THE FOREIGN observers’ comparison of the Philippines with Afghanistan is really an insult if not biased.
They were allowed to observe anywhere here in the Philippines which I think they were not able to do in Afghanistan. I wonder if they were allowed to observe the polls in the villages of Afghanistan or just in the hotels.
I would suggest that they leave the Philippines immediately after they get what they want here and go back to Afghanistan where they feel safe.
– Greg Saavedra, Cebu City (via e-mail)
July 7th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Pablo Escobar
I think we should accept the fact and take this criticism constructively. Our country is plagued by pests & corrupt public officials in general. Why should we pretend to the world that we do not live in a dusgusting country? I know the real truth really hurts and we are being compared to Afghanistan by foreigners. I accepted that as a challenge for me to work hard initiate the change even just for a little. I love my country, the Philippines, even though this is not healthy place to live, to raise a family, to exercise my basic rights and to fulfull my dreams. It is only a place for dreams to remain always as a dream. So Mr. Greg Saavedra, wake to the reality! You are just merely dreaming like those actors running for senate posts.
Salina
Pablo Escobar:
Hello! How are you, I hope everything with you is okay. And I hope your dream will come true! As we all have a dream.
Yes, We should except what the foreigner say because its true, Truth hurt. But, Thats the truth we can’t deny it. This should teach us a lesson. And try our best to work for better Philippines!
Like you said you love Philippines because that is the only country you know to live and rise your family. Some of us already left Philippines to find a better life abroad because we know that the Philippines is hopeless.
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to escobar:
YOU WILL EAT YOUR WORDS WHEN YOU SAID THAT THE PILIPPINES IS A PLACE WHERE DREAMS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN A DREAM………
for filipinos, THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME, AND THAT IS THE PHILIPPINES…..
the philippines is not heaven but is surely better the afghanistan. many tourist say boracay is heaven, can afghanistan beat that………..
filipinos abroad always come back to the philippines for their retirement because they say that this is their dreams, to be here in the philippines……..
to salina
the truth is:
ANG TUNAY NA PINOY, HINDI NAWAWALAN NG PAG ASA……..
THE PHILIPPINES IS NOT HOPELESS, ikaw ang walang kapag asa asa…….
habang may mga pilipino hindi nawawalan ng pagasa sa kanilang bansa, may uuwian ka pa ring bansa kung tawagin ay pilipinas…..
June 5th, 2007 at 8:39 am
As for greedy politicians, we can start looking at the top.
June 4th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
The problem is we don’t have a true democracy since most of the voters (belonging to the C,D) are manipulated by some greedy politicians.
June 4th, 2007 at 10:15 am
drhenry4:
You right, that’s the problem with too much democracy, its too much that people forgets about it like SALINA, she is exercising her democratic rights by saying that there is no democracy. Yan ang mga taong Galonggong.
SALINA:
Wag ka sanang pumunta sa Cebu, baka PUPULUTIN SA DITO SA KANGKUNGAN, sobra na yang pang aapi mu sa Cebu.
June 4th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Democracy cannot be too much. It can only be perfected…kung hindi pa sapat. That is why included in Democracy is civic responsibility and part of this responsibility is the education of the masses, who are the voters and partakers in the governing of the country through their votes. Kelangan nating pagtulung-tulungang maintindihan ng mga masa ang mga nangyayari sa bayan. Ang akala natin mahilig sila sa mga artista. I don’t think so. That’s the only available form of literature na naiintindihan nila dahil ang wika sa mga palabas ay Pilipino. Tayo naman puros mga inglis spokening, tayu-tayo lang ang mga nagkakaintindihan. Kung tatanungin natin ang mga political lords sa mga bayan bayan na hindi tagalog ang wika, ayaw nilang matuto ng tagalog ang mga masang mahihirap dahil maiintindihan nila kung anong mga kabulastugan ang mga ginagawa nila. Ngayon, pati dyario nila wala ng tagalog at puros na lang local dialect. De para silang nasasa coral, controllado ang mga pumapasok na information sa kanila. Kung hindi pa sa mga television programs na patagalog at mga pelikula, hindi na magkakaintindihan ang mga Pilipino. Lalu na ngayon, ang mahihirap ay mas marami sa mga naka-aabot ng mataas na paaralan. No-read-no-write ang marami at hindi pa naiintindihan ang mga pelikula o mga awit o mga kwentuhan sa mga radio at mga nobela at mga sine. De para-parang mga kalog na ang mga yan. Pag inandutan ng sobreng me isang daang piso para kapalit ng mga boto nila, e ipagpapalit nga dahil hindi naiintindihan na ang boto nila ang magaalis sa mga tarantado sa gobyerno.
It is not a myth that democracy will allow for freedom to triumph because embedded in its constitutions are protections of their inalienable rights….kung hindi diyan, mamamayani ang mga ulupong at mga sinungaling at mandaraya sa pamahalaan, lalu na sa mga local. Huwag mong bigyang sala ang napakagandang paraan kung paano ang mga mamamayan ay magagamit ang kanilang mga kalayaan sa pakikilahok sa mga tulad ng ating ginagawa ngayon. Yung mga hindi lumalahok o hindi marunong makilahok ay matuto din kung sila ay magpapatuloy makilahok sa mga usapan at magkaroon ng interest sa mga nangyayari sa bayan. Democracy thrives when people are actively participating because that’s the only way we can learn from one another. Even though we may not be all in agreement, somehow, we can learn something, unless otherwise, we are so tunnel vision that nothing can move us from where we are.
The rule of law, when promulgated by the true representatives of the people (kung hindi nanalo dahil nandaya lamang sila)…is the system that will allow democracy to work, that is if there are no groups who will intentionally disobey those laws, such as violating the terms of the constitution willfully, which I suspected as what happened during the EDSA 2.
Civic education is the key to helping our fellow poor kababayans to become full thinking participants in our democracy…but, first this administration must pay those teachers in Davao who are now demonstrating dangkasi hindi pa sila sumasahod magaapat na buwan na. Paano ba naman yan!! Huwag ang democrasia ang atakihin natin kundi ang mga taong niwawalang bahala ang batas ng bansa.