By: Ben Emata
One thing beautiful with the holding of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is that all the 21 nations who attended were united in their fight against terrorism and poverty. The subject matter may not be the main issue during the meeting but because of the Paris incident, the same did not escape the pronouncement of world leaders to deal on the problem. Terrorism is a serious thing in a modern civilization that should not be ignored. No one knows when and where the terrorists will strike next until they hit the media with scores of lives lost. It is so much of treachery.
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The Philippines is third, repeat THIRD poorest country of the participants in the APEC meeting according to the World Bank. First is Vietnam closely followed by Papua, New Guinea. I cannot disagree on this finding but they should have searched that we have dozens of politicians who are super wealthy and owners of real estates in foreign lands. We simply call this thing hidden wealth or assets invested in foreign countries.
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In North Korea, three women who merely watched a TV show of South Korea were executed. In the same country, three young college students were also killed because they watched pornography on TV. I wish the North Korean leaders watch live show of sex exhibitions in Pasay City and elsewhere for a cheap amount for entrance. Oh yeah I remember an uncle of its president was executed because he differed in opinions with the ruler. If only our drug lords live in that country, I can see we will have no problem with addictions and crimes connected therewith.
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There seems to be a double standard of justice in our country. In Jolo, the Abbu Sayaf beheads their kidnapped victims who could not meet the ransom money worth millions in a certain period. Proof to this, a Malaysian-Chinese who was kidnapped a while ago was reunited with his head hours later after he was beheaded. To the kidnappers’ law, it is death sentence. But since our government does not have the death penalty, we embrace the criminals and crimes the reason why so many of the underworld characters like to be behind bars. For instance a suspect rapes a girl and murder her later only get the maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Surely it is a mockery of justice or if not, what is it?
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Demonstrators during the APEC meet have become so violent they fought the policemen. Many were injured but the problm some of them just did not know what they were doing of, and for whom? Demonstrations or rallies are becoming wild and uncontrollable, a thing we must ponder what to do to prevent similar incidents in the future. While we honor the exercise of freedom, we certainly hit abuses committed in doing it.
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Now that the Court of Appeals has ordered that Mayor Oscar Moreno is the city mayor of Cagayan de Oro, I urge the residents and other politicians to set aside bickering and intrigues and let the city government function well. If we really enjoy politics in action, let us wait for next year’s election and see how things go on legally. Supporters of politicians who left their homes to participate in the actions better go home now and rest.
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I wish our TV program producers try to improve their shows/dramas because these items reach the American continent and other places via the modern technologies and cable in Europe and Canada where they meet stiff competitions. Some of these programs ended in heavy criticisms. You know how some Filipinos open their mouths when they despise something. BEN EMATA Bennex News Service
