Ang DDS at Non-DDS

Sa buong kasaysayan ng Pilipinas, ngayon lamang tayo nakaranas ng ganitong galit at pagkamuhi sa mga hindi kakampi sa pulitika. Kadalasan, matapos ang dalawang taon ng samaan ng loob dahil sa pagkatalo ng ating mga “manok”, tinatanggap natin ang resulta at nagplaplano ng susunod na hakbang. At yung nanalo naman na administrasyon, hininikayat ang lahat na magbuklod, at hindi pinipikon ang mga natalo. Sa halip, ngayon lamang nagkaroon ng pagkadikit sa “identity” ng mga Pilipino ang kung sino ang kinampihan at tuluyang kinakampihan natin simula noong 2016 elections.

GALIT KA? Kanino at Bakit? Taun-taon na lang bang ganito?

Proud daw tayo na “resilient” tayo, parang kawayan na pilit na binabali ngunit hindi mabali-bali.

Pero yung ganitong katagal at paulit-ulit na pag-angat ng “resilience” natin, parang pinagmamalaki natin na hindi natin kayang solusyunan ang mga sitwasyon na alam nating haharapin natin ilang beses kada taon. Sa tapatang pananalita, parang celebrated kahinaan (o di kaya katangahan). Hindi kaya may latay na sa konsyensya itong abusadong paggamit sa term “resilience”?

The PCEC’s statement affirming its support of CJ Sereno on the Impeachment Case filed against her

PCEC endorsed her appointment as Chief Justice without any reservation back in 2012 because we believed she will defend with fairness and justice the Rule of Law and effectuate genuine reform in our country’s judicial system. We have no reason not to believe it now. Since her appointment, Chief Justice Sereno has led within the bounds of her office in calling for and working toward bringing about an independent judiciary, greater accountability of government officers, stronger protection of human rights, and tougher fight against the culture of impunity. We applaud her for taking principled stands through all these years, even at the expense of popularity, to serve the cause of what is good, right, fair and just.

The Woman of Fire

They clipped her wings in desperation. The culled the mountains and seas, and dove through hell to bring her down.

And she fell. She fell from the stars.

But she never hit the ground. The fire within her burned brighter still.

As a phoenix, she rose from the fires of tribulation, scintillating – blindingly so.

Now she comes to set the whole world ablaze with her fire.

THE RIGHT THING

When my mother was asked if there were any attempts to get her to discuss her differences with the President, this is what she said:

“Napakahalaga sa akin ay matingnan ko sa sa mata ang bawat huwes at sabihing tumayo ka. Kahit sino pang makapangyarihan ang tumawag sa iyo, manindigan ka sa iyong paniniwalang tama. At huwag na huwag kang papatakot. Kung ako po ay nakipag-usap, nag-kompromise, nawala na po ang ganoong kakayahan ko…. Hindi ako nag-kompromiso, nanindigan ako sa tama.”

PAANO PINILIPIT NI PANGULONG FERDINAND MARCOS, SR. ANG KASO UKOL SA PAGPASLANG KAY DATING SENADOR NINOY AQUINO NOONG AGOSTO 21,1983?

Ito po ang kwento kung paano pinilipit ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. ang kaso ukol sa pagpaslang kay dating Senador Ninoy Aquino noong August 21, 1983. Words po ito mismo ng Korte Suprema. Ang title po ng kasong ito ay Galman vs Sandiganbayan (G.R. No. 72670, September 12, 1986). Nasa baba po ang link. Paki-click po at basahin mismo. Paki-panood niyo din po ng video.

REMEMBER WHEN MARCOS’ GENERALS WHO WERE ORDERED TO SHOOT AT THE PEOPLE INSTEAD TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THE MARCOSES AND SIDED WITH THE PEOPLE IN 1986?

Let us remember the times when there were so many people who were heroes, including the generals, other officers, and soldiers who refused to shoot at their fellow Filipinos in EDSA. Remember that by doing so, they disobeyed the chain-of-command, and risked their careers. But they were following a higher law – the law of God. Kung sinunod nila ang twisted interpretation ng Romans 13, massacre of thousands of innocent ang nangyari.