Playing with Fire
17 drug law violators down, but….
By Gonzalo Duque
DID you notice – our young people today are not keen in entering politics?
This subject was our exciting subject during a board meeting of the Dagupan City Water District recently.
Look at the quality of leaders – those who pretend to lead – who comprise our political system in the national and local levels!
Mas marami tayong kilala na dapat magkaroon ng interest in government, but sadly, they shy away, why?
Number one answer is that the so-called public service challenge is no longer honorable. It is associated with graft and corruption. The dirty moolah has blinded many of our young.
Ang ginagamit nilang brainpower to stay in the good graces of our public is how to neutralize the dirt and flaws in their public image or “beautify” it.
Iyong PDAF scam, ang lalaking salapi ang napupunta sa bulsa nila. Iyong milyones na yon, we’re sure, nag a-apropriate na sila kung paano mawala ang stigma ng kanilang imahe.
Look at the quality of our leaders (sic). Panay matinik sa pera ang nasa poder.
Pustahan tayo, magtanong kayo sa mga tao kung ano ang tingin nila sa mga politico…. Di ba ang snap na sagot ay “matinik yan sa pag-insert ng proviso o rider sa resolution para magkaroon siya ng para sa kanyang bulsa?
Nag umpisa na ang ganitong “pagnanakaw” many years ago.
They – the Sanggunian – would pass an appropriation for this and that to the tune of P10 M kunyari, dadagdagan ng P5M at magiging P15M. Hati hati sila dun sa P5M.
Kabisado ng publiko ang ganitong pamamaraan. Nakakainis at nakakasuka, no?!
But youth idealism is still around. This anti-public service (sic) is proof that idealism has not been kicked out for good. But nagiging pathetic minority ang mga idealist.
Ang tawag nga sa kanila kung minsan ay mga gago eh, inis sa pera.
In the old days, Dagupan produced a mayor (Teofilo Guadiz) who really took good care of the public funds.
Did you know that a poor man (Condring Beltran) became vice mayor though he spent only P1,500 in the campaign? But, wow, kung mag-preside, he displayed skill and wisdom. Quality bills ang nagagawa.
How about now?
Alam nyo na, even ang mga kandidato ay tinatanong ng kandilako. Their main agenda is money, money, more money….
Naloka na talaga, kalian kaya mapapa sa atin uli iyong dati? Those qualities of leaders who are imbued with respectability, ethical conduct, service above self (oh, that’s a Rotary motto), poging ugali, at genuine na pagmamahal sa bayan?
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Natutuwa tayo at nakahuli ang mga awtoridad ng 17 katao na involved sa droga … oo, panay taga-Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan.
Bumabango na ang imahe ni Chief Chris Abrahano. Pls., keep it up, Chris.
But while we wrote this, an informant whose honesty we couldn’t doubt said that pinakawalan daw ang tatlong big fishes at ang kinasuhan lang daw ay yoong mga small fries. Ay, mahapdi na naman ang kapalaran, ang buong akala pa natin ay may maganda tayong report! Naging kritikal tayo noon dahil ang daming report about local cops on the take, you know what we mean.
Sana ma-realize ng ating mga awtoridad that as columnists, we only mean to pursue the public good. Sensitive tayo sa taliwas na gawain kasi if we don’t do that, para tayong kasabwat sa paglago ng katiwalian at kriminalidad at parang tinalikuran natin ang general welfare, ang public good hindi lang batas ng tao ang makakalaban natin, pati batas ng Diyos.
Keep up the good work, gentlemen. Pero kay dami pa ng mga dapat hulihin para safe ang ating ka-pamilya, kabuhayan, at komunidad! Alam niyo naman ang droga na yan.
Drugs transform humans into beasts.
Lord, bless our country!
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