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ITO NA PO ANG BAGONG MIND-GAME

By Maria Lourdes Sereno

Kahit po na clear na ang specific context ng ilang posts ko ay tungkol sa ill-gotten wealth ng mga Marcos, may mahaba na pong script na pinu-push sa mga threads, compare-compare daw natin ang mga presidents. Mga nagawa ni Marcos versus the other presidents, budgets nila, etc. Pare-pareho po ang tono, pati words at listahan ng pinagmamalaki, pareho. At kung hindi ko daw gagawin yung compare-compare, napaka-biased ko naman. Ayan po, nanlilihis na naman sila. Kasi, masyadong undeniable ang facts ng pagnanakaw, hindi na ma-escape, so ibang anggulo naman. Ang tawag po diyan ay gaslighting.

Ang values na ipinaglalaban natin dito ay integrity at honesty, justice and righteousness, ngunit pilit nilang iniiba ang usapan. How devilish that kind of argumentation is. Parang nung sinabi ng devil kay Eve: “Did God really say you must not eat of the forbidden fruit?” (Genesis 3:1). Sa present context natin, parang sinasabing: “Masama ba talaga ang magnakaw, eh may nagawa naman?”

Gaslighting o budol-budol po iyan, iniiba nila ang realidad para sa ating mga Pilipino. Dinadala tayo sa alternate universe kung saan para tayong mga zombies na walang nakikitang masama sa pagnanakaw at okay lang kahit ano, basta approved ng idol nila.

Yung mga mapanlihis, mapanlinlang, mga gaslighters, malulusaw po dito. Patient lang po tayong lahat.

Salamat po.

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Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is living proof that true courage is forged through adversity.

Sereno rose from humble beginnings to become the country’s first female Chief Justice in 2012. She attended public elementary and secondary school, then pursued higher education through scholarships. She graduated valedictorian from the UP College of Law in 1984, and holds a Masters of Law degree, specializing in law and economics and international trade law, from the University of Michigan.

She was a law professor at the UP for nearly 20 years. The World Trade Organization recognized her stellar credentials with her 1998 appointment as Counsellor of their Appellate Body in Geneva, Switzerland. She was also involved in successful international litigation as co-counsel for the Republic and was AIM’s Executive Director for their Policy Center.

With her modernizing outlook and firm belief in the power of technology, she co-founded a corporation that developed the first annotated electronic research system in Philippine Law. Her tenure as Chief Justice is marked by far-reaching reforms, including eCourts, automated hearings, case decongestion, continuous trials, and expanded small claims courts. At the heart of her reform program is the strong conviction that justice and the law’s protection should be accessible and responsive to the most vulnerable Filipinos. Because she was a staunch defender of judicial independence, Sereno was subjected to intense persecution.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is now a major voice for people-centered change in Philippine society. She believes this change is part of God’s desire for this country, that every Filipino is precious in God’s sight, bawat isa mahalaga, and that each citizen and every community has a role in building up this nation. She is an advocate for faithfulness to the vision of a “just and humane society” in the Philippine Constitution, and integrity and accountability in governance.

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