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Okay. So I’ve read the transcript of PGMA’s speech and watched the replay of the event. I know diddly-squat about parliamentary and federalism which PGMA proposed for the the Philippines to adapt but this one I know. Democracy has stopped working for the Philippines decades ago. Just look at the state this country is in. The poverty is so widespread and is still increasing, candidates play dirty during elections, polititians cannot be trusted anymore and this includes the President, and this list could go on and on. It is easy to be corrupt in the Philippine democracy and as politicians come and go, the decay of the country continues. I think now is the time for the charter change because if not now, then when? This country needs a radical change immediately and just waiting for a calmer period might spoil the urge. You can say that I somehow agree with what the President said because I agree with the need for changes. However, I do not agree with the said accomplishments of the current Presidency because they barely made a ripple.
July 26th, 2005 at 2:00 pm
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve kept up with Philippine National politics. It saddens me that things don’t change. Unfortunately some of the same threads of corruption some how find their way into Filipino American politics, which does not bode well for building solidarity against the challenges of discrimination in the US. *sigh* when will politicians learn to put real action behind their words? But let me get off my soapbox and just say I echo your sentiments.
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July 26th, 2005 at 10:55 pm
Have you personally experienced discrimination there?
Reply to dementia
July 27th, 2005 at 1:51 am
Unfortunately yes. And not the subtle kind either :-(
Reply to animae
July 27th, 2005 at 1:41 pm
That’s sad! I stayed there for a short time and I experienced size discrimination from fellow Filipinos.
Reply to dementia
July 27th, 2005 at 2:18 pm
That’s the worst! I’ve had similar experiences, especially at one particular Filipino bakery which I no longer patronize. The ironic thing was I wasn’t even buying the patries for myself but as a gift for my sister-in-law. I really appreciate your links regarding size acceptance. I think that is something that needs to be further explored within the Filipino diaspora.
Sadly, I’ve also experienced discrimination from individuals from other ethnic and racial groups who’ve decided that Filipinos do not need to be respected.
Reply to animae
July 27th, 2005 at 2:25 pm
The ones who said nasty things about my size are two Filipino senior citizens. They probably thought I wasn’t Filipino because they were talking in Tagalog.
It’s sad to hear that there’s still discrimination there. But I guess discrimination will never go away :(
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