Oh, malapit na ang eleksyon. Nakapag parehisrto na ba kayo?!
Wala lang. Basahin nyo to, isang email na ginawa ni Harvey Keh at ipinakalat sa internet. Layunin nyang mabasa ito ng 80 milyong Pilipino. Hanep, kamusta naman yun?
NOTE: You may or may not agree with what the author wrote I hope that those of you who read it would be moved to take a stand in helping out the Philippines.We may have different political convictions but I know that we all want the best for our country. This election, please vote the candidates who have the integrity, dedication, commitment and genuine love for service that will hopefully put law-making and governance back on track.
Dear Fellow Filipino,
Good day to all of you! Before I begin my letter... just a disclaimer,
for people who know me they know that I love the Philippines very much
and I am not really one who rants and complaints to high heavens about
what is happening to our country and does nothing about it, in fact, I
feel that at my relatively young age of 27, I have done much service to
the Philippines by setting up Pathways to Higher Education which has
sent more than 500 poor but deserving students to college and AHON
Foundation which has already built two public elementary school
libraries that have benefitted more than 3,500 students. Yet, after
seeing how events in our nation have transpired the past few weeks and
talking with some friends, I feel the urge to share with you my own
thoughts and feelings.
Over the weekend, we saw the completion of two major political alliances
for this coming Senate Elections that has just began here in the
Philippines . Now we have two political forces with familiar faces
nonetheless on opposite sides of the fences. On one end, you have Tito
Sotto and Tessie Aquino-Oreta who were two major stalwarts of the
opposition and the FPJ Campaign in 2004 hobnobbing with the woman (Pres.
GMA) whom they claimed to have cheated FPJ in the last Presidential
Elections.On the other side of the fence, you see Manny Villar, the
former house speaker who was actually responsible for impeaching Erap
now part of the United Opposition who is led by no less than... Erap
himself. Now if you don't see anything wrong with this picture then you
must be one of the many Filipinos who have accepted this very sad
reality that there is indeed no permanent ideals that our government
leaders stand up for but rather they just go where there self-interests
can best be served. It is this kind of politics why I no longer wonder
why good people like Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Mayor Jesse Robredo of Naga
City or outstanding Bulacan Governor Josie Dela Cruz will find it hard
or worse, never be elected to national positions.
It is with these in mind that I'd like to share with you what are events
this coming May elections that will make me consider leaving the
Philippines :
1.) If former COMELEC Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano of Hello Garci
fame wins in his bid to become Congressman of Bukidnon...seeking to
replace a good man no less in incumbent Cong. Neric Acosta... We would
really be the laughing stock of the whole world if we allow a man with
the repu tation of Garci to be one of our so called "Honorable
Gentlemen".
2.) If Dancing Queen Tessie Aquino Oreta reclaims her seat at the
Senate... I hope that all of us would still remember that dance that she
did during the 2001 impeachment hearings after they voted to overrule
the decision of then Chief Justice Davide... let us make sure that
people like her never make it to the Senate again.
3.) If Richard Gomez becomes a senator... what does he know about making
laws? We already have the likes of Bong Revilla and Lito Lapid in the
Senate and their performance or lack of it would be reason enough not to
elect another actor who has no prior experience in government to the
distinguished halls of the Senate.
4.) If Gringo Honasan wins again.... have we not learned our lesson? I
cannot believe that just because someone is charismatic then we will
just elect him to become one of our senators despite the fact that he
has time and again caused so much instability in our country... if we
want a military junta similar to that of Thailand ... then lets all vote
for this guy....
5.) If Manny Pacquiao becomes Congressman of General Santos City...
everybody loves Manny the Boxing Champ but Manny the Lawmaker? Lets be
realistic here, Manny is our Hero alright but I think it takes more than
just great boxing skills and a desire to serve to be able to make
appropriate laws that would help uplift the lives of the many Filipinos
who live in Poverty.
6.) If Lito Lapid wins for Mayor of Makati City... I don't like Jojo
Binay as well but Lito Lapid as city mayor of the country's finance and
business center?!?! And do you really think he is from Makati and has
good plans for the city? The Arroyos asking someone like him to run just
goes to show you how much love and concern this government has for our
country.
7.) If Chavit Singson becomes a Senator, Illegal Gambling = Chavit...
enough said.
Now if all of these 7 things happen during this coming elections then
don't be surprised if I decide to leave this country that I love dearly.
Like I said during the first part of my letter, I feel that I have done
much for this country but I think its time that Filipinos become more
vigilant and critical in selecting our leaders for the sake of our
future and the generations that will go beyond us. So I appeal to every
Filipino who asks what can I actually do for my country... Choose and
vote for the right people this coming elections, huwag na tayong
magpaloko sa mga kandidatong maganda lang ang jingle o gwapo lang sa mga
poster. Let us choose leaders who have a good track record for service
and who are genuinely committed towards serving our country.
Manindigan naman tayong lahat para sa ating Kinabukasan at para sa
Kapakanan ng ating Bayan!
Thank you very much for your time in reading this letter.
Sincerely,
Harvey S. Keh
May we have a peaceful and honest election. (whooh asa! hahaha)
Comments on this page:
Comment posted by rances, 11.05.2007 17:21:31:
comment about the article: i atotally agree. suggestion: pagsamahin ntin ung no.5 and no.7... [KAPAG NANALO SI PACQUIAO SA GENSAN, HINDI AQ MAGTATAKA KUNG BALANG ARAW, PRESIDENTE NA NG BANSA SA CHAVIT SINGSON] politics nrin lng ang pinaguusapan; wlang pulitikong hndi nkakuha khit isang singkong duling sa kaban ng bayan! tanggapin n ntin un! pero mrmi lng tlg ang GARAPAL na wla nmng ginagawa. kumbaga sa pangongopya sa exam, may kodigo na nga, pinerpek pa! paye: count me in, so 4-6 n. he2! Godbless and vote wisely!
Comment posted by faith, 10.05.2007 18:53:30:
kelan pa ba site na to?hehe.. kung di ko pa nabasa sa bulletin n paye,di ko maki kita.hehehe! beri gud ah! yung yahoo group ntn,kmusta nmn?!
Comment posted by peipaye, 08.05.2007 18:31:26:
oi mga andres, magpost nmn kau sa "balitaktakan" at "bali-balita"..buhayin ntn ang site na 'to!4-5 lng ata kming ng-uusap2 dito eh..haha..tc!
Comment posted by nikosalao, 01.05.2007 10:19:10:
ui pakibasa naman yung my top 3 senatorial candidates! wala lang!
Comment posted by admin, 01.04.2007 23:37:40:
uy gandang topic yan pwede nating pag-usapan sa forum... comments page ito.. hehehe
Comment posted by kyo, 01.04.2007 13:41:37:
jen eleksyon ang pinaguusapan natin napalayo yata ang opinion mo ah... Ok...eepal din ako...oo tama ka dapat hayaan ang mga taong magbago pero para sa akin di na afford ng mga tao ang maghintay sa pagbabago kasi habang naghihintay ang mga tao eh usually pahirap na nang pahirap ang sitwasyon nila. Problema nga lang eh wala nang matinong kumakandidato ngayon kaya't nawawalan na ng choice ang mga tao. Kaawa awa na talaga ang state ng Pilipinas ngayon ung mga politiko eh political survival at earning money na lang ang pinag-iisip. So in short, i think we're doomed.
Comment posted by heysel, 28.03.2007 15:31:09:
haneeep jen! nalunod ako dun ah... ang lalim! hehehe
Comment posted by jen, 28.03.2007 10:54:03:
hmm... gusto ko lang umepal.. me punto nga naman xa dun(kung sino mang nilalang yun) ngunit, nasisip ko lang. me matino pa bang kumakandidato sa panahon ngeon? sa kabilang banda, ala bang karapatan ang ibang tao na magbago? ala akong pinapanigan sa isa sa mga yan. ngunit, ansaakin lang ay wak nating isarado ang ating isip sa mga pagkakamaling nagawa nila. lahat ng tao ay may karapatang patunayan na maaari silang magbago habang may bukas pa.. at.. at.. ndi nia kelangang umalis kung gusto nia ng pagbabagong nais. kala ko ba mahal nia ang ating lupang sinilangan?...
Comment posted by peipaye, 22.01.2007 23:59:40:
nice nmn..hehe!
