The reality of Philippine socio-political affairs is very pathetic. We have a chief of state who is not a leader of the entire people, but only of the dominant economic elite in society.
Author Archives: DON J. PAGUSARA
Ayawg kabalaka, mahal namong igsuong Mary Jane!
Dili ka man maluwas sa kamatayon, bayani ka!
The projected “Asia pivot” policy by the US could be an ushering of a horrifying phenomenon that would make the Philippines the major launching pad of US military adventures in the region. Offhand, we foresee a Philippines turned into a veritable garrison statemanned by American troops and propped up with US awesome war technology.
It is good to hear from a legal luminary, a Justice of the Supreme Court, elaborating on the issues surrounding the West Philippine Seas and China’s aggressive incursions into most of the disputed maritime areas.
We rejoice in the thought of the Earth’s continued existence. It has lasted across millions of years and has provided humankind with its life-giving essences—air, water, fire, all the elements contained in the soil.
They earned their precious freedom by the sheer might of their will and determination to win victory. And they succeeded in driving away the most rapacious imperialist superpower without shedding a tear—without crying!
It’s kind of nauseating to hear President Noynoy Aquino looking back to previous administrations, especially the Marcos Dictatorship, in a manner as though the crimes of these past regimes are not the very same crimes being committed by his very government.
This war by proxy conducted by the US Government and which the Philippine leadership join in partnership through some immoral and illegal agreements will last for as long as the US nurtures economic interests in this part of the globe.
It’s disheartening—no, disgusting! But that’s what one feels watching the resumed deliberations on the Mamasapano Incident in the House of Representatives of Congress.
There has been ceaseless attacks made by certain Senators in Congress against the BBL or Bangsamoro Basic Law, which aims to establish an autonomous Islamic State in the Mindanao region.
