Philippine Politics

     There is too much politics in the Philippines which I never experienced in my 20 years in Malaysia and 10 years in Singapore. The governments there spend more time improving the country for the people's sake.

The opposition is scrambling, I am not sure if for real or a ploy to be in the headlines as part of mind conditioning

This Makes Me Vomit

     He is a friend, a fellow student leader when I was in college. It may sound unfortunate but I know him personally. When I saw his post today, it churns my stomach upside down. He is a typical trapo, which I already felt when were students.  Pretending to stand representing the poor is anomalous. To me, it is simple exploitation of the system which has been controlled by the elites. Duterte tried to dismantle but he needed them to stay in power, so the other elite politicians aligned with him. Totally this make change hard to achieve in the Philippines.

Responsibility Should be Emphasized

     I am for instilling in Filipinos, rich and poor alike, responsibility. The thinking of many is that they have regained freedom after the Marcos dictatorship and so they are free to do anything. They forget all about responsibility. Today there is huge deficit in responsibility, everyone feels entitled. 

     In Singapore, there is emphasis on responsibility and the government takes the lead in making sure the citizens get to appreciate it and make it part of their life. There has to be some control that the government imposes to maintain a progressive society. That what is lacking in Philippine society.

This is an example of how responsibility is stressed by the government in Singapore

Really?

     This infuriates me, really. After many years of being away, of being an OFW, trapos (traditional politicians) remain powerful in this country controlling the politics and shaping the economy to the detriment of the poor people, the powerless. Just a shame! The poor are the victims of the social structure.

Scent of a Woman

     If there's a movie that I can watch many times over is Scent of a Woman. In fact, there are two movies that I can keep watching, this and Dead Poet Society. These critically-acclaimed films I can watch over and over again. 

Exploiting the Poor

     Politicians in the Philippines are exploiting the poor. They use them, they feign fighting for them come election time but once in power, they forget everything. The poor people are unknowingly victims of the structure. During election time, the politicians buy their votes, they give them money and both are unaware they are exploiting the situation I think. Or the poor are unaware, the politicians are aware but they continue to do so because they need to stay in power maintaining the status quo. Both think it's the natural order, it's how things are supposed to be. 

I Find This Very Funny

     I find this very funny and I can't help but post it in my blog. The masses should be wary of politicians like them if they want to think of their future. The future of the country, of the poor Filipinos, lies on who they will pick come election time.

Aren't the description very fit?