng ABS CBN or PDI at sa mga kokonti na oligarchs. Habang may Demokrasya sila ang makinabang hindi buong samabayanan na Filipino.

“THE ESSENCE OF PHILIPPINE DEMOCRACY IS CHAOS”. Laya na magpaparami ng bata, Laya na magpaparami ng kriminal, drug pusher, rapist, drug addict, Laya na nagpaparami ng corrupt na politiko, Laya na nagpaparami ng walang disiplina sa daan! ITO IBIG SABIHIN NG DEMOKRASYA PAGKATAPOS NG EDSA REVOLUTION.

Before anything else, I join the country in mourning the death of a great leader.

———————
McCoy Says:

My observation is Cory’s death was over glorified by the media especially the PDI, everything they are showing are the positive side of her past administration. How about the negative side that changed the social status of the Filipino people from bad to worst?
———————-

I don’t think we can glorify enough the countribution of Cory to our country. During the trying times of the dictatorship, people power revolution, and the period of reconstruction, we have all been tested and measured. Most of us had been found wanting. Cory was one of the few who survived with their integrity intact, together with Cardinal Sin. There are still some who are doing well keeping to the spirit of EDSA, but as the saying goes, it’s not over until it’s over.

I think under the prevailing circumstances during her tenure, Cory did exceptionally well, considering that she had to dismantle the Marcos dictatorial machinery and at the same time she was forced to retain government officials to keep the public services going. The same corrupt machinery sabotaged her every move. Added to that are certain elements of the society bent on installing a military junta and those openly bent on reinstituting the Marcos machinery.

There’s no question she took a very hard road with “reconciliation” but I think it’s worth the effort for the sake of peace and democracy.

You might say she was forced into greatness by history, but she showed she deserved it by stepping down, thereby preserving democratic transfer of power.

The work is still unfinished, there’s still no justice for Ninoy and there’s still the issue of the 26billion, but Ninoy might have been smiling when the EDSA I proved him right that “the Filipino is worth dying for”.

I don’t think she failed us, in fact she did more than what can be expected from anyone. She stepped down as she was supposed to, and it meant we have to continue the task of dismantling the monsters of the dictatorship. As we can see from our currently history, the monster is very much alive lurking in the shadows, pretending to be populists, buying shallow leaders. We have a number of promising leaders losing their ideals seduced by money and power, but it doesn’t mean we have to give up.

To David,

Had Cory opted to remain a housewife and not challenged FM during the snap elections, do you honestly believe the dictatorship would have been toppled? Movements for change need a leader to be effective. Cory unified the fractious opposition forces immediately after Ninoy’s death and this unity aided by the awakeneconciousness of the long oppressed people that gave us back our democracy. Without Ninoy & Cory, I don’t know if we would have regained our freedom. I should know. I was an active street parliamentarian long before that fateful date: August 21, 1983.

People judge Cory’s presidency by the metrics we measure every president. We forgot the “abnormal” times of her presidency. Going back during her first year, the economy leaped to +4% from negative and was on its upward spiral when coups after coups derailed the momentum. She could have done better if many competing vested interests allowed her to govern freely but did not. The greatest setbacks were the 7 coups she had to parry. It was political instability that failed her presidency not largely due to her but due to the many forces that made sure she would fail. She didn’t and we now see that the sturctures of dictatorships were largely demolished.

Let us give this widow in yellow the recognition she rightfully deserves. When we talk about her supposed failed presidency, it is as if, all her three successors improved the country to greater heights. We are still in the same boat and mind you, the times are normal yet we have not progressed. Is it Cory’s fault? At least, most of the institutions that now function in our country she restored and nurtured during her reign.

[...] to  http://blogs.inquirer.net/beingfilipino/2009/08/04/who-president-cory-was-to-this-martial-law-baby/- “She was history’s special child—an accidental hero, a reluctant leader, but by many [...]

Cory is the symbol of Philippine democracy but she did little to make that democracy worked.

It was not the fault of Cory why nothing had changed since that people power.
It was the fault of oppositions.
The oppositions had the best minds then, the best legal minds, the best economic minds to rescue the country from economic turmoil but chose a plain housewife, a no experience mother to lead the country after a very strong man Marcos.
Quite an extreme of leadership.

After people power, Cory became a guardian of democracy. Always on the lookout for another marcos, like a guard dog watching his house for possible
thieves and would be thieves always barking.

Democracy is not only constitution. Democracy is people and people means economy.
In short, a filipino who is not hungry is a fulfillment of democracy.
We are still hungry… democracy is not working.

‘we need more emotions’,o ’syempre me panahon nga para sa lahat,at ako ok lang magluksa ngayon’,dahil hiniingi ng pagkakataon,at bakit naman hindi nga,…kahit pasasalamat man lang,at mas-maganda talaga kung ‘love’. inaasahan na syempre ang ibat-ibang reaction o sasabihin,…drama o oa na o media sobra,…e siguro kailangan talaga at ok sa akin din,muli e sa banda riyan e sa mga pagduduksong-duksong ng mga nangyari e, masasabi ko lagi na buti na lang,’nakisali ako.’ o naroon ako.Puyat kami syempre at ok lang,kailangan ah! at kwento nitong asawa ko sa aming panganay yung tungkol sa huling Misa at libing,’did you tape it? wow at ngayon e alam ko unti-unti na silang nag-iisip,at nagkukwento na,at nagtatanong,…dahil alam nila oh ‘my dad’ is sad and sabi nitong asawa ko e,umiyak na talaga ang dadady nyo,at sa amin e ok lang yun,alam nila kung tutuo at hindi o kung bakit at alam namin me epekto,narinig ko na pinag-uusapan nila,…at syempre,sa kwentuhan e mababanggit kung paanong ini-iwan ko sila,kung kailnagn lalo nung mga panahong iyon at kung paanong ako e tutuong mag-uuwi ng mga dilaw na t-shirt,at kung paanong pati siya,yung panganay,e naka-Ninoy t-shirt din,at yung aking pag-kilos sa aming bayan noong snap-election at hanggang Edsa 1,at nag ako e umuwi e ,’narinig namin sabi ng kapit-bahay e ’sabi namin nga e hindi uuwi si Roger ng hindi pa tapos o…’ at kung paanong nagsikap din kami,lalo na ng kami e OIC’s,ngunit hindi kami naging katulad ng iba,lalo na ang yumaong Tita Cory,’kami e nanghina,nagpabaya,…at minsan e nadala pa nga ng agos,…ngunit,salamat dahil alam ko,yung nasimulan e nariyan pa rin at pwede pang muli e maki-saling muli at maki-tulong upang ma- ITULOY talaga ANG NASIMULAN. ok lang sa akin,at sa ilang nakakita sa akin sa yellow,iamninoy-t’s ko e panay positive ang komento,’malungkot po ano?…’umiyak din po kami,’ sabi ko e,ok lang po di baga? aba opo,naman sabay L sign ng kamay.’kung ayaw nyo e di wag,’kami na lang ulit,ha,ha,…’ basta tuloy ako,at ang iba…pa.’sabi nga Jason Mraz,kahit ako e tatang na e yan ang gusto ko sa mga ank ko,’dada,you’ll it,at alam nila,’open up your mind and see like me,open up your plans and dumb you’ll see,…so i won’t hesitate,no more,no more, coz our time is short,this is our fate (o faith) our name is our virtue….hooooo…’ seriously,ni-rereflect ko yung sa homily sa huling Misa,seven crosses, and bumalik ako sa readings last August 1,kamatayan,e panay seven din sa ist rdg. Leviticus,…si Moses…’You shall count off seven weeks of years,seven times seven years’…,at naalaala ko syempre ang ATO-aug.21 tuloy…so tuloy ang reflection,… ano kaya ang sinasabi sa atin? nakikinig kaya tayo??? at hanggang sa libing…ituloy natin ang mga pagbasa sa bawat araw.’naging deboto na rin ako ng Santo Rosaryo,iba nga pala pag-araw-araw at lagi mo ng hawak ito,ganyan ang mga chemoe’d soul na nga po talaga,ngunit eto,kaya naman,doon na ako umiyak lalo sa mga sinabi ni Bishop Soc,…Tita Cory,I know you can hear me.You have to go now.God has called you back home…Rest now,rest in peace Tita Cory.Thank you Tita Cory.Thank you very much for fighting for us.Thank you for teaching us how to live and die for others…You are now truly free…you are now fully happy.Move on to heaven and be with your beloved Ninoy forever.Heaven is where the two of you will die no longer.’

’salamat po talaga at eto kahit paano e saksi ako,at kailangang ibahagi,…yan man lang e maging tutuong pasasalamat ko…at hindi lahat e makaka-kilos muli agad,’…beacuse your are gone.But we know,we have enough light within us because you have shared with us your fire,…at ok lang,move on to heaven Tita Cory,…at salamat sa dilaw,oh! kay gandang-kulay YELLOW nga pala,at alam ko na lalo ngayon sa twing me-dilaw akong makikita, mukha ninyong mag-asawa ang aking makikita at maaalala.Salamat Po! talaga.
(drama??? ok lang po,kailangan talaga,…at alam ko me-natamo akong ‘healing at alam ko ang iba at ang bayan din)… iyak na!,habang me kasama,me- karamay…

kayong mga cynical at mga hindi naniniwala sa edsa 1 at kay cory sa tingin nyo kung hindi napatalsik si marcos at hindi naiupo si cory, all of u will be cynical to marcos. ganun lang ka simple.kahit sino ang iupo , kayong mga cynical will forever be cynical. itry kaya nyong kayo ang iupo sa pwesto para maramdaman nyo that u will be the target of the cynics no matter how good you governed.

I was on my teen then. I joined every LABAN rallies when Ninoy was still alive. I have attended Ninoy’s burial and I would say I never voted for Cory.

That time, i dont think she can fight against the administraion. I dont think she can make changes. I dont think she can do reform and most of all I dont think the Filipinos are ready to do a battle with Goliath.

I was wrong. I was very wrong. She fought the administration. She made changes. She did reform and the Filipinos are ready to do battle.

And I agree 100% to all blogs here. Negative or positive.

I think what her administration did was vindicative to the previous administrations. And i would like to quote one of my favorite columist Mon Tulfo “My being a critic of President Cory stemmed from my perception that her government was vindictive when it should have been magnanimous toward her former tormentors. Magnanimity toward her former tormentors should have been the hallmark of her administration—like South Africa’s Nelson Mandela’s—so this country could move forward, I thought. But it was not her fault but those of her subordinates and some relatives that forgiveness flew out the window when she took over the reins of government. I expected too much from a lady whose leadership training she got managing a good home for her husband Ninoy who was always out.”

And kudos to Ahmad - yes, if this simple housewife did not challenged the administration - it may be a different scenario today

Lastly - what Willie said in his show is FOUL. Dapat nag-iisip muna siya. He is on national TV (global pa yata kasi may TFC). Para sa akin - hindi sapat yung pag-sorry niya.

Maraming salamat po.

Neither do I grasp whether it’s her gentle “Nanay” (my mom passed away in ‘87 due to cancer, I was 16) ways or I grieve because I fear that we may never meet a kind leader, who to me is the standard-bearer for which integrity/ honesty, simplicity in public service (I work for the Court of Appeals), ever again, or at least in the near future.

Historically, it always been the case of the False preceding the True.

Nauna dumating sa mundong ito ay Kamalian (false) at kung darating na ang tutoo (True) pagtulungan itong pabagsakin ng mga nakaupo na o nasa poder na pawang mga nasa punto ng kasinungalingan.

Pag napabagsak ang tutoo (True) na dumating, hindi magbabago ang pag-iisip (conciousness) ng mamayan so walang development towards betterment of quality of life na dapat sanang mgakaroon kung tinanggap ang tutoo (True) dahil Siya, the person who is the true one will have also new things in them which will be his/her way to change things towards betterment or upgrading!

Cory was loved. Why? It is because her presidency is not tainted with corruption! In other words, maybe the institutions that she run is of the same corrupt people, but she had reduced it by inflicting the virtues of a religious person of which everybody learns through churches they are affiliated, and she shielded herself of those corruptions. Many or majority thinks that even how pure you are, once you entered the politics (of corruption) you will become like them.

But Cory did what every one thinks is impossible. She is free of corruption during her term until it ends and turned over to the elected successor.

With that I can say, she was one of the tutoo (true) that comes after those False ones and she taught the filipinos on how to be incorruptible.

Masyado namang baluktot ang mga kokote ninyo.

Magbalik nga kayo sa ating kasaysayan at tingnan ninyo ang mga taong nag-alay ng kanilang buhay para sa ating kalayaan.

Ang kalayaan ay kaligayahan.

Ang mundo ay may masama at mabuti. Kahit sa Amerika me mga pusakal, addict at buktot na pulitiko. Droga nga ang malaking problema sa Amerika at Mexico ngayon. Mas marami nga lang ang mahuhusay na pulitiko at sistemang demokrasya.

Ang EDSA ay isa lamang sa maraming himagsikang naganap sa Pilipinas. Kaya sa tuwing puno na ang mga tao sa gobyerno, mayrong tatayong lider sa bawat panahong ang bayan ay nangangailangan. Hindi ba si Rizal ay hinimok sa himagsikan ngunit umayaw dahil hindi pa raw handa ang bayan?

Marami ring sundalo at pulis ang nag-alay ng buhay para sa kalayaan. Lahat tayo ay dapat pangalagaan ang kalayaan dahil maraming tao ang naghahangad na bawiin ito.

Si Cory ay isa lamang sa mga hanay ng lider na tumanggap sa hamon ng bayan at ng panahon.

Ang kabayanihan ay para sa lahat ng panahon.

Ang ginawa ni Cory ay isang habilin na bantayan ang kalayaan.

——

Ahmad said:

It was political instability that failed her presidency not largely due to her but due to the many forces that made sure she would fail. She didn’t and we now see that the sturctures of dictatorships were largely demolished.

———–

I agree with what you said except for the “largely demolished”. I think the structure of dictatorship was merely wounded and forced to changed its appearance to mislead the international community. For one thing, the architect of martial law is still in power and in possession of his haciendas. The children of the man who was emperor for 15 years succeeded their father’s regional throne without challenge. An openly loyalist president was elected to power although subsequently ousted. Another openly loyalist presidential candidate almost won. The loyalist former president is still considered a serious presidential candidate right now.

We still don’t have justice for Ninoy, and the 26billion is still out of reach.

I remembered that during the dictatorship, the cartoon version version of the “Lord of the Rings” was banned from being shown because it was considered subversive.

The dictator had it right, watching “Lord of the Rings” is like watching Philippine politics. I say “wake up Frodo.”

I completely agree with you Ahmad.

Reading some of the comments here, it becomes more obvious why we are not moving forward… some people just don’t get it. They allowed a dictator president to ruin the economy for years, and they expected Cory to turn it around in 4 years, despite the bumps of 7 coups.

We know that the coups did not help push the economy upwards, and yet some of those behind it were voted by people to office. How stupid is that.

We messed up, allowed others to make it worse, and then now we castigated the person who tried to clean it up? Clearly, we deserve our plight.

Response to Norma,

I hear you. Talagang hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit nariyan pa si Willie Revillame. Hindi lang mayabang kundi bastos pa. He’s very tactless and arrogant and to me, thats a sign of stupidity and lack of education, no doubt. The reason why this jerk is still around because of his equally greedy network, ABS-CBN. Since Willie is their cash cow, they cant get rid of him and they resort to all the gimmicks and publicity to make this jerk look good to the public viewers hear and abroad. Pinalalabas lang nila na matulungin at mabait si Willie when in fact hes a complete opposite of what he appears to be. Alam nyo ba na Willie will win a senatorial slate landslide because of this publicity and media mileage stunts afforded to him by his network. Dapat noon pa sinibak na nila itong kamoteng ‘to pero balita malakas daw ito kay Charo Santos. Kung ganun, dapat ibagsak rin yang ABS-CBN na yan. Sana itong pambabastos niya kay Pres. Cory ay maging simula na ng pagbagsak niya. Ipagdasal natin.

Talagang yang si Willie Revillame ay IDIOT at ang mga tagahanga niya ay puro MASA, at walang mga modo na katulad niya. Pero hindi man ako sang-ayon sa ginawa niyang hindi pag cover sa libing ni CORY, wala rin tayong karapatan para sabihin na mali siya. Hindi niya obligasyon ang idagdag sa show niya ang pag cover sa libing ng dating pangulo.
Mga pare ko kong talagang gusto niyo ang FREEDOM, then huwag niyong pilitin ang ibang tao na ayaw magluksa sa kamatayan ng ibang tao. Ngayon kung ang buong bayan ng pilipinas ay gustong magluksa sa kanilang BAYANI na si CORY, walng sino man ang puedeng magsabi na: Talagang ugaling ALIPIN pa rin ang mag PINOY. Salamat po.

To ‘TOB’
– The work is still unfinished, there’s still no justice for Ninoy and there’s still the issue of the 26billion, but Ninoy might have been smiling when the EDSA I proved him right that “the Filipino is worth dying for”.–

Paniwala ng tao, lalo mga Pinoy, walang krimeng di nabubunyag. Isinisi kay Pres. Marcos pero bakit di natin napatunayan na may kinalaman siya? At ang sinasabi ng mga tao na 26 Bilyong Dolyares na umanoy ninakaw ng magaling na Pres. Marcos, hanggang ngayon di pa rin napapatunayang nagnakaw. Puwede ba, tumigil na kayo ng kabibintang? Kristiano pa man din kayo pero nanghuhusga kayo ng di niyo naman kayang patunayan. O baka naman nakalimutan niyo na, magbasa kaya kayo ng bibliya o kaya mabuti pa manahimik na lang kayo!!!

To ‘Brod Mind’,

–“THE ESSENCE OF PHILIPPINE DEMOCRACY IS CHAOS”. Laya na magpaparami ng bata, Laya na magpaparami ng kriminal, drug pusher, rapist, drug addict, Laya na nagpaparami ng corrupt na politiko, Laya na nagpaparami ng walang disiplina sa daan! ITO IBIG SABIHIN NG DEMOKRASYA PAGKATAPOS NG EDSA REVOLUTION.”–

TAMANG TAMA ka Brod Mind, mas malala pa tayo ngayon ikumpara nong panahon ni Pres Marcos. Mas nakita ko’t naranasang mas tahimik at maginhawa ang buhay noon bago mag EDSA. Mga suvbersive lang mga maiingay noong panahon ni Pres. Marcos, sila ang nagpabagsak sa ekonomiya ng Pinas, hindi yong sinasabing ninakaw nang sinuman, kung ipagpilitang ninakawan ang bayan, e kailangang patunayan natin yan, kasi kung di nating kayang patunayan PURO HEARSAY lang ang sinasabi hanggang ngayon.

To ‘The Real McCoy’,

–”Masyado namang baluktot ang mga kokote ninyo.

Magbalik nga kayo sa ating kasaysayan at tingnan ninyo ang mga taong nag-alay ng kanilang buhay para sa ating kalayaan.

Ang kalayaan ay kaligayahan”–

We are free from what?

Political Freedom?
Economic Freedom?
Philisophy and what else?

O yes, we have ‘freedom of speech ‘ freedom to say hearsay to other people. kalayaang murain ang mga nakaupo sa poder o sinumang nasa gobyerno or nasa oposisyon or ordinaryong pilipino.

Yan ba ang ipinagmamalaki natin sa ating mga sarili at ng buong mundo? Ang freedom of speech? Liberty?

What’s the happiness in our freedom? Nothing unless we attain all aspects of the so called word F R E E D O M, especially economic. But sad to say that we cannot attain this due to corruption. We, the Filipino nation are morally and spiritually CORRUPT. To those who say they are not morally and spiritually corrupt, choose among you who wants to be the servant of the Filipino Nation. May the HOLY SPIRIT ABODE ON US.

‘To ForwardPhilippines’

– “Reading some of the comments here, it becomes more obvious why we are not moving forward… some people just don’t get it. They allowed a dictator president to ruin the economy for years, and they expected Cory to turn it around in 4 years, despite the bumps of 7 coups.” –

Does the dictator really ruin the Philippine economy for years? By how? Or is it because of any world or regional economic crisis? Or is it because the dictator steals from our beloved country? Or is it because of subversive sectors in our country? If you say, because of stealing from our national treasures, then why until now we can’t prove it? Where is our proof then? It’s been 20 years and haven’t prosecute anyone here in our court and even internationally? If proven that they steal, why we we’re not able to jail them like the one we know?

Its true that our currency devaluated during the latest Marcos years, but what are the causes? Is it because of our international debt?

I can say that 7 coups means, she really didn’t unite the opposition, not even the whole Filipino people. Kaya bumitaw yong ibang nasa inner circle ni marcos dahil di na suportado ng US at alam din natin na kung sino ang gustong suportahan ng US ay alam niyo na….isa pa, may mga kanya-kanyang ambisyon mga iba nong araw.

BTW, I heard that Ferdinand Marcos the 2nd is eyeing a seat on the senate this coming 2010 election. Why don’t you give this man a chance? Vote for him, let him win this time and vote him for President. Malay natin magbago ihip ng hangin, yong sinasabing ninakaw ay maibalik sa kaban ng bayan. LOL….hay naku…… nagtataka mga tao bakit ibinoboto pa ng mga tao sa Ilokos Norte ang mga Marcos, kasi po karamihan sa mga tao don, di naniniwalang nagnakaw, unless na maiselda siguro mapaniwala niyo mga tao don sa norte. Pero di rin, meron nang naiselda pero karamihan pa rin ay di naniniwalang nagnakaw. So wala pa rin, mangmang at dukha pa rin si Juan………..

O yong mga gustong bumuto para sa ating presidente, siguro this time marunong na tayong pumili, puwede rin isgurong iboto yong dating mayaman na na dapat credible at di nagnakaw habang nasa poder, o kaya naman yong mga mahirap na presidentiables pero may kredibilidad at di rin nagnakaw, puwede rin si Padaca, kaso ilokano na naman, baka matulad din kay Madam Gloria (kalahating ilokano) maraming lumalaban pag nakaupo na….siguro piliin na lang natin mula sa Mindanao, meron bang credible na galing don? O kaya Visaya naman……

Whoever succeeded Marcos ‘ presidency is bound to fail, Ninoy himself had predicted this. Cory had done what she can based on her moral standards, she not the best strategist, she’s not a politician but she ruled honestly and morally.

Mr. Praktikal…

I don’t like Willie to be honest but not everyone loves Cory either. Willie is flambouyant and being Willie is what he does.

You will be judged on your success not how much you tried. And that’s the same reason I don’t hold her in much higher regards. Personally….I don’t feel she was much of a loss. Except that she became a rallying point. In that sense I respect her. But not more than that.

Tob…

I’ve been very interested in your reasonings. But I’m getting the impression that you have the propensity to blame it all on Marcos. Anything he had done had to do with putting forward his personal gains. But it’s hardly reasonable to argue on the basis of absolutes because nothing is absolute in this world. It’s like defending God and nothing goes beyond that discussion because anything against God is absolutely wrong. I hope you get my point not as an attack on your personality but a challenge to your line of reasoning.

can you guys check the song of Crosby Still Nash and Young the famous CSNY group it was titled” Find The Cost of FReedom”

Find the cost of freedom
Burried in the ground
Mother earth will swallow you
lay your body down

Thats the cost of Freedom

Seldie Yusher

ah nakalimutan kong sabihin….i was proud to be there…the second quarter storm… how our country was filled with bloodshed….kung titignan niyo….during the Marcos, Cory, Ramos, GMA regime? it was those people behind them who are leeches and corrupt…. needless to say maraming ganun…..hungry of power…o kapal ng mukha, dito sa US, masilip ka lang ng isang butas, they quit…. yung nasa posisyun lang ang yumayaman and they are awesome greedy… Philippines has lot of resources…..but it always goes to iilan??

seldie

I admire Cory sa kanyang sincere na pagmamahal sa bayan, walang corruption, nguni’t relihiyoso na may maling pag-samba sa Diyos. Hindi niyo ba napansin na sa panahon ng pagka-presindente niya ay ang pinaka-maraming record breaking na disaster; nariyan ang lindol na grabe ang Bagiuo, ang banggaan ng dalawang barko (Paz) the most number of death all over the earth in maritine disaster, Ormoc, bakit ganon; dahil may sumpa na dala-dala- dahil siya ang unang Presidenting nag-patayo ng imahen ni Mary sa Edsa which is spirit of marriotry; abomination ito sa Diyos look at the God’s word in Exodus 20:3-4 “Thou shall have no other god’s before me. “Thou shall not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth”. Maganda sa labas na anyo nguni’t lahat ito ay self rigteousness lamang hindi God’s righteousness. Kasama dito ang rebellion dahil kay Ninoy, at nadoon pa rin ang hatred niya dahil sa pag-kamatay ni Ninoy, kaya noong nasa pwesto siya may anger, hatred. Hindi nga lang nakikita sa labas na anyo (anyong tupa sa labas) dahil siya nga dapat ang mag restore ng demokrasia, dapat na ipakita niya. Sa kanya rin nag simula ang coup’. but he was used by God, to lead the country on the right time. We need a a truly righteous leader, with a true relationship to God not for a mere religion that we cannot be saved. Only Jesus Christ is the way, truth & life nothing is said about religion as saviour. God bless the Philippines.

To Alex

Tunay ka dyan. Si Tita Cory sa totoo lang ay nagbigay lang ng “inspirasyon” ngunit hindi rin niya nabago ang takbo ng ating landas at ang masamang ugali nating nga Pilipino. Hanggang sa pagkamatay niya ay lalo pang lumabas ang demonyo sa katawan ng maraming “oportunista” tulad na lang ng mga nag po-propose na si Cory ay gawing national hero, ilagay sa 500 peso kasama ni ninoy, gawing santo, at iba iba pa na halos mistulang pagsamba kay Tita Cory. Masasabi ko na ang motibo ng ilan ay para lamang sumipsip, for publicity, added media mileage, o gusto lang talagang pumapel. Pero I will stick to my ground that Willie Revillame is an asshole. Kahit papano sana nirespeto man lang niya yung segment na yun by saying his comment off camera. Di ba? I dont buy the idea that Willie is just a flamboyant Wille, and If you think we just have to deal with it because thats the way he is, then you guys deal with it but I wont. I wont tolerate an arrogant asshole that we see on TV everyday. Sabihin nyo na na marami rin namang palpak sa mga noontime shows katulad din ni Kris Aquino or whoever, but si Willie na ang pinaka worse. ABS CBN just made a monster out of him that now they cannot even control. Even his own greedy network is afraid of him because of his power.

To pleaselang

Yung pagsabihan si Willie na mali ang kanyang ginawa at kawalang respeto ay tama lang. We cant simply keep it to ourselves kung ang isang tao ay may pagkakamali just because we dont have the right, actually as concerned citizens, we have. Kung minsan lang niya ginawa okey lang, but yung paulit-ulit na kapalpakan eh ibang usapan na. Kung ayaw mo mang magluksa, rumespeto ka naman di ba? Hindi lang yung show mo at ang kinikita mo ang importante di ba? Lets enjoy our freedom but lets also keep our moral values.

parang yung isang tanong ke Mahatma.Gandhi-about his stance sa Kristiyanismo,while in a reflective moment,’If all Christians are Christians,I’ll be a Christian.’ at muli e naiisip ko nga pati yung sabi ni Karl Marx about religion,opium,…parang me ibang kahulugan ang iba lalo na yung nasa mabigat na kalagayan,o yung me-sakit…opium??? marahil para sa kanila na
dahil nakakalimutan nila yung mga karamdaman nila (kanser-mga gamutan,mga Dr’s appointment),at marahil kung tutuong sila e ‘nagdarasal at ipina-uubaya na sa kapangyarihang pinaniniwalaan nila e kaya ganon ang nasabi.opi…m!!! o ano ang ating paka-intindi,ako e naiisip ko nga rin,tuloy ng malalim ito.

“If Christians were Christian,I’d be a Christian.” mas ok yata ito,at sabi ng nag-sulat e nasorpresa yung mga nag-interview.At oo nga naman daw,if everyone followed the dictates of his or her own religious beliefs in everything they did,the world would have a lot fewer problems.Nearly all world religions uphold similar principles of charity,self-discipline and condisderation of others.Sa redaing ngayon,e maganda ang nakapukaw nga sa akin,”It is enough!” at sabi ng homilist o reflection sa aking daily ref’n e,…Not a bone - weary plea of exasperation,but rather our joy-filled exclamation:”It is enough,Lord,for nothing more can be given.” tuloy ang reflection….”The bread of life and I are one and the same.I am the bread of kindness,of tenderness,of forgiveness.I am the bread of love,of loving and being loved.I am the bread of self-sacrifice and self-giving.Eat of this bread and you will find the strenght to live,the courage to continue,and the will to be imitators of me.Eat this living bread and find me in you,and you in me—we are one.As Jesus spoke to us today.

I really don’t understand when people talk of freedom, political freedom, economic freedom during EDSA.
As far as I know, independence was June 12 1898 and that was freedom from foreign nation that ruled the country.

Marcos was the president of the country then. He was not a foreign president.
As a citizen i have not lost the freedom during Marcos years. I went to school, had a job, got married. I did not feel that i lost my freedom nor my family and relatives, more so the million filipinos.

These people who talk of freedom were those politicians who had lost their seat in senate or congress, those who were against marcos, in short oppositions.

EDSA was only the symbol when people got tired of marcos and forcibly kicked him out from office.
Freedom is the idea of being free in belief.
Every citizen is free on their belief no matter what kind of government we have.

———
Alex said:

But I’m getting the impression that you have the propensity to blame it all on Marcos.
———–

For crying out loud, it was a dictatorship, he ran the show. Those who did not obey vanished. He is to blame.

Some may say it was the people behind him. There was no one behind him. They were his minions. The plunder of the nation was his reward for the stooges who supported him.

His family supported him, otherwise, they would have stayed abroad and expressed their disapproval of his actions. It was a family enterprise. We cannot expect them to change now.

Her’s is a noble course or curse. She became the uniting factor to complete the toppling of the dictator. Yes, the years of the conjugal dictatorship has ended. But, she was just used by the puppeters. And they were successful! The collaborators of the dictator became heroes. “Tita, ikaw nga muna ang front para ung masses ay mag ka isa.” Which is what they desperately need. She gave the Filipino no other can give, sweet promise of new age. New Democracy. Unbound to the chain of dictorship. Masses danced on the street, forgot all grievances, all hardship for the promise of the future. Everybody was happy and magnanimous was included in everyones vocabulary. She got revenge on the other hand. But on the couldron of the collaborators and puppeters, one term of Tita Cory is enough to cover all their crimes and the magic potion will turn them into shining and unbleamished heroes. So ends Tita Cory’s reign. Even during this period, those who help her for the democracy they say, pinch here and there. An opportunity for the lesser players so they would oil their lips. How sad they put the nation suffer from man made problems so they could introduce manmade solution. Create demand to create supply, remember the brown outs. Now Tita cory’s term ends, they are ready to spawn their seeds. Come the so called heroes, straddle the battered horse and lead the reins. Scams here and there, who dares challenge. Remember the conversion of govt lands to commercial? Who benifited most? From where do you draw fire from? From Match sticks of course. Laws dictates whats legal and illegal, right? Same tactics but refined. The students outdo the teacher, so gone is the dictator, now is the collaborators’ turn. Yes, Tita, thank you for unifying the people, though they masterfully executed the plan, pervented what nationalism stands for; they did not get the nobility you achieved. You alone is the hero.

Madaling maging tao, mahirap magpakatao. Kung talagang Christian ka, pasampal mo nga kabilang pisngi mo pagsinampal ka sa kabila; mahalin mo nga ang kapwa mo tulad ng pagmamahal mo sa sarili mo. Sa ordinaryong tao nga di makasunod perfectly eh. Lalo na sa politician. Once nag aspire ka to lead the people in a public position, wala ka ng religion.Kaya separate ang religion and government. To be in position, you will owe favors, kaya ba ng concience mo yun, kung kaya mo, good bye morality. Power talks and power reconizes no religion. Wag nang magmalinis kahit sino. Their God is what held them in power, either money, guns or influence. Ang pag asa ng mga tao ay ung mga nakapuwesto na ang isip ay to be honored because of their contributions at nakakapagbigay sila ng benefit sa constituents nila despite their sins. To be revered and dignified, gawan ng monumento. Mostly, deluded na sila sa kinang ng pulitika kaya lalo na sila nagpapaka lublob sa putik ng politika nagdive na, una ulo. Yung iba jan, na adik sa high ng pwesto, naging kriminal after serving as a public representative!

———
Mang Godo said:

As a citizen i have not lost the freedom during Marcos years. I went to school, had a job, got married. I did not feel that i lost my freedom nor my family and relatives, more so the million filipinos.
———–

The dictatorship was bliss for some people. It was similar to the blissful life experienced by livestocks raised for slaughter. Maybe it takes a different line of thinking to notice the evils of the dictatorship. For one thing, there was no freedom of information and expression, you will have no knowledge of the evils unless it actually befalls you. How can you manage to live normally and avoid the evils of the dictatorship? You must have not much money, a little lower than average intelligence, and must be pretty bad looking. The other option, of course, is that you were connected or a relative. I know firsthand that the dictator kept tab even on high school students that showed some intelligence and monitored their opinions and line of reasoning. If you were an attractive girl or guy, you could have been fair game to the dictator’s stooges (we’re talking manslaughter here). If you were a little fortunate in your profession or business dealings, you will be included in the dictator’s “mining” operations, literally, some of his stooges will come over and exclaim that the boss say’s “that’s mine”. I’d say you must have been very “special”.

honestly speaking i dont admire Cory. tama si mang godo
“Cory is the symbol of Philippine democracy but she did little to make that democracy worked.”
isa ako sa matyagang nagpunta nun sa edsa dahil akala ko magkaroon tayo ng freedom pag naalis na si Marcos. MALI!
Dapat lang i glorify si cory sa mga taong yumaman sa administrasyon nya tulad ng Lopez family (ABSCBN, Meralco) tandaan nyo na naibalik sa mga lopez ang kanilang kumpanya nung umupo na si cory as president. ang dahilan na kinuha ni marcos ang kanilang kumpanya dahil umaaboso na sila tulad ng ginawa nila ngayon na sobra maningil nang kuryente.
ang tanong ko ano bang magandang nagawa ni cory nun? 7 times coup deta’t? power shortage? rampant curruption sa iba-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno?oo si cory hindi nga siguro currupt dahil wla syang alam paano gawin. kung talagang relihiyosa sya dapat ipamimigay nlang nya ang lupain nila sa aceinda luisita pero anong ginawa nya binabaril at pinatay pa tuloy ng mga taohan nya ang mga pobreng magsasaka.
galit ang lopez family sa kasalukuyang pamahalaan ngayon dahil pinapabayad sila sa tamang buwes ng gobyerno,at ganun din si cory dahil sa extended CARP law dahil takot si cory na tuloyan na mawala sa kanila ang lupain nila.ang lahat na meron malalaking lupain sumunod sa CARP law pero si cory ayaw.
ayaw ko si GMA pero sino ba pwede ipalit? si Erap? hehe! mabuti pa ituloy nalang ni GMA ang chacha pabor ako dun.

The most signficant remembrance I’ve got from ex-Pres. Cory Aquino is democracy and freedom–the democracy and freedom that we enjoy today than what I knew and partly experienced during the Marcos regime. A lot of controversies about the “goods” and “bads” among different gov’t. administrations. Records attest. One clear record, Cory served only for one regular term. She became NOT obssessed with power to graft & corrupt people’s wealth. Marcos had got 20 years in power even it’s unconstitutional–meaning against the will of the sovereign Filipinos. Just making it clear!

salamat po!…buti na lang at muli e,eto,alam ko na muli e me isang aklat akong mababasa at magbibigay sa akin ng kapayapaan,…’muli e babalik-balikan ko ang ke-gagandang mga naisulat ng isa sa paborito kong pari,si Fr.benedict,…sa aklat niyang ‘ARISE FROM DARKNESS-What To Do When Life Doesn’t Make Sense. At alam ko na kung aling topic ang babasahin ko…eto ang mga magagandang topic sa aklat,- though sabi ng author e,guide lang at hindi answer sa mga,…alam nyo na,e maigi! aba!…at maganda ang isang sinabi sa may unahan,’Who Should or Should Not Read This Book?’, at maaari ngang masabi mo na ‘This is too heavy for me right now.Things are going fairly well,and I hope they will continue to go well.’ At maari rin namang sabihin mo na,’Things are going well for me now,but I would like to be compassionate to others,to share their grief even though my life is fairly tranquil.’ YOU MAY WISH TO SHARE THIS BOOK WITH SOMEONE NOW IN THE INCREDIBLE DARKNESS TAHT EVENTUALLY COMES UPON US ALL.And ,o But if you are moved to challenge the darkness,to arise,to follow the light,to find the way,to move on with precious time of life,then this book is for you.
1.Arise from Darkness,-at oo nga po ano?parang hindi na tayo maka-bangon sa…at magandang pang-sarili rin,ngunit ok din sa mas-malawak at lalo na ang sa kalagayan natin bilang isang grupo,o lahi,…uunahan ko po muna ng isang panalangin at samahan nyo ako…,’ mula rin sa aklat-…
‘When All Seems Dark.’-Most High,Glorious God-Most high,glorious God,lighten the darkness of my heart and grant me, Lord,a correct faith, a certain hope,a perfect charity, and sense of knowledge,so that I may carry out Your holy and true command.-St.Francis of Assisi.
(muli itutuloy,…kung…!!!)

——–
Obet said:

honestly speaking i dont admire Cory. tama si mang godo
“Cory is the symbol of Philippine democracy but she did little to make that democracy worked.”
isa ako sa matyagang nagpunta nun sa edsa dahil akala ko magkaroon tayo ng freedom pag naalis na si Marcos. MALI!
Dapat lang i glorify si cory sa mga taong yumaman sa administrasyon…
———–

The problem was that the pro-democracy group “blinked” and was naive enough to believe that the EDSA experience was strong enough to change the situation. We realized too late that some in the military enjoyed too much the perks of the military regime to the extent that they wanted to reinstate it. We also underestimated the “loyalists” highly endoctrinated into subservience and too complacent to endure the demands of democracy. We also underestimated the government bureaucracy enjoying its perks under the martial law. We were also blind to the fact that the dictatorship did not supplant the old haciendero/landowner system but merely centralized the power with the northern luzon hacienderos. We also did not realize that Marcos stopped the country’s industrialization to ensure the power of the hacienderos under an agricultural economy. We did not realize that we only removed Marcos but the entire machinery is still intact. Even now, the haciendero based government is still being controlled by the northern luzon power block. Cory succeeded because the country is still not under a military regime until now.

Cory as they say is the symbol of Philippine democracy. That she left a legacy of democracy.

Democracy is a form of government where sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.
Which means power of the people to choose a leader thru a process called election.

The Philippines is the first democratic country in Asia where US thought us to be. We are a beacon of democracy ever since.
Marcos was the strong advocate for democracy as the country was besieged by communist leaning activists with slogans”ibagsak ang imperialismo, feudalismo, fascimo” which were part of democratic gov’t.
Marcos used the tool of democracy which is Martial law.

Cory was installed as president by means of people power.
Democracy means good governance and leadership. 7coup de etats meant democracy was not working.

People should know that democracy is not about graft and corruption.
Democracy should be observed, lived by and followed not to be used as means to oust a president as what happened to marcos, erap and almost to gloria.

Now,who is the symbol of democracy, one who fought communism or one lead a people power.
By definition, observance, by the letterth of the law…you decide i have chosen mine.

sa aklat naman na,’Filipino Spiritual Culture Social Transformation and Globalization’ na isa mga may-ibinahagi o isinulat ay ang Pangulong Cory,sa toipic na ‘Family,Spirituality, and the Filipino Sense Of Nationhood’ e syempre lalo na’t kapapanaw pa lamang niya ay binabalik-balikan ko ang mga naisulat niya dito.-ito yung sa-Diamond Jubilee University Lecture Series,ng Carmelites of St.Therese.Mga ilan silang nagbahagi dito,…at halos lahat e maganda at tutuong kapaki-pakinabang para sa ating patuloy na paglalakbay.
The Essence of Being Filipino-dito pala e muli,makikita natin ang mga ilang katanungan mula kay Tita Cory,sa unang topic niya…what does it mean to be a Filipino? What is it in our collective character that we take pride in? sabi pa niya,-By identifying these admirable elements in our culture—and the context in which they flourish–perhaps we can unlock the door leading to our sustained progress as a people.

In my view,much of our national traits-both good and bad- spring from our sense of family. On the negative end,this has tended to breed nepotism,over-dependence and parochialism in many instances,stunting the growth of a dynamic,entrepreneurial culture. On the positive side,this strong sense of family has made us rather sensitve—what one might call a “feeling” (more than a thinking) people. When pulling together,we can be a caring,hospitable,closely-knit community founded on a genuine sense of kinship.

kaya ko naii-share ito e sayang naman kung hindi maka-aabot sa dapat nga e mabasa nating lahat o kung hindi man e maibahagi ng pakonti-konti. At upang maunawaan at maging gabay din sa ating mga usapan at mga mithiin.

Marami na rin ang mga tutuong nagsisikap na maglingkod,at patuloy na mga nag-ye-yes’ sa tawag at patuloy na nag-iimbita rin upang maibahagi sa iba ang mga karanasan at lalo na ang PAGIGING MGA HALIMBAWA O witnesses,na ‘PWEDE at matatamo ang ‘PAG-AHUN at ibang-iba ang mabuhay at mamuhay nang naayon sa Kanyang Aral.

Sa topic na Vital Role of Prayer,…Cory shared one of what Ninoy wrote in his cell,”He stood me face to face with myself and forced me to look at my emptiness and nothingness,and then helped me to discover Him who has never really left my side;but because pride shielded my eyes,and lust for earthly and temporal power,honor and joys drugged my mind,I failed to notice Him.”

She said Ninoy also became devoted to our Blessed Mother,praying the rosary as often as fifty times in a single day…wow! nagulat ako talaga dito.at muli at muli kong binasa yung ‘fifty times in a single day,…at naisip ko kaya pala TALAGANG KAKAIBA ANG BIYAYA. (kailan lang ako nagsimula ng araw-araw at bihirang maging dalawang rosaryo sa isang araw,e yung-fifty,…at tiyak ko,ang karamihan e para sa atin at sa ating bayan,at saka pa lamang ang sa pamilya at sarili niya) sana e makuha ninyo at mabasa rin ang aklat…me mga munting mga komunidad na nagiimbita sa kanilang mga ENCOUNTER programs,Marriage,Family,Solo,Youth,Single at me mga formation program at covenanting at mga minisrty work,maganda at sana nga po e maraming makadalo o makatanggap ng imbitasyon at umo-o,at magawa ang mga kinakailangang programa,at maging bahagi na rin sa magandang gawain,dahil talaga naman ah! kokonti ang manggawa,e malaki ang anihin. At mga laiko yan,e ang dami-dami natin.Syempre malaki ang bahagi ng mga ka-Parian at mga Obispo.

to roger lasquite,

Amen!

Aquino contribution to our country:

1. She devided the people thru the church heirarchy - thats the reason why Enrile and Honasan attempted to topple her government, Thanks to US she survive and the worst US Base was pullout from our country
2. She missed the upportunity to be one of the best economy in SEA, please take note that Thailand military dectatorship was toppled which is almost identical to us - but please see the result of their economy compared to us
3. She push for the total shut down of our Nuclear Plant.
4. She put the current politicians (Binay of Makati, Daza of Northern Samar and other family) to stay in power more than the Marcos family and even their children and sibling are still pushing gor hold on their position.

BOTTOM line - the Filipino people make a big mistake in chosing her, simple answer lang naman na kung tayo na ordinary pinoy na pag nag apply ng trabaho ay ang daming hinahanap na experience at pag graduate ka sa provinsia descrimenated ka dahil priority ang galing sa UP, Dela Salle, Ateneo etc. - pero pag dating sa Presindent position puede na ang walang experience kaya yan ang maling ginawa natin.

Sana hindi tayo oli magkakamali dahil balak nanaman ng pari na si Panlilio maging presidente - Baka maging Haiti tayo na Bishop ang naging presidente pero nag ka civil war naman sila at hangan gnayun nag papatayan parin.

Sa kaparian- marami kayun baho - dahil karamihan ng pari sugarol, may mga kabit at anak sa labas at wala kayong ginagawa - may parin pa na may anak at napunta pa sa ROMA. Kahit sa Drugs problem ng banasa wala isang pari o obispo na nag sasalita against this people

Sanay matoto na tayo. kaialangan natin ng marunong na tao, hindi puede na ang pari ang mag decide ng future natin, dapat ang pari mag guide ng tao para mag karoon tayon ng unity at ituwid ang pagkakamali.

Salamt at mabuhay tayo lahat.

For me Cory is just a mere symbol of DEMOCRACY. She did nothing to uplift the life of the poor in PINAS or even in worker living in HACIENDA LUISITA. lots of farmer and demonstrator died during hir reign in power. During his time as president lot’s of new corrupt politician were sitting in her government, mga gutom na gutom. Ang daming mga rebelion both side left and right. Ask Armida Segeon Reyna, critics of Gloria. Nagtataka ako sa mga party list na tulad nila Satur, Hontiveros ay naku nakakahiya, halos humahanga na ako sa inyo pero talagang ganyan ang tao, riding on others popularity and taking advantage out of others. Sa halip siguraduhin na lang ninyo na ang bagong batas sa CaRP ay maging matagumpay at dagdagan na lang ninyo dahil siguradong kulang ito, anyway wala namang perfecto. At ito gawa ng mga hacienderong mga politiko kaya don’t expect better for the poor, hanggang walang bagong BAYANI ng MMDA na mamumuno na may political will, mahirap man o mayaman pareho lang di ba. Ilagay ang lahat sa ayos sabi nga ni BAYANI.

I wrote a short poem for her, and many other Pinoy Heroes, that we should be.

The Filipino Worth Greening For

http://pinoygreenacademy.typepad.com/pinoy_green_academy/2009/08/the-filipino-worth-greening-for.html

More success to the Inquirer.

——
Mang Godo said:

Now,who is the symbol of democracy, one who fought communism or one lead a people power.

———

I beg your pardon sir, Marcos was never pro-democracy, he was a dictator. It was never democracy against communism. It was fascism vs. communism. Democracy was the casualty. Marcos employed the same methods used by the communists. He used hate politics to divide the country.
If you attended public school at that time, you would remember that Marcos indoctrinated grade schoolers to hate the West and the US with his Majarlika myth, but the at the same time he got political and financial support from the US by pretending to fight communism. Out of desperation, he encouraged students into communism. Don’t you even remember that he indirectly founded MNLF by recruiting fighters for Sabah? Most communists and separatists came from Marcos’ alma mater, it’s too much of a coincidence.

I would agree with you that Marcos’ rule was very legal. He wrote the law, he approved the law, and he implemented the law. His laws were without the people’s consent. If the law itself was evil, what choice does the people have? It was like taking back stolen goods from a thief. Marcos stole democracy and freedom, and a lot of cash, and through Cory we were able to take some back.

Have you read Marcos’ Filipino ideology paper back? It was blatantly anti-US. We were forced to read that in high school. It was very similar to Das Capital and Mein Kampft, just in case you know what those are.

I would presume you are living in the States right now, don’t you even believe in the US Constitution? The Phil. Constitution was copied from the US. And what Marcos did would be very unacceptable under the US constitution.

To Nelh:

Enrile and Honasan tried to oust Cory because it was their nature. Enrile was an oligarch and Honasan was military elite. Together they could form a military regime. It was a perfect formula for a banana republic. But I guess they changed tactics now and are using political puppets.

While it may be true that Cory Aquino was not the best president that the country has had, we cannot discount the significance of her contribution to the country. Personally, I believe that the emergence and prominence of Church influence in Philippine politics occurred during her term. Personally, I also believe that the 1987 Constitution, which allowed for a multi-party system, is one of the major reasons why there is so much division and discord in our political system. Personally, I believe that the CARP was a carefully calibrated system by which certain landholdings were preserved and protected from distribution from those who truly deserved them. Personally, I think much more could have been done during Cory Aquino’s term.

But I also personally feel that she was able to accomplish something that no other president was able to accomplish - to unite the people in a fleeting moment in history for a common cause. Somehow, the people decided that significant and truly meaningful action could be accomplished collectively, rather than through individual griping and twiddling without real action. And I think that the reason why the people chose to support her was because, unlike many of her predecessors and successors, she was a reluctant candidate who became a relentless public servant. Her simplicity showed us what we wanted in a true public servant. Her humility as to her accomplishments allowed us to gauge and rate the act rather than the actor. And in the simplest of terms, no matter how inexperienced we thought she was, and no matter how frail she appeared to be, many of us trusted her with the affairs of our State.

We cannot say the same for most in government nowadays. Like many Filipinos, I still long to see the same “reluctance to lead, but willingness to serve” that Cory Aquino exemplified before, during and after her term. Simplicity, humility and respect for the people are traits that appear to be the exception rather than the rule in the present crop of politicians.

While the country may have stagnated in terms of GDP, per capita income and other economic indicators that are the standard gauges of a country’s progress, Cory Aquino’s regime gave us all the ability to act without fear of government retribution, the ability to criticize without fear of government retaliation, and the ability to act in concert to choose our desired leaders.

I have no desire to defend nor to criticize the Aquino administration. And like many Filipinos, I know that she could have done more. But the circumstances limited her capacity to accomplish more because of her choice, as manifested in the 1987 Constitution, to step down at the end of her term. Let’s give credit where credit is due - Cory Aquino made us realize that we could trust a public servant because of her decency and faith in the people.

Little can be said of those who came after her.

Oh . . . and one more food for thought - while we may have claimed freedom on that fateful afternoon of 25 February 1986, we must not forget the obligations that come with that freedom - to exercise them responsibly and for the greater good. Freedom in itself is not a license to say what one pleases and do as one chooses. Though freedom of the press has been restored, it has often been abused. Though freedom to become an entrepreneur and engage in business has been restored, we have surely and often-times seen this freedom abused. While the electoral process, the basic formula of democratic freedom has been restored, it is one of the most abused processes that has resulted in the stagnation and degradation of our country’s progress and dignity.

We should thank Cory Aquino and those who stood by her for helping restore freedom and democracy. Yet, we should continue to be vigilant, for the very same freedoms that we regained in February 1986 are being abused by those who professed to become leaders after her.

But I think there is bright hope for our nation. While the color yellow typically represents cowardice and weakness, it has taken an entirely new character by typifying strength and the willingness to overcome all odds. I hope that seeing yellow ribbons on street posts, buildings, cars and apparrel will inspire the youth to be vigilant, as Cory Aquino inspired the youth of yore to do in the 80s. I truly hope that her life (and passing) will teach us to never forget and to continue fighting for a different form of freedom - freedom from purposeless division, freedom from corruption and abusive leadership, and the true freedom for the people to choose their leaders and chart their own future.

You are right Tob.
Maybe because I was an ordinary filipino who was nonchalant of the surroundings.
Maybe if we had then, I would experience the effect of Marcos power, though hardship was really felt.
For ordinary poor filipinos, life was routine. Work, eat and sleep. Who cares if Marcos was a dictator. We need to fill the hungry stomach.

During Marcos years, I was also on the streets shouting those slogans which I can’t understand up to now… imperialismo, fascimo, feudalismo.

This is not to demean Cory being symbol of democracy.
She had done a lot.
A reluctant leader that was followed.
Maybe frustration is the effect of people power. We need more of those democracy not only the freedom of speech but economic freedom…to redeem the poor from the bondage of poverty.
People power was an instant, quick but result is slow. Maybe that is the frustration.
Though thy toil be slow…. we are going there. No miracle for patience is a virtue.

To tob,

What i want to emphasize is the performance of our leaders, After 1986 Cory has the upportunity to put our country on top she missed that upportunity due to lack of experience. - Diba pag nag apply ka sa trabaho ang unang hinahanap ay experinece ….

Please see take a look of what she had failed as manager or Philippines President:
1. She let Sison and others scot free
2. Hacienda Luisita was spared on government CARP program - maraming namatay diba sa lugar pa niya mismo at may narinig ba kayo na may nagsasalita na isa mang Pari, Madri, obespo and left Leaning leaders.
3. Nalimutan mona ba ang Mendiola Massacre - siya ang presidente at lahat tumahimik walang nag salita laban sa kanya.
4. ano ang nang yari sa Nuclear power Plant - ako, ikaw at mga anak at apo natin ay nag babayad sa utang na iyan
5. After Edsa in 1986 - nakalimutan monaba na pinabayan niya ang lahat ng project ni Emilda such us TLRC, PICC at iba pa. diba pinapakinabangan natin hangan ngayun.
5. Prior to 1986 EDSA revolution - Ninoy/Cory et all, including Binay, Daza, Salonga and others upportunest ay sinasabi na dapat daw walang Family dynasty sa politica - pero nang umopo sila mas malala pa dahil asawa, anak at manugang ay pilit nilang nilalagay sa puwesto.

Concerning Enrile, Honasan et al. - they are part of the problem which brought our country down…

Sa lahat - sinasabi kolang ang nakikita ko dahil maraming pari at kasama na ang evangelist na si villanueva, Vilardi na gusto maging Presidente. —baka matolad tayo sa Haiti na nagtiwala sa isang Obispo na siyang naging dahilan para magkaroon ng civil war at hangang gnayun ay nagpapatayan pa.

Wag tayung maging tanga - dahil doon tayo ginagamit ng karamihan ganid na pamilya ng mga politico….

———–
Nelh said:

What i want to emphasize is the performance of our leaders, After 1986 Cory has the upportunity to put our country on top she missed that upportunity due to lack of experience. - Diba pag nag apply ka sa trabaho ang unang hinahanap ay experinece ….

——–

Cory was a reluctant president. One million signatures asked her to run for president. The deal was to topple Marcos, which happened. Democracy and our government was the people’s job and not hers alone. I believe that the people who wanted her to run were serious and did help her. But there are more of those who were left over by the dictatorship like the military elite, the oligarchy, traditional politicians, indoctrinated loyalists, government bureaucracy, and complacent majority. People power changed a lot of people for the better in a sense that they became more responsible in their actions. But a lot more people continued to live the dictatorship like military regime drones, not taking responsibility for the government, expecting handouts from politicians, selling their votes, and expecting the president to do everything for them like spoiled brats. Believing in the maharlika fantasies instead of creating their own futures.

Cory let many people free for reconciliation including Imelda and the rest of the Marcoses.

Carp will never work as long as we have the oligarchy.

Which Mendiola massacre are you referring to? I remember too many Mendiola massacres under Marcos.

The Nuclear Power Plant was a Marcos project.

How are we using the PICC nowadays? Have you seen the pictures of construction workers buried alive while building the Manila International Film Center? Instead of digging them up, Imelda ordered them to be poured over with quick dry cement in order to finish the building for the “Porno Film Festival”.

I’m not sure if we ever had an issue with Cory regarding political dynasty. It is in the advent of the traditional politicians that political dynasties returned with a vengeance starting with the election of Estrada and the Marcoses.

I’m just curious, do you still pray to Marcos before you go to sleep at night?

—–
Mang Godo said:

For ordinary poor filipinos, life was routine. Work, eat and sleep. Who cares if Marcos was a dictator. We need to fill the hungry stomach.
——–

That is precisely why Marcos and the rest of the oligarchy wanted us to remain poor. But I don’t believe you are poor enough, because as you said, you finished school.

Being poor is not an excuse for complacency nor for total disregard for decency like that shown by the Estrada followers during their bloodiest coup attempt. I don’t believe they are poor either, maybe just hoodlums.

Poverty is not an excuse for ignorance either, Andres Bonifacio was a fan vendor but he was a self taught man.

If all of the Phil’s government officials have delicadeza to quit their job when they were involved in controversy or anomalous deal, then i think mauubusan tayo ng gov’t officials sa bansa. Change start from the people, not from the government, it is the power of the people who can drive the country to prosperity, the power of the people to choose capable leader, the power of the people to stop corrupt systems and government officials, but what had the people in the Philippines do? All talk, whine, complain and blame - the government had become callous to complaints and whining while the people just felt helpless and started to accept corruption, immorality and greediness as part of the culture

Tama ka rin Nelh.

Marcos had done a lot. Marcos had the best technocrats, the best think tank, the best cabinets.
They planned,they implemented.The best organized cabinet members.
But it was overshadowed by curtailment of freedom of speech as they said.

Population was a problem then, Marcos had an answer, population commission that taught how to control;
Squatters were mushrooming, they created Ministry of human settlements, Urban planning;
Rice problem, they had the masagana 99;
Poor farmers, there was agrarian reform, children had the best education, pre fab schools and so on and so forth.

And who would forget the North and South Expressways, the LRTs, the San Juanico brige, the RP Japan friendship highway, the reclamation, geothermal project;
Remarkable landmarks like PICC, the folk arts theater, the Film Academy, Philippine Plaza, the Nayong Pilipino, the coconut palace and Nuclear power plant and so on and so forth.
These remarkable projects were imbibed and still be seen.

Twenty years and four presidents, I did not see any progress and development in the country.
There were no new ideas, no new infrastructures, no new landmark, no new plan for the poor.
Look at the accomplishments of these four presidents….Cory 7 coup etats, Ramos amari deal, paskuhan village,economic kuting, Erap boracay mansion, women,people power 2; Gloria has lot of plans but installed by allegation.
Four presidents after Marcos, there is no direction, there is no goal, no plan, everything is free lance, disorganized.

Freedom of speech makes us talk more but act none.
That’s a fact. More talk less work.

hirap ano po?…Isa sa topic ni Fr.Benedict sa ‘What to do when life doesn’t make sense’ Arise from Darkness, e…parang yang sinasabi ng isa sa kasama natin dito,…kaya eto ang pwedeng pagmunihan marahil,kung…, ‘When the Church Lets Us Down’…Marahil e tulad nga rin niya ang maraming Pari at Obispo na walang araw ng isang Linggo na hindi siya makaririnig ng mga sumbong o maktol o ano pa baga?…na nasaktan sila ng Church…At minsan o madalas e sad sila syempre,but more frequently they are very angry.At sabi pa niya,…occasionally they forget that neither I nor any other priest nor any bishop represents the entire Church. It is painful for them and for us. To tell the truth,probably the closer one is to the Church the more one is likely to be hurt by the Church. I suspect that the person in the world who is most often hurt by the Church is the Pope himself,for he is constantly under critism from all sides–not only from the attacks of those outside the Church,but also from the disgruntled complaints of those within it. The question arises for all of us from Pope to Parishioner, “How can the Church fail us so often and still be the Mystical Body of Christ?” Surely we are justified in expecting better care of us from the historical representative of the loving Savior of the world.

Part of the problem is that we use this expression “the Church” to describe a number of things that are related but are to some degree quite different from one another. Obviously the word ‘church’ means different things. It can simply mean a building. It can mean a particular denomination,like the Congretional Church.It can mean a parish or a diocese. “I got in trouble with the local church.” It can mean everybody in the world who is a Christian,or it can mean everyone in the world who is a Catholic,a member of the “Catholic Church”. The word ‘catholic’ means “universal”,from the Greek words ‘kata holos’,that is,”from out of the whole universe…mahaba at marami so sinimulan ko lang pwedeng mag-inspire din na mag-muni rin tayo,…at parang sa isang bayan o bansa rin,syempre,marami ang nagkakamali,at hindi pa maisa-ayos ang mga dapat isa-ayos kaya ,medyo o talagang malaki pa ang problema at gawain,at baka doon din lagi tayo uuwi sa iba pang topic,..’When we are our own worst enemies’, o ‘What we do when when everything falls apart?…at sana e magawi tayo sa mga remedyo naman…’The remedy that always works,…at subok ko na rin nga…sana e magawa rin natin…’Save another’s soul,and it will save your own.’ parang yung o dito rin uuwi sa “Love your neighbor as yourself.”,magaganda ang remedyo ni Fr.B. kaya lang mahaba na uli,…at bili naman kayo ng libro, ako lagi e,ha,ha,…(itutuloy uli, kung?….hindi mapapagalitan dito,ha,ha,sa pahabaan…)

——
Mang Godo said:

Marcos had done a lot. Marcos had the best technocrats, the best think tank, the best cabinets.
They planned,they implemented.The best organized cabinet members.

——-

I say bravo! That’s why from being the second best economy in Asia before Marcos took over, Philippines ended at the bottom of the Asian economy during his dictatorship. Keep hallucinating Mang Godo, the Marcos indoctrination program really worked very well with you.

Marcos needed a lot of high profile projects so he could borrow from the World Bank. The portion of the loans he pocketed are still unrecovered up to now.

Marcos was a megalomaniac. Everything he did was for show. He created problems, he instigated puppet media “outcry”, and then he solved the problem he created (remember Plaza Miranda bombing?), he was always the hero.

I’m really astounded at your tolerance for deception. Just remarkable.

addendum:

——
Mang Godo said:

Twenty years and four presidents, I did not see any progress and development in the country.
——

I take exception to this one. Breaking the PLDT monopoly and allowing the use of cell phones is one of the best developments I’ve seen in the country, more that all the Marcos’ projects combined. This couldn’t have happened if Marcos was still in power. During the Marcos regime, you could get arrested for being in possession of a walkie-talkie, a newspaper, a book, or a magazine.

Late-President Aquino’s administration is not perfect. But the most important contribution of Pres. Aquino to our country is the word “Democracy”, without democracy, we are ruled by tyrant or authoritarian.

For those people who forgot or not yet born during the revolutionary government. The most important for me is the proclamation of the late-president to award the land to the landless, and my family benefited on it! Thanks to the late-Pres. Aquino!!!

For all the presidents that I knew after Marcos, only Pres. Aquino is not corrupt! She doesn’t have any mansion, villas, apartment, or even her assets not grown compared to ex-President Ramos, ex-President ERAP, and for the most popular President of all time President Gloria M. Arroyo for her most luxurious lifestyle as “PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.”

My parents idolized late-President Marcos during his first term as President of our beloved land. If anybody not aware of it, during his first term, we are 2nd in Asia after Japan in terms of economic prosperity. Philippine Airlines are the only commercial airlines in Asia; we are the only country in the South East Asia that has LRT. All our hospitals are fully equip. We have Heart Center, Lung Center, National Kidney Institute, and among others. But what happened to his achievements? Nothing! It boils down to zero! Majority of Filipinos remembered his dictatorship instead of his vast achievements as President of the Republic. That’s the problem if the leader is a power hungry.

He doesn’t want to give way to other aspiring leaders, like late-Sen. Ninoy Aquino. What if Ninoy becomes our President after Marcos? Maybe our country is in the right track. And when Ninoy speaks, he speaks with authority and makes sense.

Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino and President Corazon C. Aquino, thank you po sa inyo! Hindi naming kayo makakalimutan! Paalam!

tob,

Marcos created Nuclear Plant which is due for operation(mind you guy that i apply for any position related to my mechanical engineering course) - pero nasayang dahil walang ginawa ang magaling na Cory na iniidolo niyo… at yung sumonod na leaders ay walang guts para gumawa ng tama desisyon dahil takot sa mga kaparian na kung titingan mo ngayun ay maraming hanay ng kaparian ay may anak o kabit - hindi moba nakikita na karamihan ng university ay pag aari ng pari at madri na napakamahal ng tuition pay.

Kung sa pag dasal, wag mong pag himasuklan ang iba dahil maraming madasalin araw araw pa pero baligtad sa ginagawa niya sa kapwa … pamilya at katrabaho.

Natrikman ng pamilya namin ang martial law at kung paano kami pinahirapan sa politika -pero ang sinsabi kolang ay ang nagawa ng bawat leader.

to hell if we have martial law - ang impoertanti ay tahimik ang bayan kumpara sa nag yayari ngayun na poros patayan, rape at kagolohan.

Demokratic nga tayung tinagurian pero safe ba ang pilipino o pamilya mo sa bahay at sa labas???

—-
Nelh said:

Marcos created Nuclear Plant which is due for operation(mind you guy that i apply for any position related to my mechanical engineering course) - pero nasayang dahil walang ginawa ang magaling na Cory na iniidolo niyo
——-

The Nuclear Plant was built on unstable ground which means a nuclear disaster is highly likely. Second, we do not have the expertise in case such a disaster happens. You cannot endanger the entire country just because of your ambition to be a nuclear plant engineer.

——–
Nelh said:

to hell if we have martial law - ang impoertanti ay tahimik ang bayan kumpara sa nag yayari ngayun na poros patayan, rape at kagolohan
——–

There is criminality all over the world, we’re just having our fair share - just read the international news - but it does not justify a martial law. It is not that you do not care if there’s martial law or not - you want martial law, you’re craving for it (you’re saying it’s your “precious” like that character in the “Lord of the Rings”). There are people who crave for martial law: the military (that’s a no-brainer), the oligarchs, the Marcoses, the displaced cronies, the displaced incapable but favored townsmates - which one are you?

I take exception to this one. Breaking the PLDT monopoly and allowing the use of cell phones is one of the best developments…says tob.
*********************************
that is not monopoly. that is copy cat.
they copied from the US. after AT&T and Pacific Bell had lost monopoly of the industry due to competitions from big and small firms. that is the trend, healthy competition.

you always talk of oligarch… that is medieval times. your thought is stagnant, you don’t fast forward.
walkie talkie, newspapers are thing of the past. We are now in high tech revolution. Cell phones are common, rich and poor countries have it. it is not development of the philippines alone, it is global.

Four presidents and twenty six years ago after Marcos fled the country a new philippines, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, filipinos are still poor.

that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from the earth…
where is that freedom where filipinos stomach are empty.

—–
Mang Godo said:

you always talk of oligarch… that is medieval times. your thought is stagnant, you don’t fast forward.
walkie talkie, newspapers are thing of the past. We are now in high tech revolution. Cell phones are common, rich and poor countries have it. it is not development of the philippines alone, it is global
——-

That’s what I’m saying, if Marcos was not ousted, we wouldn’t even know what a cellphone is. You keep on trying to bring back Marcos from the grave to reinstate your beloved military regime, when in fact his military regime was oligarchy under another name. Yes, oligarchy was medieval, precisely the reason Marcos pulled us down from the 21st century into the stone ages.

——
Mang Godo said:

that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from the earth…
where is that freedom where filipinos stomach are empty.
—–

I take exception to this one, I don’t pray to Marcos.

Stop reading the Marcos Bible and read the real Bible, there is quote there saying: “…man does not live on bread alone…”

The Nuclear Plant was built on unstable ground which means a nuclear disaster is highly likely….says tob…..

Are you a geologist, a nuclear engineer, or a just plain common sense to say that nuclear power plant was built on unstable ground.
The problem with filipinos are they try to know everything without knowing it.
Only an expert can opine of what you said.
Before that plant was built, all aspect of geology, the soil, the quake area, the safety feature have been studied, analyzed….remember that was Westinghouse a no nonsense company.
The only thing I can say is…. that was political and not nuclear why it was not operational.

I appreciate your thought Tob but I don’t read Marcos bible much more preach it.

I told you before, I was also one of those that marched on the streets shouting slogans, imperialismo, feudalismo, fascismo ,tuta against Marcos which up to now I don’t understand.
Maybe that is the reason why we don’t go forward for we don’t understand what we are fighting for.

Twenty six years ago and four presidents we are still the same, complaining, complaining of hard is life, allegations of corruptions against the government this time Gloria’s government that is the trend.
That is what we learned after Marcos, complain and corruption allegation.
That’s why we don’t go forward.

I talk of Marcos because among the presidents we had for nobody has accomplished what he had done.
No innovations, no new ideas, no new projects all free lance… free for all or just riding along.

Legacy of Cory is democracy but democracy is not only freedom of speech but freedom to enjoy life… which most of us we have none at the moment.

—-
Mang Godo said:

Are you a geologist, a nuclear engineer, or a just plain common sense to say that nuclear power plant was built on unstable ground.
The problem with filipinos are they try to know everything without knowing it.
—–

It was my science project in high school. It was proven right when Mt. Pinatubo erupted.

By the way, I am not “filipinos” I’m only an individual and you cannot stereo-type Filipinos in my image. Why do you have to worship everybody?

—–
Mang Godo said:

I told you before, I was also one of those that marched on the streets shouting slogans, imperialismo, feudalismo, fascismo ,tuta against Marcos which up to now I don’t understand.
—–

I told you I grew up during the Marcos dictatorship. It was a time of deep penetration agents, double cross, treachery, and deception. Your declaration is that you are an activist, but your insinuations betray that you are a loyalist. As a saying during the Marcos years, even the devil reads the bible. Even Marcos professed supporting democracy while being a dictator.

—-
Mang Godo said:

I talk of Marcos because among the presidents we had for nobody has accomplished what he had done.
—–

I agree with you, nobody else accomplished what he had done, like destroy democracy, suppress freedom of the press, steal 26billion, build a monument to himself, raise the specter of military regime, indirectly founded NPA and MNLF, replace Philippine history with fantasy, brought back the country to the dark ages, etc., etc.

Society are individuals with specific duty and functions to perform.
A collective individual or organization designed for specific purpose.

Family is a society, government is a society, activist is a society.
One can intertwine with each other depending on the want.
Family is a society.
A father is the head of family society. He, as instinct and tradition provides for the family while mother takes care of rest of the family society.
School is a society, teacher is part of the school society.
Government is a society.
That controls, provides basic services, safety for the people under its govern.
Activist is a society of people that have an issue for the government to hear that maybe good or bad but it is always for the common good.

But before we see the fault of other part of society, we have to look for the society of our own.
Are we good provider for a family or are we neglecting our duty.
The problem with the filipino society as a whole called our country is…. we tend to blame the government on our misfortune of our family that we neglect to do.
That’s why there are activists that these issues should be addressed to because of their own neglect.

Animals have also their own society. They are the most well behave, well mannered and good provider to their own.
But animals rule on their own, they don’t mind others and they don’t interfere with others.
Also they have no government to blame for their misfortune in life. That is animal world, the natural world.

Laws are just creation, democracy are just creation they are not doing any good.
Humans are animals too, why not bring back the natural law, the nature law, the best law on this world.

—–
Mang Goding said:

Laws are just creation, democracy are just creation they are not doing any good.
Humans are animals too, why not bring back the natural law, the nature law, the best law on this world.
——

Go back to the jungle, if you think that’s where you belong. “Pagpapakatao” (or being better than animals) is a Filipino value.

me mga hindi pa nahihilom na mga pangyayari sa ating nakaraan at siguro e mas-yung, heart,o convertion pa rin nga ang talagang kailangan,at syempre personal at malalim at matagal,at kung paano o ano ang kailangan para magawa ito e tanong pa rin??? at ngayon e nakakapag lahad tayo ng ating mga nasasa-loob,kaya maganda na rin at sana nga e tunay na bahagi o simula na ito,at kung marami nga sana ang maka-sali sa mga usapang ganito..’PAGHIHILOM’ sa sarili tungo sa mas-…

Filipinos love fiesta.
Fiesta is a way from boredom, boredom from doing or doing nothing. It is way of fun and recreation.
Election is like fiesta. Candidates bring actors and actresses and they do singing dancing on the stage, a way to entertain filipinos for votes.
But election is never ending.
After election, there goes the allegation of fraud, vote buying until the next election comes along.

Election is democracy. Democracy is choosing a leader, a direct choose of leader by the people.
Democracy works in america but not in other countries that’s why they pick their leaders among them not by people.
Election is recreation but only in the Philippines. Americans are not election conscious, that’s why only few votes during election. They have other things to do and watch. They have year round sports activities, and have lot of amusements parks for enjoyment.

But filipinos love election for there is no alternative. No work, no recreation and no nothing.
That’s why filipinos are full during election.
Filipinos abroad don’t care much about philippine election. They have more important thngs to do. Time is lacking to participate.
That’s why our of million OFWs very few registered.

Election is democracy. To vote is a right and privelege. But after voting voters go their own and politicians go their way.
Well, that is democracy….
Now comes presidential election.
A big event, a national event. Everybody will be again happy. Time to enjoy, time to enjoy fiesta.
Let us vote… for there might be hope in fiestalike atmosphere.

…

‘Damayan o Pakikiramay’ isa ito sa topic ng dating Pangulong Cory,sa aking nabanggit na aklat na isa siya sa nagbahagi,…at napapa-isip ako at tila yung mga isinulat niya tungkol sa topic na ito,e tutuo,tayong mga Pinoy e ganyan kahit hindi kakilalang personal e taos sa puso nating ang ‘damayan at pakikiramay’ at hindi lamang para sa mga yumao,kundi sa kung ano ang hinihingi ng pagkakataon,tulad ng EDSA 1,tulad ng ihalal siya bilang ating Pangulo noon.Naaalala ko tuloy ang isa ko pang binabasa,e malalim at halos napapatigil ako talaga ng medyo matagal upang manamnam ang bawat paliwanag o sinasabi sa introduction pa lamang ng nag-sulat,at naiisip ko nga rin na ok kaya ako rito o maunawaan ko kaya ito,’Prudence’ o ang isa cardinal virtues pala ito,at wow,naalala ko e nai-share ko na ng pahapyaw ito,at sabi ko nga,na-istock ako sa lalim,…’yung isang tanong ? ‘is it immoral to be prudent? baga o,…so maganda na magmuni,lalo na’t eleksyon na naman,’yung mga naisagawa,sa kabila ng mga balakid,at kung paano nating babantayn ang mga ito at kung paanong muli e maipagpapatuloy,’demokrasya’ mabagal,ngunit pwede,sabi pa,… isang maganda pala e,patuloy tayong makilahok at mag-muni at kung maaari nga e mag-volunteer sa kampanya o kumandidato,upang matututo ng higit at maging tunay na bahagi ng mga ating adhikain,…’isang maganda rin nga e,yung ating pagnilayan “kung nasaan na tayo ngayon??? at kung paano o sino ang mga kandidatong kahawig ng ating kamalayan na maaaring magsulong ng ating pagka-unawa o direksyong tatama o nais na tahakin…sa kasalukuyan,yung nasimulan ng nakararami at itinuloy at itinataguyod ng mga naging taga-sunod ng mga nauna,…’kulay Cory,ok baga po? o ano ang para sa inyo?

[...] October 5, 2009 By Veronica Uy I could not understand my grief at the passing of President Corazon Aquino. As an arrogantly faithless teenager in 1986, I and fellow organized nat-dem youths had chosen to boycott the snap presidential elections. The choice seemed clear to many, but the idea of toppling a mighty dictatorship …… Source: Being Filipino [...]

Mdme. Cory C. Aquino was simply an icon of her times. I remember the 1st time i met her in our place (a far flung barrio). It was summer, we were off our school duties already and it was at the heat of the upcoming election. Her words were fresh and the crowd overflowed listening to her with intent support. I was leaning on a pole at the rightmost corner off stage as the campaign rally brew. There, she spoke of humility and justice, of good sense and victory. Good thing i understood that even up to today. We wish to have more of her like now, tougher ones.