Politicians, Leaders?

by : Ellvan Campos

                 Japan, Switzerland and Singapore are some of the affluent countries in the world, even if their place is not blessed with natural resources. Wondering, we are amused by their place and wishing the someday we can go there. In spite of the absence of treasures, they still manage to make a name in very field of success. The only key of their supremacy to the other place is that they have skilled, astute citizens. Oppositely, Philippines, acquires miles and miles of golden land, is too far from those countries. How come that we endure poverty where in fact, we have the wealth that the other place don’t have?

                People. Citizens. It is the people that are the hindrance of the richness of this country. Come to think of it, we, the Filipino citizens, are making our own place suffer. It is odd to hear but it’s the reality. Leaders here in the Philippines are just the best proof. They are known to be corrupt, selfish and greedy. Instead of leading our country to the path that we must travel, they are just doing the opposite. They let the foreign investors use the resources that we own without asking to our approval (that will surely be a big “NO” for us Filipinos). Consequently, Filipino people are prohibited in using our resources. In other words, we don’t have the right to freely develop the wealth we have.

                Political leaders tend to do unrightfully acts rather than to serve the people honestly. They are abusing the power that we had trusted unto them. They are using their positions to widen the lands they own, to be richer and to strengthen their powers. The money that should be distributed to the people went to their pockets. Thus, many Filipinos are suffering starvation and illiteracy. Worse, some Filipinos don’t have shelter to shed when rains come and worst, some Filipino’s can’t able to eat three times a day because of poverty.

                It is our leaders work to maintain the cleanliness of our surroundings and to keep the beauty of our nature. But as we can say today, the cleanliness had turned only to a dream. Pollution is scattered especially in the urban places. Mountains become bald. Garbages are anywhere to be found. In short, Mother Earth approaches to its dying stage.

                The world has turned out into a modern one, a new one and a beautiful one. But our country lacks one of it because the contrary thing happens. We are always saying that we will move on for the better but still no action can be seen. Our country is still suffering from the hand of its leaders. Solution to problem is still far from reality and change remains vague.