On Election Day next week we should all perform our duty as a citizen of the Philippine Republic to express our choice as a free Filipino as to who we think should lead this nation.
We should all remember that our vote is our expression of our will and not primarily a vote to make a candidate win.
Let us all explicitly define our choice this Monday regardless of whether our candidate has a chance to win. We should bear in mind that the right of suffrage is the right to express this choice.
Let’s all go out and vote – it’s our duty to God, country and our fellowmen!
Some prophets of doom still maintain that should some candidates, especially those who honestly think that they would win, end up not meeting their strong expectations – all hell just might break loose. And most of the businessmen, ever being on the safe side, would rather be far from the ‘action’ this time.
But most of these top businessmen’s legitimate assistants are volunteering the info that many of these wily ones are just making the "threat" as an excuse to their wives for a chance to get into some romantic rendezvous with their other "assistants".
Many are of the opinion that the idea, as it is, may be brilliant as long as the communication companies would not pass on the proposed tax to their subscribers but just sacrifice a little of their huge margins to show support for the government and the "texting" public.
Reality check from industry observers – would the telecoms firms be willing to do such sacrifice for their country and their subscribers? It may be ideal corporate citizenship but would it augur well with their business interests?
Many subscribers who have recently gotten wind of the multi-billion peso profits that major telecoms companies have been raking in lately are saying that the prospect of not raising rates of text messages should the government go ahead in slapping tax on them should not be anything less than a "willing sacrifice" of the telecoms companies for their more than 20 million loyal subscribers. Many are of the belief that the poised tax would not make the telecoms companies actually lose money but probably just reduce their profits – indeed a sacrifice.
To begin with I don’t honestly think that it’s located in the city itself but on the way to Tagaytay along the Balibago/Tagaytay Road, I think it is.
This is the "new" route to Tagaytay that is not through the old Aguinaldo Highway but through Sta. Rosa, Laguna, taking the Sta. Rosa exit of the South Luzon Expressway, which I’m sure you’re familiar with.
Miranda’s Garden is just past Ming’s Garden, owned by former First Lady, Madame Ming Ramos, on the right side going to Tagaytay. If you still miss it, just ask – they speak Tagalog there.
Happy bonsai hunting!
Meanwhile, 22 students composed the Instructor Development Training CL 15-04 also at the Arescom headquarters, which was declared officially closed by Col. Aguedo P. Vilches INF (GSC) PA, chief of staff, Arescom, with Col. Rolando D. Pacis INF (GSC) PA group commander, 4th Regional Community Defense Group, as keynote speaker.
And finally last April 28 the Centralized ROTC Summer Camp Training at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, composed of 180 ROTC cadets from different regions of the country was officially declared closed by Brig. Gen. Dionisio A. Torina AFP, Arescom commanding general, with Lt. Gen. Efren L. Abu AFP, commanding general of the Philippine Army, as guest of honor and keynote speaker.
We find space in our column for these activities not only because there are quite a number of big businessmen and top business executives who are very actively but quietly involved in these but also in recognition of the efforts that are being exerted by the Arescom not only in strengthening our reserve forces for possible activation in time of national need but their involvement in socially relevant projects that help in nation building.
Mabuhay!!! Be proud to be a Filipino.
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