IF we look at the results of the recent elections, both at the local and national level, I can’t help but see a tiny glimpse of hope budding up.
That is if we have to believe the analysis of the press of the circumstances surrounding these results. We are witnessing an upsurge trend of protest votes not only against GMA, but also against the system as a whole.
If for that alone, there is reason to begin investing our hopes on better politics ahead…
May 25th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Protest is not enough! There are protest after protest every election cycle. How long will you people continue to protest? The result will be the same (you all should have realized that!). Protest, vigil prayers, novenas, masses will not change the result of the election. I hope you all agree so far. What’s the solution? Let me share my two-cents approach…
Those who felt they were cheated, which all of the losing candidates and their supporters, should force the adminstration to resign for not guarding/protecting/holding a fair election. Let me add also, that even those who said they were the opposition, will not help you find the truth if there were any irregularities in the election process, since they already “won” and are eagerly situated to get their “payback” through corruption in lieu of their position. Civil disturbances is necessary even if it ikamatay ng tao. Freedom is not free- as we say it here! You will never understand what freedom, liberty, justice and the pursuit of happiness means, unless you have it….
Unless, again, you are all satisfied with the status quo, then do nothing…Would you always be satisfied if your nieghboors keep on cheating on you? Would you do nothing if your freedom, your children’s freedom, your grandchildren’s freedom was/is/will be taken away from you/them? Would you just keep dreaming of a better life, instead of pursuing it? If you answer yes, to even just one of the above question, then do something. DO SOMETHING. Blogging will not change anything!
Kung walang kikilos, sino and kikilos…kung hindi nagyon, kailan pa?
May 25th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
The 2007 mid-term elections showed the Filipino people’s resounding rejection of the Macapagal-Arroyo government.
The votes garnered by senatorial aspirant LtSg. Antonio Trillanes IV, in particular, flies in the face of an administration which continues to face a crisis of legitimacy.
While the Senate is headed for an opposition-dominated chamber, Malacanang has lost no time in trumpeting their continued hold over the rubberstamp House of Representatives through their 195 elected lackeys in the 14th Congress.
Mrs. Arroyo continues to ride on the crest of an illusion that the elections are peaceful, that the reforms she has in place can be pushed through her puppet Congress despite an opposition-dominated Senate, that the country can move forward.
Mrs. Arroyo has failed and has failed miserably.
Together with the mercenary Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), she has unleashed all the might and resources of the state to thwart the electoral victory of both the opposition and the legal Left.
Never since the Marcos regime did we see an AFP brazenly engaged in partisan political activities by campaigning against and vilifying militant party-list groups like Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela, Kabataan and Suara Bangsamoro. Note that Bayan Muna alone has suffered the fiercest attack of the state as evidenced by the killings of 131 of its members since its entry into the electoral arena in 2001.
Despite this, Bayan Muna is still poised to win seats in Congress.
Mrs. Arroyo and the de facto president, Eduardo Ermita, have gloated over the entry of the 195 minions in the Lower House who are set to block any moves by the opposition to unseat the illegitimate president.
They couldn’t be too sure. The people can never be underestimated. The massive electoral fraud being launched by the fake president and her cabal of generals during this elections may just trigger a broad and popular uprising Mrs. Arroyo has so desperately prevented from materializing.
There is hope. It starts with removing the illegal occupant in Malacanang.
May 25th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Isolate the local results as these depended on local conditions, let us assume that the national results are reflections of the national sentiments (that is, that there was an election and people actually voted).
Focus on the Honasan and Trillanes votes. One is an independent and the other is detained even tho he is affiliated with a party. Do the number of votes they got count the number of people who believed in their stand? It is now 8 million and counting.
I have the feeling of a boiler about to reach its breaking point if this much people would agree that to solve a problem, the extra ordinary way is the right way. I believe we better start to listen with a clear mind what they are saying. 8 million and counting!!!!
May 25th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
As a former RP citizen, I congratulate the Filipinos for going against the corruption of our present government. RP has been going down the drain as one of the most corrupt country of the world. Now I can present a wee bit of pride that I was born a Filipino !
May 25th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
I have also created a note about this Philippine Election.
You may check it out http://vcalsado.blogspot.com/