Protect the People; Defend the Republic

Weep you people of the Philippines!

How I wish that people are really weeping or else seething with rage over the outcome of the Ombudsman’s investigation on the election automation anomaly. I know this is wishful thinking, the spread of political awareness being inversely proportional to the spread of poverty.

And because I do not want to engage in wishful thinking, let me talk about realities highlighted by the Ombudsman’s resolution.

Rejoice, then, you people of the strong republic! Behold your strong republic rise despite the opposition’s noise.

Yes, a new republic is on the rise. A republic where the powerful people have full control of key democratic institutions. The strong republic is being realized, step by step, with methodical precision. All key institutions are yielding to the Palace, the seat of the strong republic.

The Garci scandal allowed us to see a COMELEC that serves the republic well. No impeachment complaint can ever prosper against its officials because Congress is vigilant to protect the interests of this strong republic. The fields are soaked in blood of those who dare go against the rulers. And the military and police need not lift a finger; extrajudicial killings are the work of subversives.

And now, we see an Ombudsman that works legal wonders to make sure that the people of the strong republic are protected against malicious prosecution by those who are besmirching the reputation and good name of its honorable leaders.

Let anyone who happen to go against the republic be dealt with in the harshest degree by applying the strong arm of the law. Let those who support the government and its powerful people get the juiciest government contracts. This is the guiding principle that rules in the hearts and minds of the people in this new republic. This is the bond that strengthens institutions and makes the whole government machinery work wonders for its people.

Why question then the Ombudsman’s supplemental resolution when it is in fact protecting GMA’s people and defending her strong republic?

So, are you complaining?