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Yellow Ribbon

The past few days has been rough not only to the Philippine nation, but has been gloomy to the family of former president Corazon Aquino. I have never been a fan of politics ever since, nor am I a fan of it today. The dirt dished out by politicians to their opponents has been a silent war that I never bothered opening my ears to. Many of the open positions during elections use the youth as an excuse for them to be voted, which is probably why I never registered for the last election. If the youth is our nation's hope, then the ones seated shouldn't mask out our voice -- the truth. One politician, though I definitely wouldn't label her as one, but rather a Filipino of dedication, amidst all this hunger for popularity and even more wealth touched me incomparably. I remember when I was to get my braces adjusted, Willie Revillame was as usual hosting his noontime show saying that if presidentiables want to make change, then he/she need not be seated in the palace. I couldn'...

Farewell, Tita Cory

I join the whole country, the whole world at that, in mourning the passing of our beloved former President Corazon C. Aquino (1933-2009). Let her memory, along with what she did to save the country from the grimaces of dictatorial rule, live in our hearts, FOREVER. _ ________________________