THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 5 Number 4 | January 2015
EDITORIAL & OPINION
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JESS’ COMMENTARIES
Binay persists in Philippine politics
T
he Binay political drama continues without
the issues being joined. Serious corruption charges levelled against the Binays, father,
son and mother all facing plunder cases are met with simple
blanket denials. “I didn’t do
it, it’s all political attack,” says
VP Binay. But of course, it is
political, but what is the truth?
Binay won’t refute in the Senate the overwhelming evidence of ill-gotten wealth, the
expansive Batangas hacienda, a number of condominium
units, the kickbacks in several projects in Makati, the profitable direct supplies of goods
and services. Binay can deny till his eyes are blue, but no
ADOBO
amount of denial is enough as
all these are played up and perpetrated in the public purview
amidst strong evidence
VP Binay persists in his
run for the presidency. I dread
what would be a Binay presidency as I did Erap’s. Filipinos thought that they could
tolerate Erap after a reasonable strong performance of Ramos. Binay will be more dangerous and would be a disaster for the Philippines if he succeeds. This is because he not
only uses the masa (poor) but
also his experience and capability mantra (karanasan at kakayahan).
A DAY AND NIGHT OF
TERROR IN SYDNEY
We all know an act of terror will happen one day in Syd-
ney, but for those with mindsets of political correctness.
While most Australians accepted and dealt with the terror
unleashed on our front yard,
there are still others who are
ideologically obsessed with
denial. One article projected the view of a marginalized
gunman, another called the terror as an act of a lone wolf and
still another slipped the display
of a Muslim flag as one readily available, and topped by
“Illridewithyou” campaign irreverent and insensitive to the
plight of the hostages. But a
thoughtful political analyst explained this as naked terrorism,
an act of terror and a product of
extremism, exported to Australia deserving condemnation.
This is an act that has been ex-
horted, encouraged and supported by the extremists and jihadists. The barrage of propaganda and extreme fundamentalism in the mainstream and
social media will only result in
this type of terrorism which the
jihadists claim credit.
What happened in Sydney on the 15th and early hours
of 16th of December 2014 are
a reality check and a wake up
call. Australia must maintain the integrity of its refugee
program through its strict border surveillance and protection. The gains in the current
policy must be maintained and
should not give way to Labor
or Green’s agenda posing danger not only to the refugees at
sea but also to Australians.
The man at the centre of
this drama, Man Haron Monis,
slipped the crack of the humanitarian program, the citizenship
law and justice system that endangered ordinary Australians
resulting in the inevitable tragedy. Thus, the blood of two
innocent Australians is in the
hands of those with misplaced
compassion. No wonder there
were no Greens and Labor advocates of the failed migration
program under the tumultuous
Labor rule expressing outrage.
There are many more ‘Monis’ )