Sad! Captain Barbell; the country’s super hero is falling
from the sky. In a world where the battle for the hearts and minds of people is
fought in the arena of the media; the president’s men that runs the department
are highly amateurish. What a waste – Teddy Locsin Jr would better serve the
country as press secretary than a UN ambassador.
One word one bullet that is disabling the president’s wing
is EJK, a despicable word that the enemy of the state have honed to shoot down
the president’s rating. Gangs and criminals, drug peddlers and their bosses
kills with impunity because anyway; the media and HR groups will call it EJK.
Rouge policemen involved in drugs, kidnapping and other criminal activities
likewise kill with impunity in broad daylight to discredit a president that is
bound to get them one way or another.
EJK is not only shooting down the president’s rating, it
overshadows the great things the government are doing.
The Mega Manila subway system alone is mindbogglingly inspiring
that previous administrations considered too big too expensive to even talk
about. It is not new, it has been floated as far back as I can remember but no
president dares to touch it with a totem pole. It needs a super hero to drag it
out of people’s dreams to reality but hey; the subway system is just one of many goodies
in the president’s sack full of promises – a 9 trillion build, build and build
infrastructure programs. 9 trillion is 9 trillion worth of goodies – local and international
airports, super highways, expressways, railways, speed trains, Light Rail Transits, sky-ways, bridges, ports and
yea – free college education. It is breathtaking then you pause and wonder –
what the hell were previous administrations doing? You realize then why
political enemies of the president want him to fail: to save face.
What the government need is a PR company or an agency of
government that will respond effectively to the president’s critiques in a
civilized manner not name calling or cursing. It is right for the media to
cover the war on drugs but it should likewise cover what the government is
doing for the fallen innocents. Cops are charged with murder. Erring cops are
sent to the front line while others are either discharged from service or
suspended for offenses unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman.
Where in the
world did you hear an entire police force of a city numbering thousands
shipped out to other places for mere suspicion of involvement in crimes? Why is
the media mum on these important issues?
The government need a media that will highlights the
government’s gargantuan infrastructure projects. The war on drug that initially
excites people has lost its allure. Let people hear what they want to hear…a
beautiful Philippines racing towards “first world” country status.
