Thursday, April 30, 2009

Knockout...

1...2...3...4...5...

May 3, 2009 - The Pac-man is again going to exemplify his magnanimity in the boxing ring. People from all walks of life have discussed the issues behind the near coming battle. Each and everyone have taken their stand as the flame of the battle nears its explosion. Would the destroyer still be fit enough to defend his winning streak and, again, show the world that it is a Filipino that rules over the boxing ring? Or is it time for him to bear the definite shame of loosing and having all the lime light on him gone amidst the darkness of being stricken aback?

The country is currently in economic crisis. The turmoil brought about by the depreciating value of our money and the rising of the current living cost has pushed us down to our knees. Nevertheless, it seems life is no better without watching a game of the so-called "hero". Pac-man's heroism is credited to each and every upper-cuts, straights and jabs that he releases to put the current contender to sleep. The fact, however, is that the same upper-cuts, straights and jabs are ,in economic terms , null and costless.

People stops their work, wastes their allowance to buy a pay-per-view ticket or even go more eager trying to bet for which round they believe the bout would end. They would cheer for him because they believed he is the symbol of the real Filipino working for his countrymen. He is probably the best hero this country could ever have. So much for being a Filipino hero, he actually chose his daughter to be born in the USA to take citizenship.

Wake up people. The Manny Pacquiao you are currently so proud of does not count you as part of his winning streak. He takes you as the audience and wishes that his final blow would give him the ticket to have your vote count him into a position in politics. He works not to give fame for the country but, rather, to get himself more endorsements and sleep in a money-woven bed. He battles not for the Philippines but for The Manny Pacquiao that he is.

Nevertheless, I wish him the best of luck and hope he gets the belt that exemplifies the hypocrisy he has taken into being.

6...7...8...9...10...

K.O.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

The Exposition of the Ted Failon Story...

In this country, there are two kinds of person. We have that whose life is as poverish as that of a rat and, that whose life is within the limits of fame and fortune. It has been long an issue that this two opposing sectors have struggled to exist over the other. More often than not, the upper hand is claimed by those who have the capacity to trade for it. Due to these situations, the powerless are left unguarded and are bombarded by the realities while those above them watch in laughter.

Since early morning, everybody I have met has been discussing with me their idea of the Ted Failon case. Did he kill his wife or was it actually a suicide? What has been the problem that could have probably caused the death of this individual? Were the evidence substantial enough or was everything a set-up? I am probably in no position to answer the following questions. All I have is my queries regarding the situation and I would usually end a conversation as I jokingly suggest that it's probably a conspiracy plan between Korina and Ted so that they may live happily ever after. (For those that does not know the context... Korina Sanchez is a close friend of Ted...)

But, rather than trying to give assertions to something I have no idea of, what caught my eyes was how the reality presented in my first paragraph was enacted by everyone regarding the Ted Failon case. Would people sensationalize the event if it was only experienced in a fisherman's hut? Would it be televised and discussed by everyone if it was only related to a garbageman? Would  the top powers of PNP, NBI and DOJ  be reacting much if the issue only came from a farmer's family?

There are other cases which are equal or even more complicated than the Failon case, but they are simply left in the side line because there is no name to which people can attribute it. It is actually weird to find heads of the police district calling for press and being the one to announce a simple paraffin test. Police would go on doing investigations quickly and even take multiple times to survey into the site of the crime. Teams and teams of investigators are released to check and re-check evidences that may present a conclusion. Justice and guilt seems fast paced when officials and sectors can gain popularity from a certain crime case.

Watching this, I feel shame for the system that we are in. Justice in this country is more of a commodity that we would need to trade for than a privilege that we should be given.