THE RESULTS of the recent elections showed that Filipinos are not yet mature, although growing. Many based their analysis and decisions on what they hear and see, less on what they read, because many are tired of reading. There is more analysis actually when reading.
This resulted in education through media. It is now a powerful tool to build up one’s image, as what actors and actresses do to build up their careers. People now cannot differentiate fiction from half-truths or from truths. Political events are watched like soap operas on prime time. And media would take advantage of political gossip and scoops to make stories more valuable for money. Errors in reporting are justified by icing them with more controversial ones.
This is the “education” that Filipinos have had after Marcos. Democracy was abused like the phenomenon of “people power.” “Will of the majority” is falsely equated with what is “right.”
“People power” is wrongfully used for protest while, in fact, it must be used for reforms. It is easy actually to incite protest but too hard to campaign for reforms given human nature. Politicians would also take advantage of the Filipino attitude of fanaticism as many will follow them blindly because of the image media has made for them. It is not very different from being an actor with many fans (which is actually short for fanatics). No wonder a politician even after tainted with graft and corruption would still have many followers and loyalists. One would not be surprised that even after the evidence presented in the impeachment trial, the PCIJ reports of his properties and “Darth Vader” friends, the well known stock manipulation in the Philippine Stock Exchange, Erap can still gather people at the EDSA Shrine or still win in a snap election, if one is held.
A politician can easily change his position and principles as long as he has many fanatics that will put him in the Senate or presidency. Many have seen how many senatorial candidates have crossed party lines, and ate their principles but still managed to be in the Top 5 of the senatorial lineup. These filthy political tricks were hidden under the rags of issues like “Hello Garci” and election cheating. Another trick of “throwing the garbage on others’ backyard and exposing it” in the form of gossip is being maneuvered to hide behind inefficiency and incompetence. Political sugar-coated media speeches are used to lure fanatics to his side, like courting a lady persuaded with enticing poetry.
Many young opinion-makers and also bloggers would say that what is wrong is the system as a whole but they must realize that the voting public is part of that system.
– Henry Delgado, MD, EMAS Offshore Pte Ltd, Singapore
July 3rd, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Fr: Salina
If you have anything else to say, Sige bira! I’ve glad to answer it.
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***** paano mo nasabi na bogus, fake, etc president si gloria?
recognize naman siya ng ibang bansa, may mga state visits pa nga siya. Many people / politicians address her as mrs. president. Nanumpa naman siya bilang presidente.
***** paano mo nasabi na ninakaw niya ang presidency kay erap at poe?
hindi binagbuti ni erap ang kanyang panunungkulan bilang presidente, she practically give it to gloria in a silver plater.
naniwala kasi kayo kay angara at sotto na is poe ang ating pag asa, hinati kayo ng husto kaya talo, eh kung ping at poe noon, sigurado na si ping ang presidente at si poe ang vice.
***** sino ang gusto mong pumalit kay gloria bilang presidente?
baka pareho tayo ng iniisip, eh magkatulungan pa tayo.
June 8th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Salina,
It’s very obvious that you are an Erap fanatic. By your own logic then, we should also prosecute Erap for every bribe taken by an MMDA cop during his tenure since he “was the boss”. And even if he was duly elected, his term would be over by now anyway, so he no longer deserves the title “President”. Fact is, no matter what little fanatical hole you hide in, the economy is doing very well now under Gloria. Erap was a joke internationally, and the collapsed stock market, plummeting value of the peso and loss of jobs during his time was a sign of his incompetence. Up to today, his cronies in the senate continue to try to drag the Philippines down, even though they are only hurting the masa that way. Now that the Philippines finally has good cash flow and the new budget has been approved, the masa will feel the difference.
Your thought process is just like that of the uneducated: You expect immediate results. You are incapable of realizing that it takes time for the approved budget to result in projects. You are incapable of realizing the damage that all the pointless grandstanding of opposition politicians has done to the international image of the Philippines. You are incapable of understanding the long-term positive effects of the fiscal reforms taken by GMA. Please dig your head out of whatever fanatical hole you have buried yourself in and try to see the bigger picture.
June 7th, 2007 at 9:59 am
isang tanong kay salina:
sino gustong mong ipalit kay gloria bilang presidente?
June 7th, 2007 at 4:26 am
hmmm
salina:
i think it is not proper to blame the president all the time. how can you say that as commander in chief its her responsibility to solve crimes? isn’t it supposed to be the job of the PNP? isn’t it that there are different departments in our government to cater to specific needs of the people? as far as i know running a government is not a one man show.
tanong lang po, kung ikaw po ba ang mauupong presidente ng pilipinas at may pangyayaring ganito malulutas mo ba mag-isa? mapapalago mo ba ang economy? mapapakain ang nagugutom? mabibigyan ng magandang bukas ang kabataan? kung ang sagot mo eh OO aba eh asahan mo ang suporta ko sa eleksiyon.
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Fr: Salina
You have the nerve to call her President. When we all know in fact that she’s not the duly elected President because she don’t have the mandate from filipino people.
Now, Answer to your question. Its true that running the country is not a one man show. Yes, I agree you have lots of people working for you, Just like running any company. But, You’re responsible on everything. Just like she’s responsible on what’s going on in the philippines because she’s the one squatting in malacanyang palace, As the bugos President.
I hope this answer your question. why can you admitt that Gloria Arroyo, Is the biggest LEMON. If she don’t want to be blame on all the problem’s the philippines is having she should never stole her title from the duly elected President Joseph Estrada. And she stole it again in May 10, 2004. Presidential election from Fernando Poe, Jr. Hindi ba tama ako?
If you have anything else to say, Sige bira! I’ve glad to answer it.
June 6th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
salina:
i think it is not proper to blame the president all the time. how can you say that as commander in chief its her responsibility to solve crimes? isn’t it supposed to be the job of the PNP? isn’t it that there are different departments in our government to cater to specific needs of the people? as far as i know running a government is not a one man show.
tanong lang po, kung ikaw po ba ang mauupong presidente ng pilipinas at may pangyayaring ganito malulutas mo ba mag-isa? mapapalago mo ba ang economy? mapapakain ang nagugutom? mabibigyan ng magandang bukas ang kabataan? kung ang sagot mo eh OO aba eh asahan mo ang suporta ko sa eleksiyon.