Whenever America is in recession, they panic. It's like the end of the world for their citizens. But every time this happens, they're alarmed, they fire people, their government does something about it then they're on top of the game...again. It's a national, if not world, crisis. When the last US recession happened, everyone went ballistic. But the Filipino people only snickered at the situation. Everyone said "Philippines has been in recession for the past 20 years. This is not a big deal for us. We're used to it!" Yes, Filipinos are used to being a third world country. Filipinos are used to this kind of sick government. Why? Because no one is doing something about it. Especially our so-called "leaders".
First, let's talk about freedom of speech. Freedom of expression. This is a great concern for everyone, not just in our country. We want to be heard. We want to be noticed. And if/when noticed, we want the people around us to also practice what we preach. And one way of being heard is through the world wide web. But this new law, Cybercrime Law, limits the Filipino people of that freedom. What's the point of our ancestors fighting for our freedom if this one man is just going to take that away from us? It is inexcusable to take that away from us because THIS man made a mistake and taking his rage out on us. Because of HIS own mistake, innocent people are affected by it. His own form of damage control is preposterous.
Second, this gimmick wherein Filipino actors and illustrious people run for government. What do they know? They have their own opinions, we all respect that. But really, what do they know about the constitution when they didn't really study about it? What does a wife of a boxer know about it? What can a high school graduate action star do about unemployment in the country? How can a former bold star decrease the problem of hunger? They're only going through this for public appearance. They're not really concerned on the wellness of their people. In my opinion, they're the ones who pull the society down. We're already at the bottom as it is. We deserve a more befitting leader for the Philippines. Our current president isn't doing anything about, evidently. Granted, he's only in the presidential spot for two years but he was in the politics for more than a decade. He's more than knowledgeable on the subject matter. We could've picked a more suitable president but yet again, he's what the "masa" wants. This is why we're branded as Foolish Filipinos. I'm becoming less and less proud of being one.
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