Blogging in the Time of Living Dangerously
Things are heating up in the country’s Capital again in the wake of Lozada’s damning testimony in the Senate regarding the ZTE-NBN deal and his alleged abduction earlier in the week. One unmistakeable sign of the tension is the circulation of text rumors warning of a bombing today. Once more, the people in Malacañang are having sleepless nights and restless days since the ouster of De Venecia (of which an insightful analysis is written by UP professor Luis Teodoro) and the political situation’s subsequent turn for the worse, says veteran political observer Mon Casiple.
We have entered dangerous times, he writes. “At this point, the political crisis can already be characterized as the crisis of survival of the presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,†Casiple continues. “Dangerous times often beget dangerous decisions. Vigilance is called for.â€
Thank god blogging still isn’t dangerous here, unlike in some other countries where people get imprisoned for posting opinions in blogs. Speaking about blogging, I joined an informal meeting of Cebu-based bloggers last Feb. 7 organized by Ms. Janette Toral upon the invitation of Sir Max Limpag.
