fort bonifacio standoff
it's a sad thing what this country has come to.
just two days after the allegedly quelled coup attempt, the government is once again the embodiment of political unrest. hell, "political unrest" doesn't even begin to describe this considering that it has always been this way. people, particularly politicians, don't seem to get tired with this eternal politicking. it wouldn't even be wrong to assume that they're actually enjoying it the same way a carabao parties in cool mud on scorching summer days.
i went out early this evening for no more than half an hour and when i came back, television stations had discontinued their regular sunday broadcasts to give way to a blow-by-blow account of the Fort Bonifacio standoff.
the Philippine Marines holed up at Fort Bonifacio sometime this afternoon to rally against the allegedly unclear reasons given by the Armed Forces of the Philippines about the relieving of duty of Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda. the diverse accounts given by Col. Ariel Querubin, the AFP, and the Malacañang distorted the truth as to what really took place. both the AFP and the Malacañang were saying that the Marine General was relieved at his request due to personal reasons. Col. Querubin, on the other hand, was protesting against the commander's alleged removal and was calling for civilians' support. his interview was tense. he was shaking and if i had known better, i'd say he was trying to stop himself from crying.
the media picked up the news as early as 3 pm because someone from the Marines had called for a press conference. the press waited for several hours before they got around to getting answers because no one from the Marines would answer their questions. even this, happened, not until an entire battalion had blockaded the headquarters and was denying people, especially politicians, access to the place. in retrospect, i think it was some kind of tactic on their part to have called for the press earlier so that by the time the shut-in was executed with the press inside the grounds, the television viewers would still be given access to the entire proceedings of the standoff-even if this was against the government's wishes (as confirmed by Chief of Staff Mike Defensor himself during an interview).
i just read online that classes will be suspended for tomorrow, as per Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita's announcement. it eludes me, however, how a lot of students find it in themselves to celebrate a free-cut day when there's no reason to do so. the country is falling apart and "yay!" is far from the answer that this problem is looking for. paraphrasing bcbianca's laments, this form of apathy is not merely selfishness, it's way beyond that-it's ignorance!
just two days after the allegedly quelled coup attempt, the government is once again the embodiment of political unrest. hell, "political unrest" doesn't even begin to describe this considering that it has always been this way. people, particularly politicians, don't seem to get tired with this eternal politicking. it wouldn't even be wrong to assume that they're actually enjoying it the same way a carabao parties in cool mud on scorching summer days.
i went out early this evening for no more than half an hour and when i came back, television stations had discontinued their regular sunday broadcasts to give way to a blow-by-blow account of the Fort Bonifacio standoff.
the Philippine Marines holed up at Fort Bonifacio sometime this afternoon to rally against the allegedly unclear reasons given by the Armed Forces of the Philippines about the relieving of duty of Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda. the diverse accounts given by Col. Ariel Querubin, the AFP, and the Malacañang distorted the truth as to what really took place. both the AFP and the Malacañang were saying that the Marine General was relieved at his request due to personal reasons. Col. Querubin, on the other hand, was protesting against the commander's alleged removal and was calling for civilians' support. his interview was tense. he was shaking and if i had known better, i'd say he was trying to stop himself from crying.
the media picked up the news as early as 3 pm because someone from the Marines had called for a press conference. the press waited for several hours before they got around to getting answers because no one from the Marines would answer their questions. even this, happened, not until an entire battalion had blockaded the headquarters and was denying people, especially politicians, access to the place. in retrospect, i think it was some kind of tactic on their part to have called for the press earlier so that by the time the shut-in was executed with the press inside the grounds, the television viewers would still be given access to the entire proceedings of the standoff-even if this was against the government's wishes (as confirmed by Chief of Staff Mike Defensor himself during an interview).
i just read online that classes will be suspended for tomorrow, as per Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita's announcement. it eludes me, however, how a lot of students find it in themselves to celebrate a free-cut day when there's no reason to do so. the country is falling apart and "yay!" is far from the answer that this problem is looking for. paraphrasing bcbianca's laments, this form of apathy is not merely selfishness, it's way beyond that-it's ignorance!