Trying Times

I can’t help but write about the ongoing crisis of my Beloved Philippines. I have patiently listened to several of the Congressional hearings regarding the "Gloriagate tape" the past weeks, and have heard different kinds of stories.

Right this very moment, protesters from different sectors of society are in Ayala Ave. urging GMA to step down. Yesternight, GMA asked for her Cabinet to resign, pre-empting the planned mass resignation this morning -- which indeed happened. All throughout the day, different groups have expressed their statements imploring that the President step down. Former President Fidel Ramos, however, visited Malacanang (our White House) and suggested that we change the Constitution and switch to a Parliamentary form of government.

It is now 6pm. GMA just gave away a statement saying that she will not step down and that she leaves everything to Congress, and would focus more on doing her job, while appointing a new Cabinet who are more concerned with the country’s overall welfare. She has rejected the calls for her resignation, saying that such actions were causing "deep and grievous harm to the nation”.

What an action-packed day. I hope GMA got to eat lunch today.

By the time you read this, this will have been already moot. And who knows, my country may already have a new President. But I just want to blog a little about this, and express that I am not an apathetic Pinoy.

Sigh. My boyfriend is arriving in a few days. I wouldn’t want him to face this turmoil while he vacations here. I guess it’ll help to just not read or watch the news. I’ll probably just bring him to Megamall – the favorite sanctuary of Filipinos in trying times like this. Or maybe I’ll just lure him into watching “Darna” and “Encantadia” to escape reality for an hour.

Oh, and the peso closed at P56.10 to a dollar today. It got better!