Miracles

Posted by spliceanddice on November 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment

CNN recently hailed Himala as the best movie of all time in the Asia-Pacific region. The 1982 film tells the story of Elsa in a marginal town, a girl who claims to have seen the Virgin Mary. She turns into a faith healer and begins to conduct healing crusades in a forgotten land. The film is the brainchild of writer Ricky Lee and director Ishmael Bernal. Who could forget Nora Aunor, arms spread facing the sky, white veil on her head, shouting “walang himala”? Or I may be mistaken with the veil and the arms, but nonetheless the recognition of the film is testament to the glory of Filipino films in earlier times, transcending age and time to great lengths.

While at that, I can’t help but recall the recent Senate probe on the fertilizer scam. Fresh from the United States, Jocelyn Bolante was bearded and grilled at the Senate floor. That came after he was admitted at St. Luke’s Hospital for health reasons, confusing his digestive problems for a heart ailment. I do not know if human evolution is yet to see its better days, finding remedies for some stomachs reaching as high up as the chest. I do not know if that is a symptom of dementia either, but his age and white hairs do not seem to prove him any wiser. His evasive responses to the questions hurled at him go to show how much of either his gross ignorance or his defense preparations—perhaps both—have made a monumental lackey out of him.

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