ON SHADOW GOVERNMENTS

by Wilhelmina S. Orozco


What is the purpose of a government? A GOVERNMENT EXISTS TO PROTECT
THE PEOPLE, THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND EXISTING SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.

The run of political events in our country shows that there are
several groups attempting to create their own worlds of power to run
their own principles for existence,.

The worst are the underground governments wanting to co-exist with the
existing administration of PNoy. They even have military power
challenging the capacity of the state to protect itself from sabotage
and political destabilization.

The Philippines is entering a new era after more than a decade of
manipulation of elite groups out to make an economic killing out of
being in positions of political power.

Our people have grown politically mature by the strong and fierce
debates on many issues which have a bearing on our ability to choose
our own leaders electorally, on the women’s right to decide on when to
get pregnant, on when to allow the elctions to occur in Mindanao ARMM,
and even minor issues like texting taxes and increase of toll fees in
super highways.

The existing administration cannot ignore the people’s demand now to
hear the call for the clearing of the real issues on what happened in
the 2004 and 2007 ewlections. It is saddled with the responsibility to
look after the past, the present and the future of the country. It is
not true that it should only concern itself with creating jobs,
increasing the taxes collected, and making the peso rise in purchasing
power. It has that larger role to show to the people that past errors
and manipulation to capture electoral powers are unpardonable crimes
that have to be rectified. This is the only way for the country to
move forward.

However, we need to be vigilant against shadow governments that seek
to return to or maintain the power of ill elements in our society.
They are out to destabilize the present administration and eventually
install or reinstall their corrupt leaders.