Rebels attack civilians for land

Blast those who created havoc in Mindanao. I hope for whatever it's worth, they have appeased themselves for killing civilians for their cause. Surely they do not expect to receive a certain respect after what they did. They do not set themselves apart from criminals.



A commuter bus on Lanao Del Sur on its way to Cagayan was ambushed in a rebel check point at 4:30 am. The rebels executed at least 14 civilians who begged for their lives. Rebels began occupying towns and creating terror. For what? So they can have the piece of ancestral-domain agreement signed? Muslim rebels have been burning villages down and identifying certain lands of Mindanao that belong to their "ancestral domains" the latest being is Lanao Del Norte. If they have to do this, and insist of getting what they want like kids in a land factory, why don't they just leave the civilians out of this? They are good at isolating themselves and isolated these so-called homelands, then why wield it through force, through lives of civilians? Is that what they're all about?

I'm sorry, but this method is not acceptable.

LIST OF IDENTIFIED ANCESTRAL DOMAINS of MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION:

Basilan
Maguindanao
Lanao Del Norte
Marawi City
Sulu
Tawi Tawi
Areas in Zaboanga Peninsula
North Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
Saranggani Provinces
Palawan Province

Justice vs. Justice

Justices, who lack trust in the Judicial systems, seem odd.

No I rephrase.

Justices, who lack trust in the Judicial systems, seem scary and frustrating.

Justices bribing one another and attempting to be "heroes" (Without the need of a stenographer) falls short and creates a frustrating circus.

I cannot even untangle the issue. It's overclouded with accusations and denials.

And you wonder why you see THEM everywhere

And I thought my years as a student were glimpses of hell. I swallowed the aches and anxieties that academic and parental expectations made me go through thinking I'm extraordinary while I suffered the worst lot. My father's one of a kind rage, on my-less-than-desired performance in Advanced Algebra and Chemistry, made me consider if my accumulated Christmas savings would be able to sustain me when I run away to Cebu. Right now, I even try to bash my parents for pressuring or what they would re-term as "encouraging" my brother to maintain his top 3 spot in his whole batch of 14 sections (although my brother is perfectly fine on the ego trip).

Being in school is not a walk in the park. Within school, we get first tastes of stress, failures and pressures. But that's how we learn and be better at life, right? But I think we're one of the few countries in Asia, or in the world, to have more lenient educational system and culture. Throw in the fact that our predominant religion, Roman Catholic/Christian, is one of the most lenient religions in the world. But we never really relied or encouraged society to develop "pressure-cooked students." We tend to value growth in different aspects, which fails sometimes to strike a balance through progress. We may encourage great performance from students, but we do not try to overly compromise their happiness, leisure and health above anything else. We value education as much as we value interaction with other people, spiritual growth and street smarts. We may invest in tutors, but not in "military-like" educational institutions. Parents in other countries sacrifice to the bone and as much as pressure their kids to get accepted in a good college, a really VERY GOOD college, as their guaranteed ticket to financial success and a secure future. They are right to some extent, but we somehow take it in different intensity and light. Like my friend once said, "We Filipinos really do not see MONEY as our everything. We don't see it as an entire measure of success. That's just how we are brought up. But unfortunately we take it to extremes sometimes that's why we're poor at MONEY."

Now, probably I have an idea of one of the REASONS why we see so many Korean students flocking the Philippine lands. I see them almost everywhere, and no they didn't come here to tour, not most of them. The Koreans who flock here, aside from tourists and expats, are students. They may find education here very cheap, the scenery very exciting, but they have other special reasons as well.

Now I know WHY.