Comments on: Do we deserve democracy?

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:57:25 +0000

Mr. Zkyrx, all I was saying was that it is downright wrong for anyone to say that Lapog does not deserve any better. It’s that simple my dear sir.

By: Zkyrx

Zkyrx — Wed, 30 May 2007 06:14:32 +0000

I partially agree to you Mr. Ben, Lapoguenios deserve more than what is being seen. A lot of progressive minds are being solidify to uplift the life of our people, our fellow Lapoguenios. On the other hand, I also agree with “born in the u.s.a.” about the corruption in the local government and on the church. I had been observing politics, which is one of my passion, since I was 12 and I already had enough to say that our local government is full of hypocrisy and corruption is rampant. It is unfortunate but true that our church is also being corrupted by people who has personal interest. I had been serving the church since I was 5 years old, and with the 20 years of my connection and close affiliation to the church I’ve seen corruption all over, from parish priest to parishioners. I’ve had seen and served priests in our parish committing unethical and even immoral act behind people’s eyes. It was sad that I don’t have enough authority to reverse the situation but I am proud that even with corruption all around me, I was able to served diligently. And now that I am away from home, all I can do is to pray for the betterment of my fellow Lapoguenios and extend my hand as far as I can to reach and help our people.

By: Vrynz

Vrynz — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:25:15 +0000

Well, it is another proven fact that Lapoguenios don’t deserve pity from any concern citizen. They voted that way, whether a vote-buying is involved or not, they chose to be under the power of a single person. And it disappoint me every time I receive letter from an organization, individual or even a government institution asking for a little help. I don’t sympathize to their grievance since they chose to be that way. And to those concerned citizens who want to help our fellow Lapoguenios, please don’t over sympathize to them.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:36:39 +0000

Hello there Mr./Ms. Born in the USA! I find your comment quite provoking and I want to point out some things to you so that you may know better. Since you were born here in the U.S., you are most likely unaware of what’s the real situation in Lapog, the place where you are really from (if you are a Lapoguenio)! Please don’t think of this as a personal attack, I only want to set you right so you can understand our people better. First of all, you are right about our local government being corrupt and that it’s been that way for years! Secondly, you are highly wrong to single out and accuse the church in San Juan as a corrupt institution! Most of all, you are outrageously wrong to say that people of San Juan does not deserve any better! The Philippines has changed because of past political trends. These trends brought about things that made corruption thrive into something that makes it extremely hard for the few honest politicians of today to fix. One of the things that were brought about by past political trends is extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is brought about by corruption in the highest levels of the government and not by the people of San Juan; therefore, if there is anyone who does not deserve any better, it is corrupt government officials not the “People of San Juan!” Does this make any sense to you, Mr./Ms. Born in the USA?! Now, what is your beef with the church? The church has been steadfast in serving the people, providing them with their religious needs for many decades. Different priests with different agendas came to serve our church, but never in San Juan’s history where the church has dictated or influenced the social and economic well being of San Juan residents. Lastly, anyone, rich or poor, deserves better! The only people who deserve anything less than better are those whose intentions for others are bad. The people of San Juan are hard working people. They work hard for whatever they have. With the current living standards in the Philippines, the Lapoguenio, just like anyone else in the country, works his/her butt off just to put food on the table. Most of them live in poverty and it’s so hard that when election time comes, they end up selling their votes for an extra income. Can you imagine how hard that is? I am not saying that it is okay for the people of San Juan to have their votes be bought during election time. But there is a reason, an economic reason, why votes are up for sales during election time. But this should not be a reason for anyone to subscribe to the idea that people from San Juan does not deserve any better. I suggest that you, Mr./Ms. Born in the USA, try to expand your idea by understanding the situation and think of ways to improve the lives of your family and relatives in San Juan, instead of limiting yourself to such selfish and ignorant way of thinking. Mr./Ms. Born in the USA, please take the time to realize what I’ve tried to explain to you. I do not mean any disrespect, sir/ma’am. Just trying to open your mind. God bless.

By: born in the u.s.a.

born in the u.s.a. — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:32:42 +0000

Sometimes I think San Juan does not deserve better! For generations the local government is corrupt, parish priests in the church have been corrupt, the people who run the church office are corrupt, local business is corrupt! Do you honestly think the latest victim was not considered CORRUPT? They changed the name from Lapog to San Juan….why? Because the town was CORRUPT!