20 years as an OFW is not realistic of being a Filipino to stay longer on the place if we are talking about of how you care your country and countrymen as well, kaya nakita ko sayo your comments is plain and simple: all is by the book and unreal to the real situation right there? I am also an OFW for two years but I will not shout of being who I am? I worked here to start concrete foundation of my Families, same to you maybe I am be proud of sometimes but still felt too hurt to hear each day on how our country will be ruled on: Rest assured however, I have to say to you that in life we have to remember some things that Gods always reminds us:
Jesus Christ claimed to answer all the deep questions about our existence. At one time or another, many of us question what life is all about. Have you ever gazed up at the stars on a pitch-black evening and wondered who put them there? Or have you ever seen a sunset and thought about life’s biggest questions:
• “Who am I?”
• “Why am I here?”
• “Where am I going after I die?”
Although other philosophers and religious leaders have offered their answers to the meaning of life, only Jesus Christ proved his credentials by rising from the dead. Skeptics like McDowell who originally scoffed at Jesus’ resurrection, have discovered that there is compelling evidence that it really occurred.
If we take his words seriously, Jesus offers life with real meaning. He said that life is much more than making money, having fun, being successful, and then ending up in a graveyard. Yet, many people still try to find meaning in fame and success, even those who have already made it to the mountaintop. Peace!

Kung talagang gusto ng mga taga Maguindanao ang Martial Law bakit sila nagsisilayas at wala halos pumapasok na estudyante? Ang mga tindahan ay halos sarado? Eto ba ang gusto ng Martial Law? Dapat di ba nagtatalunan sa tuwa ang mga tao at naaresto na ang mga berdugo? Bakit?

Teddy Boy ipaliwanag mo bakit? At walang legality rito kung hindi yung totoong reaksyon ng mga taga Maguindanao, hindi buong Mindanao. By the way pala, Nakapunta na ako sa Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato City, Carmen, Surallah, Nourallah, Isulan, Gen. San at hindi ko na matandaan ang iba pa but this is irrelevant sa concentrate ka lang doon sa mga tanong ko.

Bro, tanong ko lang sayo nakapunta ka na bah ng Mindanao? Huwag mo maipagmalaki sa amin ang utak mong bulok? At sabi mo sa ibang comments na ikaw ay isang aktibista naku at huwag mo maipagmalaki sa amin yan ang pagiging aktibista mo? saan ba kokoti ang tanda muna wala ka namang pinagtandaan? ang pagiging aktibista ay depende yon kung ano ang inyong ipinaglalaban at ito ba ay may katuturan at realidad? ang sitwasyon ngayon ay iba sa panahon niyo dati? ang mga tao ngayon lalo na yong mga kabataan ay mulat na ang mata at hindi tulad mo tulog o nakapikit sa katotohanan, tandaan mo bro ang katotohanan ay siyang magpapalaya ng tao? to tell you dati ang Martial law covered by 1935 constitution at ang ML ngayon ay malaking pagkakaiba sa dati gets? magbasa ka ulit baka lumang version yang hawak mo o diba nagbasa ka ngah hindi mo naman naintindihan dahil English o dba gusto mo tagalogin ko pa para maintindihan mo? i think na mas matanda ka sa amin at nerespeto kita sa punto na yan pero hindi ko rerespetuhin ang idea mo na bali? Manong andoy the main objectives of ML right there is a swift moved to disarmed all private armies in connection of the massacre and by then, if the weapons is positive of the ballistic test in connection to the crime this can be used to connect the suspects and totally can solved the case even if it is confiscated during ML gets? all of this is beyond probable cause depende kung gaano ka bigat ang ebedensya at gaano ka credible ang testimony ng mga witnesses. sana nman po huwag kayo maging paranoid at hipokrito sa usaping ito at isantabi niyo muna ang galit niyo kay Arroyo? Manong andoy huwag kang magmalaki sa alam mo sa batas na pinagsasabi mo just look at the actual situation right there and bring your book of knowledge and show me how to implement laws infront of the victims in the area of lawless land.
I dare you now subukan mong pumunta doon particularly in Maguindanao at magdala ka ng libro at isigaw ang batas na sinasabi mo kung may maniniwala ba sa iyo? subukan mong tumira doon under Ampatuan Law tingnan lang natin kung hindi ka iihi sa takot? Tingnan natin kung kaninong itlog ang pipiyok? Palibhasa ang galing niyong magsalita eh wala nman kayong ginawa? At am sure wala kayong magawa kundi ang mag-ingay? alam Manong andoy o brother andoy palaboy lahat naman tayo galit kay Gloria pero sa usaping ito sana nman tigilan niyo yang usaping pang politika? tinatanong niyo ang legalities ng ML dahil takot kayo sa technicalities eh hayaan niyo muna ang mga imbestigador sa kaso at maglahad ng mga ebedensiya bago kayo manghusga: eh kung wala kayong magawa para solusyunan ang Isla ng Mindanao particularly now in Maguindanao eh sana tumahimik nalang kayo? sa mga moslem territory bro doon ay minsan kinalimutan na ng mga ibang tao ang due process, some people were not after of what you said constitution, people right there were challenged on how to survived each day of living sa kahit anong paraan kaya huwag kayong magmalaki na may malasakit kayo sa mga tao doon dahil sa totoo lang Martial Law right there as of now is better than Ampatuan Law? Martial Law right now is totally different before during Marcos Regime and under 1935 Constitution. kaya ung mga kinatatakutan niyo ay possibe din yan mangyari pero dapat niyong tandaan that Mrs. Gloria Arroyo is one way ahead of us and now we need to moved on. Whenever Gloria is proven guilty of her mistakes let the law will prevail and the justice system will work for it? iyong mga sinisigaw niyo laban kay Gloria ay hindi solusyon sa Maguindanao ngayon at lalo na sa Massacre kya kung sa akala niyo magaling kayo punta kayo doon ngayon at subukan niyong manghuli ng private armies at mag imbestiga ng kaso gets?

I remember pre-martial law, in the ‘60s and through ’71. The private armies and their weapons, this is so reminiscent of that era. It is a step back in time.

I’m sure the government benefited from these warlords to control insurgency. But were they ever in check? I understand that you need to enlist the help of the local leaders, but should they be empowered as much? The arms used by the Ampatuans and those that were stockpiled could not have been acquired without someone high in government or military. Certainly not in the volume of what has been uncovered so far. Any government official who had helped facilitate this arms procurement must be held accountable and given jail time.

The administration failed those who were massacred in Magindanao. What other murders have happened that never get to the news? It is heart breaking, as I know in a land like the Ampatuan’s, their rule was ironclad and with impunity. This is very shameful and being in the 21st century, so backwards. This must never happen again. Often, I read about Burma, Khmer and other African countries that commit these atrocities. But please, not my country!

I wonder what private armies would the Macapagal-Arroyo clans have. There is a parallel here but only in a different scale. I am not implying that GMA would actually do what the Ampatuans did. Just that, with so much of her family entrenched in government it would be easy to circumvent what is law.

The time of the Ampatuans as rulers of Magindanao is now over. They must not get back their power as to do so is to leave the populace in their manipulating grip. Even more important is that whoever replaces them must not replicate what has happened here. The government and the military must bear the brunt of the work fighting insurgencies at all costs. There are no deals with warlords. The rule of government is first, foremost and should be the only one as it is the voice of the people.

Whatever comes of this investigation, I pity the women of the Ampatuans. Their gender will no longer render them off limits to retaliation from the aggrieved parties. Then again their male clan members should have thought of this before kidnapping, raping and killing women of their rival clan.

Bayan ko, luha ko…….