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National depression TABLETS OF STONE Larry Faraon, OP 02/12/2012

Sunday, February 12, 2012

National depression

TABLETS OF STONE
Larry Faraon, OP
02/12/2012
This year could be one of the lowest in our history. There is a surfacing depression due to so much stress to the beleaguered Filipino people. We are known in the world as a pliant people and our resilience is exceptional. But until when can we keep on bending? We will definitely snap when depression and extreme stress break our already brittle spinals.

Depression in geology’s common parlance is a landform that is sunken due to several geological factors and mechanisms. Anything that is “pushed” below is a “depression.”

The impeachment proceedings are one source of national depression as it is becoming a national embarrassment rather than a process that positively asserts our global democratic face. The leadership of the lower house has already warned congressmen of their absences and disinterest in other parts of their job description as they sit uselessly in the Senate gallery gloating over their prosecutors..... MORE

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