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P-Noy is all sound and no fury? We’ll see
Al S. Mendoza
WHO doesn’t want change?
Americans wanted change and they voted the first ever black their president.
Don’t look now, though, but Barack Obama, after an unprecedented surge in popularity following his presidential victory in November, now suffers in satisfaction ratings all across America.
The change Obama had promised, and which catapulted him to a pyrrhic finish, is yet to be felt by a populace not used to a life of want caused by economic slowdowns—the last one being the worst to hit America since the Depression Era in the Twenties.
Well, it is said that Obama merely inherited a bungled administration by George W. Bush. But that’s another story.
We saw, and continue to see, an Obama in Noynoy: A ray of hope, a towering figure of redemption.
Thus, when Noynoy promised prosperity for the people as a campaign pitch, we didn’t only listen.
We yelled his line at the top of our lungs.
When Noynoy said, “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap,” we didn’t only applaud.
We rewarded him with a landslide victory.
Why, because this country has seen so much corruption from the top down the last nine years, so that Noynoy made bull’s-eye with that “corrupt-mahirap” line.
After his election on May 10, Noynoy renamed himself P-Noy.
Two speeches later, P-Noy’s stock even rose higher.
Like his Inaugural Address on June 30, P-Noy’s Sona on July 26 was likewise lustily cheered, drawing 31 ovations.
However, not to make a dig at P-Noy but his Sona sounded a bit like the Inaugural dish.
Again, he was direct to the point. Angry. In a fighting mood.
The pre-Sona hints came out true: He would shock us with revelations of alleged massive raids of the nation’s coffers by Ate Glue’s regime.
Like, Ate Glue gave her district in Pampanga P105 million in calamity funds, but only P5 million for Pangasinan.
Like, water officials showered themselves with lavish bonuses and other perks while pensioners languished in the dark, receiving pittance fees—if ever they came.
Like, budgets for projects were earmarked (released?), but the list of completed jobs was much lower than the original list approved by decision makers.
And, did we import rice more than what we actually needed—the money spent for the gargantuan purchases borrowed from banks and to be paid by us, poor taxpayers?
In short, P-Noy bared a litany of sins allegedly committed by Ate Glue & Co.
But how to prove the accusations, and next pin down the guilty party/parties, is the 64-peso question.
I pray it’s not going to happen again: All sound and no fury.
I did not only vote for P-Noy. I campaigned for him. Real hard.
And if he goes the way of his predecessor/s, fine.
I’m used to seeing that all these years.
Politics, I keep on saying, is a gamble.
You win some, you lose some.
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