I AM no fan of GMA. I abhor what’s going on in Philippine government and politics now, but I choose to see things from a higher plane.
I often wonder, if GMA is so evil and corrupt, why is GDP growth the highest in 31 years? Why is inflation in the low 2 percent? Why is the peso at P40.50 [to the dollar]? The problem with many is they think corruption can go away overnight. Why don’t we try to place ourselves in Malacañang and imagine funding a P6-billion presidential campaign, a P200-million-per-senator campaign, P20 million per congressional bet, local, etc., etc. from our own pockets?
We drag GMA out of Malacañang and you think all our problems are over. Haven’t you considered the biggest potential winners in such a scenario are the rightist military or the extreme left? Sadly, we may be playing to the tune of rightist and leftist power grabbers… and unknowingly leading the nation to the way of Burma!
Unfortunately, GMA is about the best this rotten political system can produce. She is a small part of the problem. Someone said the opposition can’t seem to gain any headway because nobody is above the fray. Of course no politician is above the fray. They are all part of this extremely flawed political system. To fix the system, we must first work long and hard to attain an economy that will support a principled political system. The only way there is sustained economic growth. Somewhere along [the way], we change the electoral system so one does not have to steal or sacrifice his/her principles to get elected and do his/her mandate.
After a sustained 10-year growth, for example, government may be able to partially reimburse election expenses. It will be able to pay government employees wages that afford basic necessities and more dignified lives. By then, ordinary Filipinos can afford to donate part of their growing disposable incomes to help elect competent and principled leaders.
My call to media and so-called moralists: Think!
– Gerry Ditching, Makati City, Philippines (via e-mail)
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July 13th, 2008 at 2:02 am
I can sense that “Maria Rachel C. Concepcion or her source of the article once belonged to GMA’s inner circle in Malacanang whose relationship with the first family turned sour like what happened to the infamous “Hyatt 10″. He or she knew the sordid details on how those VIP’s are living their daily lives. In short, this person is revealing the extent of the graft and corruption that is taking place within the four walls of Malacanang. The persons, the figures are mentioned like those contents in a fiction article (without proof but merely statement) and “Ma’m Rachel” want us to believe the veracity of his/her statement? Did she or he expect that the entire nation will create another EDSA similar to what had toppled Erap? Without refering to the evidence on hand even in the simplest form that were presented by Chavit and during Clarissa Ocampo’s witness’ stand, this statement is considered another form of heresay.
How many times this kind of scheme has to be repeated, the last time of which is Lozada’s revelation. Give us even one single piece of hard evidence that such actions mentioned by “Ma’m Rachel” took place and we will do the rests. Without that, you better shot up because your wasting our time.
July 12th, 2008 at 3:16 am
I’m still hoping na someday ay may isang Pilipino na mamumuno sa ating bansa tulad ng President or Prime Minister ng isang masaganang bansa na namamayani sa ating mundo na di kinulapulan ng corruption at naglilingkod ng taimtim sa kanyang tungkulin. Sabi nga ni Robert Kennedy and I quote, “Some men see things as they are and say Why? I dream things that never where and say Why Not?”.
July 11th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Hi Mr. Ongpin, nice to read about HM, King Anthony S. Martin and we opened his account details in Bank of America in North Carolina but we’ve been advised by UN and World Bank Group that’s not owned by HM but the Filipino People and let me tell you that HM’s account in Bank of America were quite too big than we ever seen in our life; it’s not only talking and confirmed of Billions of Dollars but more than Quadrillions of Dollars.
June 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was already shifted her resignation into bulk because she wanted to cheat HM, King Anthony Santiago Martin who is in the line for her presidency, As a King, he has lot of financial resources in fact GMA made her illegal US$ 770 Trillion and Php 890 Quadrillion direct currencies without back up and she wanted HM to guarantee her illegal wrongdoings and now HM, King Anthony Santiago Martin has been watched over depression made by GMA so GMA felt sleepless because she will be eliminated as Head of State of the Islands.
May 27th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Thanks for the info maria rachel…
Everything you wrote are recycled plots and litany that have also happened in the past administrations..only..the names have been changed..
As long as the Filipinos voters are not properly educated and enlightened.. this cycle of corruption and greed will never stop.
The problem in todays society is, we are only good in attacking the symptoms but always short in addressing the cause. We always come up with far fetched solutions that appears to came from fairy tale books. We are only good in blaming the government but never blame the society that created that government. All the past years, the Philippione society has never matured..its always been “ako lang ang tama”, “ako lang ang sikat” mentality. For what have become of the present administration is the fault of the rotten society we have today. If you want change, you will have your chance on 2010..so stop dwelling on what had happened and concentrate on what can be done, to use 2010 a turning point for a better governement.