Rizal Philippines | November 24, 2013
Our laundryman seldom comes to work: when the govt local or national, distributes relief goods. She gets more from her working out her duties but would rather degrade herself lining up for the coupon and registration, and getting the goodies --> measly 2 kgs of rice, two pieces of sardines, 1 kg of sugar. The politicians rewarded her for doing that, and now that is her mindset. She and the rest of her compatriots who were victims of the typhoon leave everything to the government, and without the govt, they will die. They say: "We did not die from the typhoon, but we are going to die without the govt help coming our way." As if God did not create us without the power to be resourceful and have initiative. We know the devastation is so much; but as a Nora Aunor movie tells us: "We create our Gods and our own miracles"
It is time we change the mindset of our constituents. If it is backfiring even on the President and his cabinet, we only have ourselves to be blamed. It starts with politics of patronage, of campaigning, and having a indebtedness and gratitude for that vote.
We have forgotten: "Ask what you can do for your country, ask not what your country can do for you."
