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 ilipinos the world over are breathing a
collective sigh of relief with President Arroyo's declaration of a state
of national emergency.
 Many
overseas Filipinos have been watching with horror and disgust as
nefarious elements made up of followers of deposed President Estrada, corrupt Marcos
die-hards, power-hungry military misfits, and the ever-present New
People's Army thugs have slowly choked away the dreams and
aspirations of the Filipino people.
Concerned OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers)
have been following with dismay as the euphoria that was EDSA I in 1986
slowly mutated into a nightmare as corrupt and opportunistic politicians
once allied with
former dictator Ferdinand Marcos slowly weaseled their way back into
power, first with the incompetent Cory Aquino administration, eventually reaching their stride in the kleptocratic administration
that was Joseph Estrada's,
 where everything was possible so long as the right palms
were "greased." With Estrada, the good old Marcos days were back
and in full swing!
Unfortunately, this feeding at the public
trough was suddenly interrupted by EDSA II in 2001, when Joseph Estrada was
kicked out of office. It's now been five years and the dark
forces seeking to plunder once again can wait no more. They have now
sought to overthrow the legitimate government of President Arroyo by
forming an unholy alliance with right-wing extremists, and left-wing
communists. It is quickly apparent to any outsider that the only
ideology holding the opposition together has to be the ideology of greed,
as these groups are so disparate as to have nothing else in common.
What overseas Filipinos would like to see
is President Arroyo completing the unfinished revolutions of EDSA I and
II, and finally put those who have who deserve to be behind bars, where
they belong. OFWs would like nothing better than to see a peaceful prosperous
Philippines that they can come home to some day.
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