We were great in 50s & 60s!
Edener Benitez Fabella
31 Mar 2008
Now Mr. Ceralde, you had to rub it in didn’t you? I suspect I am the most senior among you since I’ve admitted early on I’ve been around since the late president Elpidio Quirino?
I say this not for any other purpose except expressing the view, that of sins committed by previous presidents in the 50’s and 60’s, what we have today is described in Filipino as ’sukdulan sa kawalanghiyan’.
When the scandal of Apo Pidiong exploded relating to his high end bedroom sets purchase including a porcelain ‘orinola’, Filipinos were up in arms and there was no let up in the campaign to derail his re-election bid. Little did Filipinos know compared to today’s scale of thievery, he was a saint?
Most of us know, what our esteem politicians steal today in government will not only buy finest bedroom sets but everything else that can surround them in utmost comfort and prestige kahit na ninakaw sa kaban.
I cannot provide you with specific reply on who among them could have given Filipinos a better deal. I only know in my youth especially during Monching Magsaysay’s time, Filipinos were highly respectable people with our economy and prestige second to Japan. We did not have problems with rice and everyone else in the region came to the Philippines to study how we excel in the production of rice.
Today, we no longer excel. Instead, we import because of the bukols and SOPs that are so attractive, our officials cannot resist.
I also know, during those precious years, teachers both in private and public schools spoke English like they invented it. Students like me needed to study well or we get it from them and expect the worst when we get home.
Who would have thought the daughter of the famous poor boy from Lubao would turn out like a broken faucet dripping with so much blood of the people?
Let’s be meek once more!
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