hello, world!!! by the time you are reading this, maybe, just maybe, if the "masa" heed the urging of the "purists" for people power - our country has a new President. why? because the people who are - leftist, rightist, centrist, pro, anti, militants, n.g.o.s, civil societies, government workers, laborers, students, priests, nuns, politicians, liars, honests, witnesses, the dogs and the ants, including the birds are calling for the resignation of the President.
it is that easy in toppling down a government, here in the Philippines. and only-in-the-Philippines. if the people doesn't like the face of their leader, they just formed a "people power", and whammm!!! tomorrow-is-another-day.
when people power was launched to the whole world in 1986, i was very proud. it shows to the whole-wide-world that there's another way other than coup-de-etat and election in selecting a leader. the Filipinos stood proud and tall. we made history. we made a statement. we made a permanent place in history books.
other countries followed suit. . . but the glory of people power became passe in the Philippines. we overdo it. we abuse the "people power". in whatever issue, and whenever we don't like anybody, we used "people power". it became a "common" event. just like a market place. we do "people power" just like going-to-market-everyday. the feeling of triumphed was lost. the feeling of ownership was gone. the "luster" was dimmed. the "inspiration" dulled. suddenly, it-feels-like-the-story-of-the-boy-who-cried-wolf. nobody wanted to believe him.
for now, i am resting my case. . . 
