Still, my Christmas wish

By Johanne Margarette R. Macob

A LOT of not-so-good things, particularly for the province, have happened the past days.

Christmas is just a few days away and with all the great achievements of Pangasinan this year, it saddens me to take note of the fact that this year is likely not going to end as great as I and many (I guess) have expected.

There was the filing of a plunder case against our governor, Amado Espino Jr., last December 14 in relation with the jueteng payola controversy. And the worst news is the untimely and brutal death of Infanta Mayor Ruperto Martinez.

On the jueteng issue, I believe it isn’t just the governor’s name that is in the hot seat but the image of the province as a whole. I don’t know enough to assess the validity of the case filed but what I do know is that the province has been doing well under the stewardship of the governor. Pangasinan, among 80 provinces, is the fourth best performing province in the whole Philippines. I guess that says enough. So I still hope that soon the issue would be solved so as not to drag down the province’s reputation as well as its tourism industry.

The killing of Martinez, meanwhile, angers me deeply. I still hate to accept the fact that there are still these people who would do anything, even something as evil as killing just to put forward their selfish interests. I previously wrote about Christmas and its real meaning, love and all that. So upon hearing the news, I was very upset.  I met the late Mayor Martinez in just one occasion (when I covered an event in Infanta) and I don’t know him too well. But still, I have been instilled basic values, which includes killing is just not and should never be an option. I myself is not an angel and at times tend to get angry at people. Well, I believe to say bad things or worse talk about wanting to kill someone is one thing, but to really do it is a way different thing, that’s the worst one…which ought never to be done.

As elections draw closer, I pray that all people will uphold good values. I hope we always remember that whatever wealth that we amass here on earth will sooner or later pass. In the end, it’s not what we got but what we did that will matter.

Christmas is coming. Please, let’s be courteous at least. I still am hoping for 2012 to wind up well for us here in Pangasinan and in the rest of the world.

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