Wrong statement(?)

21 years after the government troops sprayed bullets on militant farmers that staged rally in Mendiola Bridge in Manila which was dubbed as "Mendiola Massacre". The troops then killed farmers who was just after the promise made by then administration of former president Corazon Aquino that the land they farm would be given to them. They were demanding for the distribution of lands and zero retention of estates by landowners, though supported by organizations of churches, youth, workers and other sectors, they decided to proceed to Malacañang after they felt that a series of talks with Alvarez failed to yield results and that the government broke their promise that triggered the farmers to stage protest against the administration of Mrs. Aquino. The government then said that they never meant to do it but the farmers forced them to do so that resulted in the killing of 13 farmers and wounding 80 others.

On the 22nd of this month, the farmers will again stage demonstrations at the site of the killing to commemorate the 21st year of this event but reports said that the PNP earlier announced that 10,000 policemen have been placed on standby to allow them to attend to any eventuality following reports that an alliance between the New Peoples Army and the Magdalo Group was formed to stage another destabilization plot.

Five ex-army were caught last Tuesday while transporting high powered firearms believed to be use in preparation of the alleged plot. But the wives of these soldiers said that their husbands were forcibly picked up by military in their home to be use as evidence on the destabilization plot and they were not transporting firearms for the firearms were planted by military. But one of five dismissed soldiers arrested for alleged links to a destabilization plot was freed yesterday from the custody of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) after the Department of Justice (DOJ) cleared him of charges.

Compared to the past administration, I can say that this administration has the most numbers of destabilization attempts. Though ranked number four from 100 Most Influential Women in the World, Forbes.com earlier associated the word "scandal-plagued president" before Mrs. Arroyo's name following news of anomalies and controversies against the president from the very first day she take her post. Many people speculate that more and more uprising will come her way by the way she as a leader and her allies do their job. But amidst these rumors of destabilization, the Arroyo government said that they are very much ready to handle situations and they also warned destabilizers not to pursue their plan for they will fail... again.

“Let me be realistic, 2007 was not always smooth sailing, not least of which is the political sector. The November coup attempt fizzled but it gives a black eye to our nation” Mrs. Arroyo said in her speech which refers to the brief takeover by detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and several Magdalo Group members of the Peninsula Hotel in Makati City last Nov. 29.

She also added that “the reality is that we have become stronger, a more stable nation as these (acts) of political shenanigans fall flat with you and with the people” despite the fact that numbers of families suffering from extreme starvation are growing and growing.

Is this what she mean for her statement?

A call for Mankind

Two years from now, the Filipino people will again decide who among the handful of would-be candidates will they vote to be the next President of the Republic to lead the country in combating major problems such as poverty, terrorism, corruption, oil price increase, increasing rate of unemployment, population growth, food shortage and the likes. President that will help improve the lives of the Filipino people as what all candidates promises during their campaign. But only few of the then elected leaders made their promises which earns them a great respect and support from the countrymen. As the saying goes, "promises are made to be broken" and I think this is the motto of most of the candidates once they've been elected.


It's quite a long time before the election period but as early as now, aspiring leaders are now planning their strategies in order for them to be recognized by the people and they even do something in favor of the people though it's against their will just to assure that those people will support their candidacy.


On the coming months, several countries around the world will have to choose their best bet to be their next President.

In Pakistan, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated a month before their general election on the last week of this month. Now, many people predicts that violence will overflow in the coming election . Later this day, a suicide bomber approached a crowd of police officers outside a courthouse in Lahore and set off a powerful explosion, killing at least 23 people and wounding 58, twenty-two of the casualties were police officers, and the police said many of the wounded were in critical condition till this very moment. Can we call it a trend, a revenge or what? For almost everywhere where there's a coming election, you will heard news or even experience election-related violence.

In United States, fifteen great men and women are competing in order to attain the highest votes they need to be the next leader of one of the most powerful country in the world. Whatever ideas these candidates have in mind to bring betterment to their country, we can never deny the fact that amidst being one of the worlds most powerful country they cannot resolve the problem mankind is facing these days and on the coming years, it is the problem of global warming and climate change.

These issues were ignored by many but we must take it very serious for we only have one planet to live in. A lot of studies and explorations were made by many countries to see if there is a certain planet out there that we can live in. But till this very moment there were no concrete evidence or proof that we can live in some planets though it has water and oxygen.

The fact is there is nowhere we can live other than this planet so we must all act now before it's too late.

Year of the Rat

Year 2007 has finally meet its end. Now, we must welcome the year 2008 with hope that someday we can be able to see the world free from pollutions, no beggars in the streets, less crime, less poverty, no homeless families, no corrupt officials and most of all no war.


Year 2008 is the Year of the Rat according to Chinese Zodiac. They believe that the rat symbolizes "good luck and wealth" for its quick wits and its ability to accrue and hold on to items of value.

For some this is just a superstitious belief, but for me, all I can say is that no matter how we believe in superstitions, we are the one who decides on what we want to be or what we want to have for I believe that every decisions we have to make for today will reflect on our future.

There are three stages of life, the pre-adolescent period, the adolescent period and the adult period. In the 1st and 2nd stage, most of the decisions comes from our parent, from what to wear, what to eat, whom to be with and so on. In the 3rd stage, we dominate ourselves from decision making. We are the ones who make our own decisions. So be careful in making decisions.

Have you ever wonder why there are uneducated but successful person like Bill Gates? The answer is simple, they made the right decisions.

It never means that if you were born poor you will die poor. Remember that as we play in the game called life, there are a lot of opportunities that will somehow change our life or shall I say our way of living. If we will only be brave enough to face the consequences this opportunities bring, there may be no more regrets.

We don't know what this year brings to mankind. As the Chinese belief, this year is a year of good luck and prosperity. But there are some questions I want to ask and here are they

Will this year bring good luck to millions of people around the world who are suffering from extreme poverty?

Will there be enough supply of food to the remote areas who are suffering from starvation?

Will there be no one die from extreme starvation?

Will there be peace on earth and in our heart?

Will there be no terrorism acts that leads to the death of many innocent people?

What would be the actions of the leaders of the world towards global warming?

What alternative ways do they imply in order to lessen the pollution we emit?

If we will all rely on good luck and never make our move, we cannot change things for better. We must all act and think for even a simple way on how we can help solve these problems the world is facing.

We must all act, NOW!