Glorietta 2 Bombing

I was on my way home last Friday when I heard about the bombing at G2. I couldn’t believe my ears when Sen. Gordon told reporters that 8 people had officially died that day and that around 93 more were injured and were sent to Makati Med and the Makati Hospital. It felt strange because my sister and I went there, exactly at G2, last week not knowing that that would be the last time we’ll ever get to see that area again. I wasn’t sure what to make of the news; if it was real or was just hyped to get the attention away from the political issues that plague the government. It sounded more like a propaganda on t.v., the one where you know that some ‘political celebs’ would show up and pour unnecessary oratory to condemn this and that but all they have are empty words and knocked-out fangs. I was sure that in the coming days, conspiracy theories would again hound the public, that the opposition, especially Sen. Lacson and Sen. Trillanes, would point their fingers to her Highness and her loyal Generals, and that the police and SOCO would be left clueless.

Up until now, the authorities aren’t sure what caused the explosion. Some say it was a C4 bomb, some say it was a terrorist act. The Palace hasn’t said anything yet but by the looks of it, they would wait for the PNP to finish their investigation. We’ll good luck about that. For Sen. Trillanes, the AFP Chief and the Nat’l Security Adviser were behind this one to, once again, save their Queen and her Wonderland. After Hello Garci, the still unresolved ‘Extrajudicial Killings’, the Fertilizer Scam, the ZTE, NBN and Cyber Ed Deals with China, and her latest pay-off with 190 Congressmen in the Palace, the administration is in need of another scapegoat. Of course, these are unfounded hypotheses; anyone is free to say what they want at this point in time. But doesn’t it scare you if this particular theory is true?

We know PGMA wants the Constitution changed (not that she hasn’t in recent years), that she wants the shift to Parliamentary and that she so desperately clamors for power even if her kingdom doesn’t like her. Why would anyone force themselves on others? That’s just plain insensitive. I pity her and sorry troops for marching on as they do; greedy and hungry for everything against moral standards. It’s like reading a story about a man who searches for the elixir of life, the legendary drink that can make him immortal. He doesn’t want to leave this world because he’s got money and power and youth; in other words, he’s secure in this world. But what about when he dies, his soul? I guess I’m going extreme here, but it almost feels like PGMA is holding on to power like she lives for it and nothing else. She’s blinded by the glitz and corruption politics has given her and serving the people was lost long, long ago. It’s absurd to think that PGMA and other corrupt people out there are satisfied by doing ‘great’ in politics e.g. having prime government positions, kickbacks and some zombie-like goons to do their bidding. Are they thinking that being politicians in this country entitles them to be Gods?

And do I smell another Oakwood Mutiny coming together very soon? Because if the bomb that caused this is indeed a C4 bomb, then even the military could have access to it. Believe it or not, the terrorists and the opposition are not the only ones who want to take down PGMA’s illegitimate government. And the G2 tragedy could be just one of the many incidents to come and prove this.