The challenge to rage against injustice

i would like to thank the Inquirer for reporting the awful but genuine truth regarding the oil spill in Guimaras, the killing of journalists and activists, the leakage of test questions in the June 2006 nursing board exams and the bid to impeach the President. It is now up to us, Filipinos, how we will respond to the challenges faced by our nation today.

Will we keep our silence amid the unjust killings of Filipinos (because they happened to be on the other side of the political fence) until one of our own in the family has also been murdered? Shall we rise up to the challenge of bringing before the bar of justice those responsible for the massive oil spill in Guimaras, so that environmental disasters of such an unimaginable scale will never happen again in our country? What is our stand regarding the cheating issue in the last nursing exams? What does it say about our morals as a people and a nation?

And finally, do we really care about transparency in government, when what we see is the stubborn refusal of the Arroyo administration to submit itself to public accountability?

When will we get our senses back? When will we finally feel the rage inside our bodies, to finally act together as one nation and fight against the injustices being committed in our land?

(taken from PDI August 29,2006 issue in the Letters to the Editor)