A politicians bottle of water
Now at the aftermath of the storm, I can see that the Philippines is indeed a nation of heroes and villains. Where heroes sprouted… villains grew. And politician reared there ugly heads… Don’t get me wrong but I have yet to hear of a politician who has not taken advantage of the devastation and death left by Ondoy and Pepeng.
I’ve seen them help people in their oh-so-clean clothes surrounded by bodyguards. I’ve seen them “inspect the damage”. It would have been better for them to sit in their office and use their power to organize the relief and rescue operations. Might it be that politicians were meant to be villains after all?
Do politicians thrive in the misfortunes of others? Would they really have helped this much without the coming elections? Is it not enough to give the bottle of water as it is? Or the pack of noodles as it is? Could the expense for repacking these goods yield another bottle of water? Could it?
Have you heard of this brand of noodles?
My point is that the politicians were never the heroes of this nation. The Filipino people are the real heroes.
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