ang kinabukasan ay hindi bukas kundi ngayon

i am a 16-year-old college student who, like everybody else who think that teenagers like me don't care about the news, actually cares about the news. i've heard about the works on GMA's impeachment case sine once upon a time. Nakakasawa na nga eh.

everyday, as the newspaper boy shows to me the day's top stories, there's always a story about the impeachment. this makes me wonder, "aren't there any other news in this country that is deserving--perhaps even more deserving--of the headline treatment in the newspapers?" ; "will this impeachment really lead us to something?" ; "are we not wasting time on the case?"...

everyday, as i walk my way to school, i see different faces but as always, hear the same cry.

there are the young jeepney conductors calling passengers aboard. most of them are in their teens: some are my age, some are even younger. as i look at them, i could not help but acknowledge the realization how much these young boys wish to wear school uniforms, carry school books & be the one riding the jeepney to get to school.

and then there's the old man sitting on the sidewalk wearing a very thing t-shirt barely enough to cover his bone-and-skin body from the fickle weather. where on earth are his "thankful" sons and daughters? or if he doesn't have one...doesn't he still deserve a home where he can spend the rest of his days?

moreover, little kids who should be in school, who should be given care & attention at home are roaming the streets--begging for alms, others selling whatever they could sell--all desperate for survival. what is worse is the fact that some of these kids are controlled by syndicates and all that they earn go to these bad guys.

these, ladies & gentlemen, should be making the headlines. not the impeachment case, not GMA's side of the story & definitely not the frappado-frippido drama in Congress.

those of you who say that the impeachment must proceed may reason out that the aformentioned pictures are your purpose for your persistent shout to oust GMA. But don't you even realize how hopeless the filed case against GMA is?

first, let us say that the call GMA made to Garci is indeed illegal. that is said without certainty since the said "hello garci" controversy is still not proven illegal even though GMA made a public apology. (the action could only be considered illegal if it is proven that the call was made before the canvassing time was over.)

yes. we were taught that lying, cheating, or any form of betrayal is bad. but we were also taught that forgiveness, no matter how big the pain inflicted is, is the greatest action one can ever learn to do for from it emerges the reason for peace & love. as corny as it may sound, this is a vital point we all must seek to understand. we're all the same--human beings who make mistakes & still end up loved & forgiven by God. God forgives & understands those who sin against Him. can't we do the same to our fellow beings, who like us also make mistakes?...some of you may agree, some of you may think otherwise...most probably using the economic crisis facing the country today to oust GMA. Really people of the Philippines, are you angry or is the blame-it-to-the-government concept taking you over again?

just a point on that "blamey" attitude. just because majority of the people are hungry, that doesn't give anyone all the right to push people out of their work way. that is, in one way or another, unfair. maybe it's time that we also acknowledge our part in the present situation. aminin man natin o hindi, kahit saan ka lumingon, may makikita kang Juan Tamad, Juan Hala-sige-sa-paggawa-ng-bata-eh-wala-namang-ipapakain, o di kaya'y Juan Laklak. We all must realize that it is not only the government who should work for the betterment of the nation but also the people.

looking at the filed case in a view according to the laws...i do not understand if Lozano was playing stupid or if he really is a fool. it seems that he was sleeping in class when his professor discussed about the 6 grounds for impeachment. tell me, is it right to file the case stating only one ground when the other 5 grounds, according to your own sources, could be used? that is what happened with this case. and that is one of the biggest reasons why the impeachment case is weak. even the "hello garci" tape could not be used as evidence in court since it is inadmissible. the witnesses to GMA's jueteng scandal cannot testify in court because the juetent scandals were not filed. what is worse is that an already-filed impeachment case cannot be amended. and no matter how the prosecution will point all these excluded cases during the proceedings (if there'll be proceedings) it will remain irrelevant and will weigh zero on the decision.

the time and money the congress is spending on the case (even their snacks are specially & expensively catered!) is all going to waste. instead of spending their time fighting about a case which is unsure, they could spend all these to working on the economy, helping the people of the Philippines, doing what is good according to the dictates of their position & conscience. isn't that why they are seated in congress complete with a respectable title and a damn good salary?

forget about Gloria (if she really did an action against the laws, let her conscience haunt her, that is after all, the only law above all laws), think about the millions and millions of other people who need more attention & time.

a person who took, takes and will take the seat of presidency was, is, and will never solely be the nation. the people--they are the nation.