There but for the grace of God
I admit there are times when the line between needing and wanting something blurs, as my desire to upgrade or update anything that I have overpowers common sense.
But after going through this slide show I promise myself never ever to complain about anything material of which I would rather have more.
At another’s expense
Around 25 years ago, the homeowners association of a small subdivision called Sto. Nino Village in Banilad, Cebu would sponsor a mass every Sunday. This mass was held at the Village clubhouse, and was attended by most of the Catholic residents of the village, as calling on God had become more convenient. Several priests were invited to say mass, but the crowd had favorites even back then, as they have favorite American Idols today.
Back then the favorite priest was Achilles Dakay, then just Fr. Achilles Dakay and not yet Monsignor Achilles Dakay. Fr. Dakay was our favorite priest because his sermons always made the congregation laugh and think, and he seemed at the time a very likable person. First Sundays were reserved for Fr. Dakay, and I remember the mass goers felt a little disappointed when he could not make it to mass, and sending someone in his stead.
I stopped going to mass in 1985 (for reasons that shall be discussed elsewhere) and I left Cebu in 1999. I had not seen or heard of the Monsignor mainly because I had lost interest both in the Catholic Church and in the goings-on in Cebu City, which to me is now alien territory.
But seeing Monsignor Dakay on the news tonight, hearing him say that the medical scandal at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) is the fault of the victim and that the victim should accept some of the blame for what happened—I could not believe what I was watching and hearing. Monsignor Dakay’s popularity, or at least what I remember of it, stemmed from his open-mindedness and compassion. Or maybe I remember wrongly.
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Bayani Fernando is Gone!
At least in Pasay and Makati anyway.
The humongous tarpaulin banners featuring a half body shot on a pink background of MMDA Chairman and self-proclaimed presidentiable Bayani Fernando are now nowhere to be seen on the main thoroughfares of Pasay and Makati.
I have not ventured farther than Makati City this week, mainly because I’m a home-work-home commuter, so I have not heard from anyone farther up the river of EDSA if the banners have also disappeared from Mandaluyong and Quezon City. Will see if I can verify this later today.
Quite a few concerned citizens have aired their comments on these banners, from being just plain ugly to being totally useless, not to mention the undeniable (try as they may) fact that it is much-too-early campaigning on the part of the MMDA Chairman.
On the other hand, quite a few comments of the combative kind have been made in reaction to my earlier posts regarding Bayani Fernando’s tarpaulin posters, as well as my other posts that decry the inhuman practices of the MMDA when dealing with street vendors.
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Write your congressman.
In the U.S. whenever a constituent wanted to express his opinion regarding bills or issues in his political district, he would be enjoined to write to his congressman. More so if the constituent would like to know how his congressman stands on the same bills and issues.
I had never written to a congressman, because I had always thought that they would be too busy to answer anyway. My husband works at the House of Representatives, and even he was not too encouraging. However, after having read about Rep. Roilo Golez’s proposal to investigate MMDA Chairman and self-proclaimed presidentiable Bayani Fernando’s enormous tarpaulin banners that have proliferated along EDSA, and having seen the short televsion interview that Rep. Golez gave to GMA news, I felt obliged to thank him for his move.
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