12/12/2010
The Latin phrase sounds familiar. It is the title of a famous literature that forwarded one signal and distinct cry — with element of great resentment toward what was then wrong with the nation and unjust to people.
The ground reality and distinct relevance of the lamentation eventually proved to be the joyful liberation of the nation and the big blessing of the Filipino people. Thus it was that in the realm of objective truth, falsehood ultimately succumbed to veracity, oppression and immorality subsequently bowed down before the virtues and integrity, respectively.
“Touch me not!” While thought of very intensely and thereafter bravely written decades ago, the text and context of the strong injunction are still very vibrant and insistent — when applied to such a corrupt and corrupting syndicate of the infamous jueteng operators vis-à-vis shameless jueteng protectors. The heart and soul of the continuous existence and vibrant are found in the following triad: One, the open and continuous exploitation of the poor and unlettered. Two, the constant and effective security avidly accorded to the lawless jueteng federation precisely by those supposed to root it out. Three, the untrammeled flow of juicy and regular payolas to all those salivating for their guaranteed regular receipt among those in the hierarchy of public officials and police authorities committed to jueteng continuous and fruitful operative existence....
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Source: The Daily Tribune
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http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101212com5.html
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