A Glimmer of Hope?

For some reason the other day, as I was walking home downtown, I had the sudden urge to go and get a daily paper. And here is what I found splashed on the front page:

From PDI

Revelation

The Million People March

Luneta, Rizal Park

August 26, 2013 - National Heroes Day

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I closed my eyes and I saw...

...a man plying his trade, braving traffic, flood and smoke in his route, carrying passengers to the site, wishing his voice too, is heard.

...a vendor setting up shop, hoping to somehow make enough, selling her wares to the hungry and the thirsty multitude.

1,000,000 to Zero Kilometer

Have you seen the little piggies? ...from interaksyon.com

It would seem that by now, we're all aware of what's happening to the country and the sad state of its affairs. We're still reeling from the shock of the Priority Development Assistance Fund ( or more commonly pork-barrel ) scam when the 1-2 blows of Maring ( international name:Trami ) and Habagat ( southwest monsoon ) came at us, displacing, once again, thousands of Filipinos into cramped classrooms, wet covered courts, tiny barangay halls and makeshift evac centers. And, as any decent person would think, we all say, sayang, dito na lang sana napunta ung perang pinaguusapan nila. And the number is quite staggering, 10 billion PHP, the estimated pocketed figure, is not a figure to scoff at. 

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