Last night I heard on the news that the Ateneans through the Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral finally made a stand regarding the Gloriagate scandal. If PGMA were really sincere in her apology, they said, then she should step down from her office. Hmm… I wonder if Father Nebres and the other higher-ups in Ateneo was informed about or approve of this move. And, of course, if the rest of the Ateneo populace actually share this view.
The Ateneo student council calling for PGMA’s resignation is a bit surprising. Ateneans are believed to be an apathetic lot. But they (or should I say we?) are trying very hard to change that image, so now and then you see Ateneans speaking up on the more serious national issues and joining UP in (a handful of) protests and rallies.
But then Sanggu was probably just following the rest of the universities in the city. UP has made their stand. So has La Salle and UST. It was, of course, imperative that Ateneo not only make a stand but make it known through the national media.
I agree that PGMA should step down from her office. But I believe that she do that not now, but when her term ends. But she cheated, the opposition would whine. But who didn’t? And that’s not the point. If she resigns, then what? Who would lead us? Noli de Castro, a broadcaster who read from a teleprompter? Susan Roces, touted to be the next Cory Aquino (Gahd, how could they dare to compare FPJ and Ninoy?)?
I mean, think about it. Our current executive chief might have stolen the presidency (not once but twice! raged Tita Susan), but there’s no one else but GMA. We have no other choice. Well, we do, but we’ll be jumping from the pan to the fire. If she steps down, the presidency would be up for grabs, and who knows what would happen then? Another EDSA revolution? A junta republic? A military take over? Rez Cortez for president? I’m telling you, the cure is worse than the disease. It may be stupid to just forgive and forget, but in the face of such forbidding and frightening possibilities, there’s nothing left to do. Let’s just hope that we’ll have a better luck next time.
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hey i went to blogdrive and created an account to see if it really is "the best of both worlds". waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! it is! it is, it is, it is!
anak ng teteng naman oo. kamalasan ko gid ya. ngaa didto pa sila nagpa-host? haaaaaaaaay. pero ok naman ko. nasanay naman ko daan sa blog-city. and i signed up for becoming a moderator or part of the support team. one of the perks is a premium blog. i hope i get accepted. *crossing my fingers* i desperately need a premium account. if not, then i'll wait for the time when i'll have a job na lang gid eh. or i'll sullenly transfer to blogdrive. what do you think?
another thing is, nami pa gid tani sa blogdrive kay you can create several different blogs under one name! what i really really wanted tani... bwisit gid ya that they're there na. haaaay malas. wish i discovered blogging and blogdrive before *they* did. :p
Okay, first of all, woah for the blog inside your blog, Pau. Lol. :) Just kidding, Lorie. ;) (Who're "they" btw?)
Re: Gloriagate. I like that term. :) But who's Rex Cortez?
re: "they." you know. them. a guy and his girl. go figure. :)
re: Gloriagate. for a pathetic and politically chaotic country, we do have lots of creativity and even more sense of humor.
u don't know Rez Cortez? hehe. but of course. he's a pinoy actor (obviously) who's always one of the bad guys in action movies. not the lead antagonist, though. he's usually the second in command.
i guess "Rez Cortez for president" is an idiomatic term of sorts now. :)
ah yes, the blog within my blog. i hope Lorie uses the email next time. :P
told ya blogdrive's better. haha. anyhoo, iba iba lang talaga ang take ng mga tao sa issue i guess. ako, i'd love for her to step down. i dont like noli but he's the constitutional successor (down with the morons who voted for him!) so we have to deal with that. i'm 95% sure filipinos aren't going to stop their nonsensical bull_ of protesting and all til gloria steps down so she better come up with something (a new tape that reveals her capability to make every Filipino a millionaire would be nice) or else magpa-alipin na lang tayo sa states at maging mayaman in an instant (i'm kdding ofcourse)
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