It’s the holy week and what better time to slow down, relax, and reflect-about God, our life as Filipinos, and about our country as a whole- but at this point?

Since I launched the gloriaresign petition and blog a lot of people, friends and strangers, have intimated they have also forwarded my petition to their friends and colleagues. But they swear they couldn’t believe the indifference and pessimism they got from most of them. My knee-jerk reaction was well, this is a democratic country everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

But when I reflected about this particular state of our political life, I just shake my head in sadness. This has not only become a political issue for me, but an emotional one as well. It’s a sad thing to witness and realize that most of my countrymen have so much apathy and pessimism in their hearts. Mainly, they worry about who to replace Gloria when she resigns or ousted, but they are NOT worried about the fact that Gloria is a cheat, a liar, and a thief. They’d rather have those qualities for a president that be faced with a task of demanding accountability and choosing another (hopefully) rightful leader.

To realize that most of my countrymen do not see the blatant insult of this administration to their intelligence is trite. Every single time the administration assert their supposed ascendancy to anyone else, they step on our person-hood as citizens of this country. And every time this happens, and most of us accept it with no reaction whatsoever, this country is degenerating every goddamn second!

Why can’t they understand that in order to move on properly, sins should be accounted for, punished, atoned and forgiven but not necessarily, forgotten? Why can’t they realize it is the duty and responsibility of every Filipino to demand for truth and account for the lies of our leaders, elected and appointed? What does it take for Juan dela Cruz to stand up to his calling and prove to the rest of the world that we are indeed, worth dying for? Where is the pride of the citizenry? Why have we stooped so low as to accept a cheat, a liar and a thief to lead our beloved country?

Most Filipinos today also say it’s a useless exercise to demand Gloria’s resignation since she will only be replaced by a leader who will just rival, if not surpass, her thievery. My view on this has always been this: our leaders, past and present, who sinned against us should not be forgotten. They should not be forgotten because they are our collective lesson, our learning, and our reminder that we can do better next time in choosing our future leaders. It’s our collective spirit as Filipinos that will lead this country to where we want it to be, fifty or one hundred years from now. To where, I can only say that the future is bleak.

I may already be dead by then, but here’s hoping my actions today will redound to the benefit of future citizens of this country. I can only wish the same for the rest of us.

Anyway, thank you to all who has signed up so far and who have forwarded the links to their friends and family members. You have all done a great thing for our country and for the future of its citizens:

1. Sheryl Martinez 2. Goldy Chan 3. Ariel Poserio 4. Ed B. Umali 5. Nathaniel G. Cruz 6. Rolando Dolatre 7. Oscar Paul Valle 8. Renato Rivera 9. Danilo A. Ysmael 10. Benito L Agustin 11. Mark 12. Jose G. Cariño 13. Dante Villena 14. Avel Marcellana15. Yolanda Eklund 16. Manong Noy 17. Dante Briones 18. Von David 19. Nicolas Kramer 20. Bimbo Isidro 21. Roberto Ocampo 22. Gladiola V. Rosales 23. Herminio Agag 24. Snafu Manuel 25. Roserwin Hilario 26. Antonio B. Olaguer 27. Jon Banaag 28. Engracio del Rosario 29. Paulo Glorioso 30. Lilia A. Tan 31. Manolo Rosero 32. Leo Ayeras 33. Roman Imperial 34. Agnes de Veyra 35. Jimi Cabrera 36. Jay Lacsamana 37. Abel 38. Leah de leon-Villaran 39. Neil Pacamalan 40. George Anthony Gaddi 41. Gerardo Pedrosa 42. Devin Monteverde 43. Cabbie 44. Alex V. Alberto 45. Urgie F. Faderogao 46. Miyako Izabel 47. Mari 48. Ariel Aparejo 49. Joy Coronel 50. Anna Malihan 51. Froilan Mencias 52. Saldi Diaz 53. Ma. Carmel Bollozos 54. Hernando Rey Jr 55. Eugene Claravall 56. Macky Ramirez 57. Ime B. Alampay 58. Nilo Imperial 59. Alan D. R. Luzuriaga 60. Fitzgerald Claravall 61. Efren Natino 62. Rolly Aragones 63. Tinay Palabay 64. Des Sarmiento 65. Robbie Galang 66. Amanda Bueno 67. Fred Morante Gaspar 68. NOE 69. Cesar Torres 70. Carol Josette Javier 71. Dino Martin Earl Javier 72. Nilda M. Villegas 73. Lolita LLedo 74. Emiliano Garchitorena 75. Cocoy Zonio 76. Gino Carlo S. Villamor 77. Cecile Angela Adrian-Ilagan 78. Charles Bautista 79. Janis de Leon 80. JM Nepomuceno 81. Roel Manuel 82. SONNY 81. Arman Y. Tolentino 82. MAY 83. Agustin Montealto 84. Ricardo Gonzalez 85. Obidio Rous III 86. Rommel Ebon Cagbay Jr. 87. RX 88. Isaias T. Tolentino

Forward the link to ensure a better tomorrow for our children and the future of our beloved Philippines.

The quest continues…

Make A Stand. Be Counted. Sign up. NOW!

Thank you all for signing up! Today we have more individuals sharing our sentiments. They have also realized the urgent need for change in the leadership as each passing day becomes more and more unbearable having Gloria there when she has lost all moral, political, economic ascendancy to lead.

1. Sheryl Martinez 2. Goldy Chan 3. Ariel Poserio 4. Ed B. Umali 5. Nathaniel G. Cruz 6. Rolando Dolatre 7. Oscar Paul Valle 8. Renato Rivera 9. Danilo A. Ysmael 10. Benito L Agustin 11. Mark 12. Jose G. Cariño 13. Dante Villena 14. Avel Marcellana15. Yolanda Eklund 16. Manong Noy 17. Dante Briones 18. Von David 19. Nicolas Kramer 20. Bimbo Isidro 21. Roberto Ocampo 22. Gladiola V. Rosales 23. Herminio Agag 24. Snafu Manuel 25. Roserwin Hilario 26. Antonio B. Olaguer 27. Jon Banaag 28. Engracio del Rosario 29. Paulo Glorioso 30. Lilia A. Tan 31. Manolo Rosero 32. Leo Ayeras 33. Roman Imperial 34. Agnes de Veyra 35. Jimi Cabrera 36. Jay Lacsamana 37. Abel 38. Leah de leon-Villaran 39. Neil Pacamalan 40. George Anthony Gaddi 41. Gerardo Pedrosa 42. Devin Monteverde 43. Cabbie 44. Alex V. Alberto 45. Urgie F. Faderogao 46. Miyako Izabel 47. Mari 48. Ariel Aparejo 49. Joy Coronel 50. Anna Malihan 51. Froilan Mencias 52. Saldi Diaz 53. Ma. Carmel Bollozos 54. Hernando Rey Jr 55. Eugene Claravall 56. Macky Ramirez 57. Ime B. Alampay 58. Nilo Imperial 59. Alan D. R. Luzuriaga 60. Fitzgerald Claravall 61. Efren Natino 62. Rolly Aragones 63. Tinay Palabay 64. Des Sarmiento 65. Robbie Galang 66. Amanda Bueno 67. Fred Morante Gaspar 68. NOE 69. Cesar Torres 70. Carol Josette Javier 71. Dino Martin Earl Javier 72. Nilda M. Villegas 73. Lolita LLedo 74. Emiliano Garchitorena 75. Cocoy Zonio 76. Gino Carlo S. Villamor 77. Cecile Angela Adrian-Ilagan 78. Charles Bautista 79. Janis de Leon 80. JM Nepomuceno 81. Roel Manuel 82. SONNY

You can do your part by sharing this crusade with your friends and family. Let us all be counted, for our country and for our children’s future.

Yes, the quest will continue…