Requiem

The mind is depleted

Because his soul is immoral

The eyes are blinded

Because they fear the truth

The casket is open

For the fearful will shed tears

The DEVILS cheered

For they shall steal

The minds and bodies of the youth

The Ideologies die and perish!

Basilan was claimed by its people that it has earned its temporary peace when the American troupes joint forces with the Filipino soldiers in response to the Balikatan Exercises-2 Though the said move is condemned by militant groups and opposition because of its unconstitutionality, still the puppet government led by GMA exercised its underground powers and claimed victory using the slogan for Anti-terrorism. When America was threatened in the September 11, 2001 attack, our government took the scenario for granted. Analyzing both sides, America and the Philippines had that symbiotic relationship or parasitism: President Bush called upon the Nations to eradicate terrorism, Philippines responded, now the Americans are here to indirectly interfere again in our National sovereignty. It is remembered that the American bases left a scar among the Filipinos- the chemical wastes, the Americians, the many victims of sexually-transmitted diseases, etc. We owe a lot in exchange of a so-called Economic Free Zone popularly known as Subic and in response to an image-build-up of TRAPOS in the government. The Filipinos has been claimed to be blinded by the puppet regime expressing numerous promises on development and National progress. This is a clear implication that history just repeats itself because we Filipinos fail to correct our values thus the same exploitation of our Natural resources and our Integrity as a nation moves like an artificial food chain.

There is so much to question. Shall we say that the Filipinos chose to sell themselves to the foreigners in exchange for a greener pasture in the freedom land- green card, business opportunities, career…Or shall we blame the unique value called Filipino Hospitality wherein we give more than what we have? Or that hospitality has already been corrupted in the sense that we resort to it because we expect so much from the foreigners. That is a senseless idea! How could we gradually entrust our own security to these people where in fact they are the one’s who badly needed us? It must be clear that we are just being cheated by the provisions of the inhumane Free Trade policies!

That is why we can not blame the numerous pirates (those that imitate goods from music , clothing to the basic commodities) because on the other hand there has been no fair competition. The so called technological innovations by the Filipinos has doomed us in terms of Science and Technology

Though we have the brains- the government did not took the risk of resorting to funding these technological innovations because they want to appease the agreements made by the foreign business tycoons! On the other hand, they would express that “we have no fund for these” were in fact we have spent almost billions for a centennial celebration.

We need to correct on the value of hospitality. Our government has been cuddling the cronies of the late dictator and the many graft and corruptors. What more could we get but a massive economic sabotage, a high inflation, brain drain, low cost of living and the like. Let us correct the value on Filipino Hospitality.