Rafael L. Oriel, Jr.
2 Feb 2007

Mr. Carrera, I am beginning to believe you, that your recommended solution or solutions, whichever it is, reflects your view because I think you did not understand my previous posting at all. I do not know if you fully understood or even aware of what you are talking about in your previous posting dated Jan. 25, 2007 where your recommended solution is “one execution of a heinous crime (especially plunder) a day” because your recommended solution that you are talking about now is “executing one corrupt person”. Mr. Carrera, I guess “executions of heinous crime especially plunder” and “executions of corrupt person” are two different things. Is it not?

I believe, only the person who is in the wrong side of the law, say for example plunderer, executes heinous crime. A plunderer in the Philippines executes a heinous crime by robbing the government of more than Php50,000,000.00.

This is what I am trying to point out in my previous posting. Your recommended solution is actually a problem masquerading as a solution. You want to solve a crime by executing another crime. I heard about “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” before but I never heard about “a crime for a crime”. It sounds more like, “if you cannot beat them, join them”. Yeehaaa!!!!!!

Jess Delfin
2 Feb 2007

Mr. Oriel, You are certainly entitled to your own opinion. That being said, it appears that you are casting your lot on “hoping and praying that they will make the right decision this time.” Well, you can go on hoping and praying.

Let me point out to you that the average voter is ignorant on how the government works, on how his/her vote today will affect his/her life and their children’s lives for years after that election. I don’t even know of any government program to educate the masses on this regard. Their votes can be bought for a song and dance, and yeah, those shirts and merienda and a drink or two and maybe a hundred pesos.

My suggestion is to have the lessons be taught in the schools starting from the barangay government up to the national government. In this way, the people will know what each specific government units and officials’ duties and responsibilities are. Of course, these corrupt politicians and government leaders would rather have the status quo so they can continue on in pulling the wool over the ignorant people’s eyes.

It is sad that many Filipinos today chose to be ignorant. They blame their government leaders yet they forget that it was them who elected them. I advocate the fair and speedy trials and immediate carrying out of the sentences, none of that Erap’s plunder trial that had taken so many years with no end in sight. That happened because, again, of the indecisiveness of Arroyo. She does not have any business in being a president. The same goes with Senate and Congress.

So there it goes, Mr. Oriel. The “house is broken”. No amount of sprucing it up is going to make it last. It may look pretty on the outside but the foundation is weak or gone, most of it eaten by termites. Translation: Immediate action is to be taken. First is to stop corruption. Execute these corrupt SOB’s that should deter anyone to think again before they line their pockets with something that is not rightfully theirs. It will make people to perform their duties.

The dilemma is: Who has not been tainted with corruption and malfeasance? Who in the Philippines today could claim that honor? Who could judge and execute?