A recent Rappler report on “The Philippine Senate: From statesmen to showmen” by James Patrick Cruz told us much of what we already knew, but didn’t have the exact numbers for – that political families dominate that institution, that most of them come from the big cities, that most of them are men, that older senators (above 50) outnumber young...
A recent Rappler report on “The Philippine Senate: From statesmen to showmen” by James Patrick Cruz told us much of what we already knew, but didn’t have the exact numbers for – that political families dominate that institution, that most of them come from the big cities, that most of them are men, that older senators outnumber young ones and that many come from the glitzy world of entertainment and media.
It quotes the luminous Jose W. Diokno: “There is one dream that we all Filipinos share: that our children may have a better life than we have had. To make this country, our country, a nation for our children.” Sen. Jovito R. Salonga, another legendary figure and war hero, follows with: “Independence, like freedom, is never granted. It is always asserted and affirmed. Its defense is an everyday endeavor – sometimes in the field of battle, oftentimes in the contest of conflicting wills and ideas.
I suppose we keep looking for some defining virtue, a reputation founded on academic excellence, intellectual prowess, philanthropy, moral ascendancy and the like. Today, prominent families achieve and maintain their status through their economic and political clout, through popularity or even notoriety, and even through sheer staying power, thanks to the muscle memory of many Pinoys in the voting booths.
That’s what happened to one family with real brains and convictions, even pre-NTF-ELCAC; we expel the thinkers and retain the fools.#PhilstarPicks: Boost your daily routine with these 8 practical and exclusive dealsLevel up your gaming and snacking experience with new Hershey's Choco Balls!Walk inside the home of the quintessential Filipino working-class family – perhaps like the blue-collar workers or the minimum wage earners – and in these homes, it’s very likely that you will find...
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