I have left the Philippines for Qatar in my hopes of finding the greener pasture (as they say) for the future of my family. When I boarded the Plane bound for Doha, right then and there I trashed my political affiliations and views. But I guess as a concern citizen (not a resident though at the moment) of the Republic of the Philippines, I cannot help but to voice out my opinion regarding the National “Circus” currently being staged on the House of Senate.
“Renato Corona’s Impeachment Trial” this is the title of the show currently running on Philippine’s major television stations. A “fun” battle of wits and idiocracies, Filipino Style. My only concerns are; will the Filipinos in general benefit from such a process? How much money should be spent to remove an “appointee” from a government post? (In Japan, when someone’s integrity is being questioned, he will voluntarily resign and there are some extreme cases that some even commit “Hara-Kiri” (suicide).
In the Philippines it’s like frying an already toasted fish trying to jump off the frying pan (“Innocent until proven guilty”). And lawyers back home are really good at exploiting the loopholes of the law. Lots of cases were dismissed not in lack of evidence but because of technicalities.
In the end, what will be the impact of the impeachment if it fails or succeeds? These kinds of “reality stage plays” in the country have been going on since the last decade and I don’t see any direct or indirect good implications in how our government officials (elected and appointed) run their offices. Those that will benefit from this “circus” are “grandstanding" politicians for media mileage and lawyers that will gain celebrity status. And in just a year’s time, all of these interests and concerns will vanish as if nothing has happened.
As for me, I’d rather watch an apocalyptic themed movie to entertain myself. At least at the end of the movie I can say. “Thank God it was just a movie”.
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