I THANK Vice President Jojo Binay for the positive things he has been doing for our country, as confirmed by his high approval rating in a recent Pulse Asia survey.On the burial of President Ferdinand Marcos’ remains in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, I implore him to listen to the voice of a Filipino with nothing to gain either politically or personally—apart from the hope of a continually progressive Philippines for future generations.
The issue is not just about the interment. (Does the forgive-and-forget-as-Christians-ought-to-do argument really carry weight in this case? Should historical sins against the Filipino people be simply forgiven and forgotten without justice—without even the slightest expression of remorse? Should a leader who allowed over 7,500 Filipinos to suffer human rights abuses be given a hero’s burial? Should a leader who left the Philippine economy in a dismal state—the effects of which we still feel to this day—be glorified?)
The issue is also about lending momentum to the undeniable presidential aspirations of Ferdinand’s son and junior, Senator Bongbong, and therefore the potential reinstatement of the Marcoses in the highest level of government. (We have yet to see evidence that the nation’s concerns take precedence over their family’s welfare. After all, once elected to the Senate, it did not take long for the son to lobby for the Libingan burial of his father.)
While Bongbong evidently sincerely condoled with the Aquino family—and laudably so—when President Cory Aquino passed away in 2009, it also won him significant goodwill among voters in the 2010 elections. At the time, it was perhaps just as well, because the politics of the father should not automatically be equated with the politics of the son.
However, Bongbong’s public pronouncements—particularly his claim that the Philippines could have been another Singapore under his father’s leadership—clearly reveal that he has his own, fanciful version of Philippine history. His version runs counter to the first-hand account of respected economist, Prof. Solita Monsod who served in the Cabinet of President Cory Aquino and described the economy after Marcos as being “in a shambles.” If Bongbong idealizes the leadership qualities of his father and sees nothing wrong with how the latter managed the Philippine economy, what is to stop him from taking the same path and making similar decisions as his father did?
When a US federal court recently awarded compensation to over 7,500 human rights victims under the Marcos regime, Bongbong claimed that the abuses were not ordered by his father. Doesn’t Bongbong realize that his father could have put a stop to the abuses?
I send this letter to quietly convey my sentiments to the Vice President: please, do not help install another Ferdinand Marcos in Malacañang.
—MARSHA LEDESMA,
mgledesma@bredband.net
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Seven thousand five hundred Filipinos died, economic depression rises and a stumpy standard of living has been achieved- these are the sufferings and results of Marcos administration. We don’t want this to happen again in the mere future, right? We suffered a lot from the hands of a lion; a lion that is hungry of the things surrounds him especially money. As the saying goes “Money is the root of evil” probably speaking that aphorism is true. Money leads people to cross the road to the place where every human right was being blazed. This happening makes people become braver in searching their rights in accordance with law. Though the people have greater leeway to attain this rights but why their standard of living has not been affected at all? Will this become the reason why many of us will engage in illegal deeds in order to live? These are questions that are rotating in my mind every time economy has been the subject of conversation.No to another President Marcos; article written by Marsha Ledesma that struck me most about what kind of leader does the Philippines needs in order to reach its goals. As a matter of fact none of the goals to have a better society has either been achieved or executed in the Philippines. Many years had been passed after the Marcos regime but the government has not yet doing its job so that problems will be lessened. Graft and corruption are the reason why I can say that our government is sleeping. Rich people ran to a higher position for them to get something in return. The distribution of scarce resources in the country results to inequality. The biggest share goes to the people’s representative while the remaining share in to the society. That’s why poor people become poorer and rich citizens continue in becoming wealthier nowadays.
Also, she emphasizes why President Marcos was buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani that perhaps he cannot be called as a hero. I think he is the reason why Filipinos tormenting nowadays from economic depression. Moreover, the issue was not his entombment; it is about his junior Senator Bongbong Marcos that aspires to run for president in the next election. This matter gives an impact on what will happen in the future if another Marcos would lead the country. Will the death of the seven thousand five hundred Filipinos increase? Or the stumpy standard of living in the Philippines would soar? Whatever be the query related to the running of Bobong Marcos for president is just an opinion and may not be fact at all.
Furthermore, let’s not put in our hands regarding in what will happened if another Marcos will run for President. We don’t know what his plans for our country. The best we can do is observing all his doings in relation to the development for the economy. Though his father gives a great impact not just in the economy but also in our hearts however all what former President wants is to make our country a highly competitor in the production of goods and services. Also, as the matter of fact the economy on his time inflates because of trading and system of exporting, but due to his “baluktot” management many Filipinos decided to have people power revolution. Democracy is the outcome of having this revolt. As a democratic country it is our right to choose, to vote and to decide for ourselves; and No to another president Marcos? Well let’s see if what will be the verdicts of the citizens regarding the question that struck me most.
AWESOME!
TumugonBurahinYou have nice perceptions. Carry on!:D
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