The Southern Philippine Massacre

By: Aaron Testado

The massacre in Mindanao is inhumane, Satanic and barbaric in the History of Philippine Politics at 20^th century. The victims are the member of media, civil groups and supporter of the Mangudadatu’s clan; these are all civilians without arms to fight. I don’t even imagine how they do such terrible thing, are they Human? Or a cannibal maybe?  Or they are in the influence of illegal drugs.

Killing almost 50 people in one setting is playing God! Who are they shooting people just like ducks? What went wrong? This is a good question!

Well it went out that here in the Philippines Political clans exist, even though the 1987 Philippines constitution said, on Article II Section 26: Declaration of Principles at State Policies, “The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.”

It prohibited the Political Dynasty but it said “as may be defined by law” which means congress should act for this so that they will pass a law to stop political dynasties. In the Philippines there are dynasties everywhere from Northern Luzon down to Southern Tip of Mindanao. They are still on the sits of leadership, they don’t want to stop grasping for power because; Power as define by Lord Acton ” Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”

Sadly, my countrymen we are facing the truth that still 95% of the Philippines are still under a single individual family rule. The examples are these: “Hello I am the Father! I am the Congressman, their Grandfather is a Senator, my wife is a Governor then my two siblings are Mayors of my wife district!” Or we can make it more locally like this one: “Hello I am Mayor Defacto, my wife is a councilor, my three uncles are barangay captains and by the way my son want to be a mayor too in the future!” I’m sorry for these readers but its true and one of the votes that put them in their position is given by you.

Now back to the massacre, according to the news it went out that Mangudadatu’s wanted to be ahead in the Political Arena in their Province that they said the Ampatuan’s don’t like it. These two families by the way are related on each other by intermarriages but now they are fighting for the Power in their districts. It went out that its just 50 people are killed by who???  The news said by the Private armies of the “respective” suspect clans.  After the Marcos Era, grabbing of Political power from one another is very common, because some politician used the people for their own advantage. This is true that some rallies are being paid by an unknown individual to support one political personality, 75% of the Philippines masses are below poverty line that’s why people are tend to go in the rallies for money to buy food and other basic needs. The news also said that some people that have been killed are just passing by, they are just in the wrong moment when the private army fired at the Mangandadatu’s convoy, they can be a witness to the scene that’s why they are also killed.

The massacre itself should have not been take place if the congress make a law limiting political dynasties, these kind of governance should stop or there will be more satanic scenes will take place again and again every political election. People should be the master in the kind of society we have but it looks like they are (Politician) our masters, ashamed should be in this politician for the hell is ready for them for their wrong doings.

Make a step toward this incident congress; I summon them to pass a law for the protection of our society and the people itself. Politician and government entity should be put on their right place in the society, they are servant not Masters. The people are not a pest that you can kill like that, we have a constitution to respect things and we have the law to give teeth so that everyone will be respected for their rights and beliefs. Under the constitution all men have equal that their rights should be protected by the state at all cost, what about that incident? Are the men that loss their lives are being protected?

No! Because the law makers are cowards and useless they are just there busy classifying schools and renaming streets.

How about act selflessly for your country? The countries we know are already sold for foreigners because useless people are in our congress! I am very mad about that! Even if my life will be exchange for the freedom of my country I will do it! I will act selflessly for the future of my beloved country.

People want change in the system of governance; they are not slaves and servant, they are tired vending on the street, they are tired of being ignorant, they are tired of being poor, they are tired to vote useless congress and law makers, they are tired to serve the people in power. People need proper leadership, they need unsurpassable amount of education, they need work and jobs, they need proper medical care, they need overwhelming food for their family, they need a new system of governance and they are in need of what our current leaders needs.

Leaders, give the needs of your constituents for they deserve it. Not what you want for them but what they want for them. Be an example in every aspect of your life, for life here on earth are limited so make a full of it on doing good as you can. We are not perfect, we also make mistakes. Mistakes, if always repeated is sign of uselessness but when it was learned it was not uselessness but Wisdom!