Got to make that change....

Change..... With the current political and juidicial situation here in the Philippines, i could not help myself from giving a big frown over my face. BETTER Changes had not really surfaced yet in the Filipino mindset though our countrymen tried to start a revolution for change a number of times since i first heard of Marcos, Aquino, Estrada and now Arroyo. I was born in the Chinese year of the dragon when political upheaval and martial law shrouded the country. At my younage then, i could not really felt the pressure fora deep need for that change. It was only when i started hearing about Ninoy Aquino against the Marcoses in the Philippine Free Press Magazine that i started getting the urge to be patriotic. The 1986 EDSA Revolution made that big turn about in my life as a Filipino when i felt the deep longing to make that positive statement to insinuate change. I remembered watching the famous People Power taking place and since i'm in Mindanao, i could not personally witness the event though i could feel the surge of thirst that most of the Filipinos wanted that time. CHANGE AND FREEDOM. It was a new start for the country then with the political world making raves but still in the long run, the anticpated new dawn of better life did not make it. Coup attempts agsainst Cory break in, sending negative fetters again in the Filipino mindset. I could not forget watching the GMA7 show "That's Entertainment" that time with the Tuesday Group giving a message in their production number "WE DON'T NEED A CHANGE OF MEN, WE NEED A CHANGE IN MEN." that message really did hit me that time. i began contemplating on the idea of change taking place INSIDE the person....change is not something external. When i had the chance to study in Mindanao State University, many tried to invite me to join various groups that advocate politics and social issues, as much as i wanted to, i thought things over and just went on with life catering the need to be intellectually fed. Yes i did engage in inflicting change, but only in the university paper that really made me amous in some colleges in the university for writing about some complaints of students regarding management of some areas in the university. Though i was tried to be called in the legal department, i was fortunate enough to have a college dean trying to interfere and settle the truthfulness of what i have written. THat experience resulted to that change taking place in the college. When i started working here in Manila, it paved the way for me to engage in rallies staged in Makati or in EDSA Shrine during the Estrada Administration. Yes, said events stirred the thoughts of Filipinos but it never gave them the opportunity to make changes more of the long term basis. Rallies seemingly for CHANGE became more of a pastime or habit rather than that of making the statement part of our daily lives. Filipinos do need a big hange, not of men, but INside every man. AS what we can see in the news, everytime one group does not like the administration ormanagement, then rallies or revolt would surely take place with the idea of letting the leader to step off from the position. It has become a very boring cycle in our political system...now it's happening in the judicial system. When does this routine stop....well, i on myself don't know.Should we stop lobbying, no! it's freedom of speech and to rally according to Article 3 of our constitution. THe only thing i know is that if we wanted change, then we must start it within ourselves. Yes i know it's a cliche, but have we ever really tried it as a nation. THe answer is within you.... God bless you.