New and better life

TRUE faith is being able to hope and believe in the most challenging of times. And these are certainly trying times for the country what with rising prices for fuel and other goods and a President at the helm who, going into the second year of his six-year management term, appears to have yet to take a grip on his job and a clear vision of the direction he intends to steer the Philippines towards.

Life for many Filipinos, especially the underprivileged, remains an everyday struggle. Slowly, the people who voted for President Aquino are beginning to lose the spirit of belief that he can rise above mediocrity and weaknesses and live up to the trust and expectations that have been given him.

As our predominantly Catholic country celebrates Easter, that day when Jesus Christ defeated death, we hold fast in keeping faith in the Lord, a leader and a servant, as we go through daily earthly pains to survive. Let us allow the death and resurrection of Jesus remind us of how He conquered the greatest of trials and how in His life he cared and looked after the poor. May the sacrifice that Jesus made also inspire our politicians to purify their intentions in public service, which oftentimes involve an exploitation of the poor to advance political agenda.

May this Easter celebration be a time for reflection on what it really means and what it will take for our government and our elected leaders to give the Philippines and its people a new and better life.

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Cerrado Catolico

NOYNOY Aquino is stubborn. So was his mother, the late, lamented Tita Cory. Both became President, with Noynoy having a little over five more years left at the helm. Both are rich. And both are Roman Catholics.

The commonalities end there.

While Cory was rich, she didn’t buy a Porsche. Noynoy did. While Cory was “Cerrado Catolico,” seemingly, Noynoy isn’t. For, if Noynoy were, he would not have endorsed the RH Bill. If Cory’s turning in her grave now, don’t be surprised. She would have, maybe, openly hated Noynoy’s stubbornness if she were around.

Tita Cory heeded all Roman Catholic Church doctrines to the letter. Not Noynoy. Why Noynoy is fighting the Church’s stand against the RH bill that allows for government money to buy condoms and other contraceptives for public use really boggles the mind.

Is Noynoy really not “Cerrado Catolico?”

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