‘I am sorry’
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| Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz |
Someone already said it before. Somebody should say it now. Before, the expression was a confession of wrong things done. Now, the phrase must be the admission of the right things left undone.
In both instances however, the victims are exactly the same: The people of the Philippines — both the past and present generations of Filipinos. Then, they were cheated of many things, especially in terms of wanton corruption in the handling and disbursement of public funds. Now, they are also being particularly cheated through non-development of their personal potentials and the continuous exploitation of their natural resources basically in favor of foreign capitalists representing multinational companies.
Such is the misfortune of Filipinos that try their patience and tempt their hope. Leaving aside for the moment the previous administration without however forgetting its many and big contributions to the poverty of the country and the misery of its people, it is good for the moment to take note of the following stagnant if not regressive realities in the Philippine scene under the incumbent national leadership..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110802com5.html
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