‘Foulsho’ Archives
Rollback
Prices of fuel had been reduced many times but fares and prices of basic goods that are affected by the price of fuel remain stagnated. Passengers and consumers alike cannot be expected to join forces to demand rollbacks in fares and prices of basic goods. Unlike those in the transport sector and business groups, consumers and the riding public are not organized to raise their concerns to the authorities. While there are civic and cause-oriented groups that keep tab of such socioeconomic [...]
Unjustness
The undying clamor of the working class is for wages to be raised to just levels. Prices of basic goods and commodities had been constantly on the rise but wages remain fixated. The cheapness of labor had pushed capitalists to great wealth as they save so much on the payroll to amass their fortune. It is always the poor worker that is placed at a great disadvantage. People know these injustices but they have no choice and are powerless to change the situation. They get minimal wages and are [...]
Sweet changes are sour
Consumers are always at the losing end of the deal of commercial transactions. This, despite laws aimed to uphold the rights of consumers. There are always unfair business practices that make victims out of unsuspecting consumers who buy goods at face value, trusting that they are getting their money’s worth. Unfortunately, merchants and traders and vendors had their way of earning what is made to appear as fair price for goods that are actually less than what were priced for. It allows the [...]
Erections
Stubbornness is a trait that is commonplace even among high ranking government officials who are charged with policymaking and law enforcement functions. The tendency to be uncaring is manifest in the passivity of these officials to formulate policies and enforce laws for the safety and welfare of the people. The desire to act only crops up when dire things happen due to the inaction beforehand. Most politicians act to promote their own interests of holding into power than attend to basic [...]
Challenge
Fighting graft and corruption is too tough a task that the social ill still remains prevalent across the expanse of government at practically all levels. Calls to fight graft had been a common battlecry of every administration but all efforts seem failures as grafters continue to pillage the public coffers with impunity. Success in eliminating graft and corruption is too nil or even negative that those in it have the temerity of living proudly for having gained so much out of the thickness of [...]
Hope
We lost that significant aspect of life as we got chained by despair under a regime of greed and lies. Deception was the order of every day that Filipinos lived and there seems to be nothing left for the future. Graft and corruption were pervaded all nooks of government at practically all levels that people resigned in dismayed submission to the prevailing setup. The exodus of Filipinos for anything gainful overseas is best indication of such state of national despair. Having a huge [...]
Shocking state, shared hope
A classic national shocker that every Filipino has an inkling of, for the facts were of public knowledge although well guarded and concealed by the powers that be. The shield in the form of executive privilege invoked by the likes of one Romulo Neri who opted to be glued to the dictates of his handlers or maybe conscience granting he has any. The anomalous deals of the previous administration shook the foundations of that illegitimate presidency but the hangers on managed to survive the [...]
Be honest, even if, no matter what
Hope for this country’s and its peoples’ future in anchored on the first virtue of the word, which stands for honesty. This is the promise brought by the victory of President Noy which every Filipino must not only believe in but work for and live with every moment of their lives. The challenge is posed upon every citizen to be honest in the very same manner that one expects others to be. The realization of our collective dream for national renewal is hinged on the capacity of everyone, from [...]
Righting
Political eligibilities had been the better qualifier for government work than the multifarious eligibilities issued by government on the basis of merit and fitness. The system is one great wrong that requires a firm resolve and political will to eliminate if the effort to cleanse the career service is truly serious. People are aware that the bureaucracy has no place for the inept owing to the exacting standards set for the various positions. It is public funds that are expended to defray the [...]
Wronging
People keep wronging people for so long as those aggrieved choose to suffer in silence. Public wrongs perpetrated by those who were given the privilege to wield power cannot simply be set aside on the whim of those now in power. The greatest wrong that has to be righted if righting there still is an iota of chance is the robbery of the presidency in the 2004 presidential race. It is the greatest wrong upon which all other wrongs are rooted and must be righted for the sake of bringing to closure [...]
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