I hate Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and I am
more than gald to see her vacate the
Palace that she has usurped since last
2004. BUt her exit is not without a final
act of grandiose show of self-worth -- and
treachery for the people. Just when we
thought we've heard the last of her self-
serving SONAs (State of the Nation
Address), here comes news that the
upcoming Independence DAy
celebrations will most likely be turned
into one of her SONAs, one last hurrah.
This de facto president who introduced
"holiday economics" supposedly to boost
local tourism, but which also, in effect,
diminished the sense of patriotism among
Filipinos. How? When a holiday, except
very major and traditional ones like
Semana Santa, Christmas Season, etc, falls
on any other day save for Monday, the
holiday day-off or "celebration" is moved
to the nearest MOnday to facilitate a long
weekend conducive for lakwatsa.
Nothing wrong, right? Wrong!
On the day of the holiday itself, when the
nation should be commemorating the acts
of heroism that helped pave the way for
our nascent nationhood, only a token
wreath-laying attended by a handful,
GMA and her phalanx of soldiers, both by
profession and by political affliation, is
the order of the day.
Let me cite the previous Independence
Day celebrations as examples. Last 2008,
GMA decided to forego a a big national
celebration and just instructed the local
governments to make celebrate on their
own. Last year, 2009, a mega jobs fair was
held in lieu of the June 12 celebrations.
Nothing wrong with a jobs fair per se, but
in this case, it should not have replaced a
very important national holiday. This just
goes to show that GMA is first and
foremost an economist before a country-
loving patriot.
But, lo and behold! This year, we'll be
having a very grand celebration complete
with floats and all. But sadly, instead of a
rare chance to mull over ang appreciate
our hard-earned independence from 333
years of Spanish domination, we will be
treated to a showcase of GMA's 10-point
agenda which includes:
-creation of six million jobs
-the construction of new buildings and
classrooms, plus giving away scholarships
-the decentralization of progress around
the nation through transport networks
-provision of electricity and water supply
nationwide
-decongestion of Manila
-development of Subic and Clark as the
best international service and logistics
center,
-automation of election
-just end to the peace process
-healing of EDSA wounds.
Why, oh, why, would anyone teach the
little children such lies? This seems
nothing but empty rhetoric, again, to me.
Ervyone knows the truth is quite the
opposite from the picture this GMA is
trying to paint.
This year's frivolous celebration meant to
pay homage to GMA's indecency and
moral bancruptcy is the perfect anti-thesis
to the true nationalism that June 12 stands
for.
And then again just the last night, a live
forecast of her Farewell Address, where
she once again ticked off all her
accomplishments unashamedly.
Economic and political analysts have
given her a pasang-awa mark despite
GMA's self-rating of 10 out of 10. They
pointedly mentiones that GMA left out
some details in this last report such as the
numerous scandals (fortunately for us,
not the sex scandal-types, because that
would just be too much for my delicate
senses already worn to bits) that has
rocked her nine-year presidency.
The true measure of the economic and
political growth should and could only be
confirmed by the poorest of the poor who
continue to languish in the bottom of the
pits.
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