26 years after Edsa, people still poor says CBCP

The Philippines is a wonderful country with very humble, beautiful, smart and considered people who where the driving force behind the EDSA People Power 1986 – the sad thing is that corruption had accelerate since then to the worse and people know it, but don’t do anything about  it – they feel powerless against the establishment that is controlling everything and just adjust to the way of corruption – hey, why should I not if all the other do, right???

Hence, the people in their nature just comply with what they are told, not knowing better that they do have a chance to get up (again like in 86) and demonstrate their will to have a more decent and correct government in their beloved country – the people have the power, not the government – see what is happening in the Middle East…. all the supreme, authoritative regimes are falling – democracy is moving-in and governments do realize that people do have a right to say what they think and a right to voice their concerns without having to be afraid nor feeling threatened by certain groups that think they are outside the law and therefor having the right of retribution, violence and other criminal behavior

Unfortunately, this is what is happening in the Philippines after the 1986 upraising and – the dictatorship hat the country on the right track and with democracy moving in, the governments or in other words, the people, was not able to control the powerful elements of society. Corruption has grown incomparable since then, education had fallen back and the great values the Philippines had, have deteriorated since – people have adopted a content state of mind, not opposing anything that might cause discomfort or exposure since the danger of retribution is preeminent in this society despite the fact that everyone wants to have peace and harmony, equal rights and above all, justice. Oh well, the sun rises the next day no matter what, right??

Even the government, as of now, wants to get closer to the international standards of human rights, intellectual property rights, equal opportunity rights and just simply put truthfulness. The question is just how can one overcome the snake pit with all its inhabitants? It is up to the Filipino People to realize that there can be a different life in the Philippines that grants justice, where nobody needs to be worried about not having enough money or to bribe the judges to get a fair and right verdict, like many of my friends experienced, where everybody has a fair chance unlike right now, but I guess it is all up to each one’s own awakening since the politicians do not do a dime and do not care a cent about their people – all they care is their own pocket – it is up to you, people, to decide what you want the future of this country to be – there is a lot of good and a lot of potential and the people deserve it, but only if they have the courage to take their rights into their own hands and demand a change – if not, nothing will ever happen….

Our major disease as a people and culture is we are a ‘Maporms Society”.  We have to get it even if we need to kill to get it.  Must we continue to wonder why on a congressman, mayors, governors etc. measly salaries, they go to extreme efforts to get elected?  Once elected soon the gravy train fills their cups thereby satisfying the cravings of ‘paporms’ lifestyle.  Until this thing come to an end, corruption is here to stay with us.  We no longer know how to live a simple life.  Even the good monsignors must have their SUV’s.

CBCP will be blessed more if they distribute the vast land ( residential and agricultural) owned by the Catholic Church to poor Pilipino people.

CBCP: KEEP THEM POOR, KEEP THEM STUPID.