A Questionable Survey: “The Most Beloved Filipino Leader”

Posted by Marcing Pin on February 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A Questionable Survey: “The Most Beloved Filipino Leader”
By Marcing Pin

Today is the 24th Anniversary of the mutiny that lead to the “People Power Uprising” of February 1986. The uprising against the dictator succeeded because of the combine efforts of both the military and the civil society. Today, many Filipinos would not even care to remember the event that helps restore the freedom they enjoyed today. Is it because of lack of patriotism (love of country) and more of individualism (self-love) amongst present-day Filipinos? Or are we just plain dumb?

Just recently, the Philippine media from the newspapers to television networks reported (and plagiarizing each other) a supposedly nationwide survey about “Who is the most beloved Filipino politician or leader?”. The survey includes the Who’s Who of the past and present Philippines: including two martyrs that inspired revolutions (José Rizal and Ninoy Aquino), a thieving dictator (Ferdinand Marcos), a convicted plunderer (Joseph Estrada), war heroes (Ramon Magsaysay and Fidel Ramos), a housewife (Cory Aquino), the incumbent President (Gloria Arroyo) and Vice President (Noli de Castro), and of course, the current presidentiables. Surprisingly, great leaders (Former President Manuel Quezon) and true heroes (Andres Bonifacio, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Datu Lapu-Lapu, and other Filipinos who gave their lives for the Philippines in the War of Independence and the Second World War) were intentionally left out or forgotten and ignored….

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