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Ahcee Flores May Be a Really Sad Person

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Ahcee Flores comment on Yahoo News

When people like Ahcee Flores make negatives comments like that the one she said above (I just assume that she is a girl) at times like these when many parts of the Philippines are being shaken by a strong earthquake, you would would wonder what kind of person she is.

Here is here comment on a Yahoo News article: “let us pray…na matuloy ang tsunami para maraming bisaya ang mamatay, para mabawasan ang mga baduy sa pilipinas.”

This person seems to have a really strong issue against Cebuanos. And naturally, Filipinos, Cebuanos or not, have launched a hate campaign against this person whom we only know by this username. She now has a “Kill Ahcee Flores Movement” on Facebook and someone has also started a Facebook page today about this person. As for the latter one, I am not even sure if it is really Ahcee who started the page, but the user keeps on posting taunting remarks and there are now hundreds of hate comments on her wall.

Honestly, she is is not worth our time and if we stop getting angry at her, she will stop. She, and perhaps the other people behind these FB taunts, feeds on anger and the negative publicity. Ignore her and the issue and it will go away. She may just be a sad person who wants some extra attention on her way. Or for all we know, this is a man. But we don’t need to know.

Instead, let us focus our efforts on positive things. Let us prepare ourselves in case there are going to be repercussions to these. Let us keep praying and ensure to keep our families safe. Let us be prepared, in case the aftershocks become stronger and if indeed a tsunami is coming. Now is the time to stand strong, now waste our efforts and energy on this person. The Philippines is being shaken–how are we to respond?

Too Bad for Batangas University Execs

In a recent news item, it was reported that the Sandiganbayan has sentenced two former officials of the Batangas State University (BSU) here in the Philippines to 10 years imprisonment. Their crime? The two have conspired so that one of them who owns a shop will exclusively rent graduation caps and gowns to the graduating students.

The officials in question are Former BSU president Ernesto de Chavez and former vice president for academic affairs Rolando Lontoc Sr.. They were charged and now sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. They were also disqualified from holding any public office in the future.

You see, De Chavez and Lontoc were found guilty of violating Section 3 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, which specifically prohibits government employees from getting unwarranted “benefits, advantage, or preference.”

While parents and students of BSU may actually rejoice that justice was served their case, I cannot help but think that these two school officials only committed one small act of corruption and yet they are going to serve 10 years imprisonment and their reputation, as well as that of the families, are tainted forever.

If ever they had amassed ill-gotten wealth from the rental of the caps and togas, I don’t think that it ever afforded them mansions in the United States and luxury travels.

It is just too bad that they were not able to cover their tracks and so they got caught. And they were not powerful enough to make people shut up. Tsk. Tsk.

It just saddens me that small fry like these get caught and incarcerated. I just feel that they are mere fall guys of the big fish.

Ikaw Ay Pag-Ibig Final Episode: If Only Corrupt Filipino Officials Will Have the Same Ending

I do not really follow teleseryes on TV but tonight, I caught the final episode of Ikaw Ay Pag-Ibig–the drama on primetime TV that stars Zaijan Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, and many other others, including veteran actor, Mark Gil.

Aside from the remarkable acting of Mr. Gil as Congressman Gonzales, what struck me most was his confession. He was convicted in the last several episodes and he really repented from his sins. He asked forgiveness from the people he had wronged, including his family and the people under his district, plus he also tried to correct the mistakes of his past–like withdrawing his false accusations that sent his daughter’s lover in jail. Although he could not entirely correct everything, as several of the characters already died or lost a number of productive years in their lives, the point of the matter is that, he repented.

How I wish that even just a fraction of corruption politicians here in the Philippines would do so? Imagine, even just one percent of those in public office who have willfully done the people of the Philippines wrong will just repent, come out in the open, and try to make amends for what they have done–you can just imagine the change that will happen in this country.

Sigh…too bad…it only happens on TV