3/28/2007
4:46 AM
Today it's been all over the news in ABS, GMA, CNN Asia and half of the day it was aired live in ABS-CBN News Channel- the hostage of the 32 daycare kids and 2 teachers about to go in a field trip. Jun Ducat, a popular person who was known to be always helping the people in his place, especially the poor, was one of the distinguised armed men. He made the driver get out of the bus, but not in a forceful manner. He just let them stop, *dunno the other details* and said as he got in the bus, to the driver "hostage na 'to, baba ka". So then it began. Reports say that it started past 9 in the morning. I, channel-surfing as usual just got curious of the news report that I didn't expect it to be that big. But it really was. Policemen and authorities came in the scene to negiotiate with Ducat and one of them was Sen. Bong Revilla (who I thought at first was the hostage because the scene I first saw was when they were interviewing his son, I think it was Jolo, and his dad was already in the bus). I found out that he was trying to negiotiate with Ducat and that he was a good friend of him, they were kumpares and the senator was the governor back then of Cavite and there was another hostage case of Ducat wherein priests where involved. Anyway, what am I doing? You just can find the whole news in the internet and it's just there. Haha!
What I just want to say is that, Ducat was not that of a bad guy. I mean yes, as they say it's still a hostage, and a hostage is still a crime, I think he proved a lot of his points. What he demanded are all for a good cause- an education for the kids in his foundation, a chance to speak up to the people and to the President, the bottom line here is- We know that the Philippines is the most corrupt country in Asia but it seems that most of the politicians are doing nothing! He even stressed that the President can't do it alone, but the whole of the society. I got moved by this and I think he's really right. That with the elections coming, will there be a difference? Will the politicians the people are hoping to vote for will keep their promises and help renew our country? Because that in fact is the purpose of the election after all. Can the graft and corruption here in our country will lessened, or hopefully, end?
I myself think that we're not that hopeless. I mean, there are still a lot of smart people in the Philippines, it's just that they're not using it rightly. People should be more selfless, especially the politicians who are hoping to run the country. They must take away their vanity and not spend the money of the people just to their own already rich and successful selves. They are, after all, the first people we're hoping to help change the situation in the country. But that's not enough even. People should not be idle- they should move too, yes, they really should and not just point to the poor government! We've got hope. The voters musn't really accept bribery but vote for the best who they think can rule rightly. We're alive and we can get through this all someday.
In addition, Ducat said in his "speech through the amplifier" that how come that the Philippines is the dominant Roman Catholic country in Asia, but it seems that we're not like it? That's true! Most of us (I hope) are God-fearing and if we really are, then these things must come to an end and we must live by our faith. That is, to do what is right and good, be selfless, think of your neighbor. etc..
Anyway, back to the topic. I'm just really glad that it ended peacefully. I'm just hoping that the children who were hostaged will not have much traumas and psychological problems after (but oh, I know that they will, in different extents), and with what happened, the Philippine society and government will realize and learn many things from all of these.
<b>It's all about the attitude, baby!</b>
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3/28/2007
4:46 AM
Today it's been all over the news in ABS, GMA, CNN Asia and half of the day it was aired live in ABS-CBN News Channel- the hostage of the 32 daycare kids and 2 teachers about to go in a field trip. Jun Ducat, a popular person who was known to be always helping the people in his place, especially the poor, was one of the distinguised armed men. He made the driver get out of the bus, but not in a forceful manner. He just let them stop, *dunno the other details* and said as he got in the bus, to the driver "hostage na 'to, baba ka". So then it began. Reports say that it started past 9 in the morning. I, channel-surfing as usual just got curious of the news report that I didn't expect it to be that big. But it really was. Policemen and authorities came in the scene to negiotiate with Ducat and one of them was Sen. Bong Revilla (who I thought at first was the hostage because the scene I first saw was when they were interviewing his son, I think it was Jolo, and his dad was already in the bus). I found out that he was trying to negiotiate with Ducat and that he was a good friend of him, they were kumpares and the senator was the governor back then of Cavite and there was another hostage case of Ducat wherein priests where involved. Anyway, what am I doing? You just can find the whole news in the internet and it's just there. Haha!
What I just want to say is that, Ducat was not that of a bad guy. I mean yes, as they say it's still a hostage, and a hostage is still a crime, I think he proved a lot of his points. What he demanded are all for a good cause- an education for the kids in his foundation, a chance to speak up to the people and to the President, the bottom line here is- We know that the Philippines is the most corrupt country in Asia but it seems that most of the politicians are doing nothing! He even stressed that the President can't do it alone, but the whole of the society. I got moved by this and I think he's really right. That with the elections coming, will there be a difference? Will the politicians the people are hoping to vote for will keep their promises and help renew our country? Because that in fact is the purpose of the election after all. Can the graft and corruption here in our country will lessened, or hopefully, end?
I myself think that we're not that hopeless. I mean, there are still a lot of smart people in the Philippines, it's just that they're not using it rightly. People should be more selfless, especially the politicians who are hoping to run the country. They must take away their vanity and not spend the money of the people just to their own already rich and successful selves. They are, after all, the first people we're hoping to help change the situation in the country. But that's not enough even. People should not be idle- they should move too, yes, they really should and not just point to the poor government! We've got hope. The voters musn't really accept bribery but vote for the best who they think can rule rightly. We're alive and we can get through this all someday.
In addition, Ducat said in his "speech through the amplifier" that how come that the Philippines is the dominant Roman Catholic country in Asia, but it seems that we're not like it? That's true! Most of us (I hope) are God-fearing and if we really are, then these things must come to an end and we must live by our faith. That is, to do what is right and good, be selfless, think of your neighbor. etc..
Anyway, back to the topic. I'm just really glad that it ended peacefully. I'm just hoping that the children who were hostaged will not have much traumas and psychological problems after (but oh, I know that they will, in different extents), and with what happened, the Philippine society and government will realize and learn many things from all of these.