The militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), led by chairman Crispin Beltran, said in a statement, their group conceived this idea as another way to demand that the President immediately step down from office.
On the front of the postcard is a Christmas trumpet being blown not by a "sweet, innocent-looking angel" but one who appears furious, blowing a trumpet directly into Estrada’s ear with the words, "Mag-resign ka naaa!"
The back of the postcard bears the message – "This Yuletide Season, give the Filipino people something to look forward to. Step down now so that we may have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
To beat the Christmas rush, Beltran said they sent the President the "get-out card" a whole month in advance.
Together with KMU members, Beltran trooped yesterday morning to the Central Post Office at Liwasang Bonifacio and mailed the huge Christmas postcard to the President.
The addressee was named as "His Notoriety, soon-to-be-ousted President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, Malacañang Palace, Manila."
But reports said the post office clerk refused to mail the postcard, prompting Beltran to say that they will find other means to send it to the President.
The labor leader said they might go to Malacañang and try to slip the postcard under Gate 7. "Or we will ask the Presidential Security Guards (PSGs) to take it and give it to their boss," Beltran said.He also said the postcard may likewise be hand-delivered to the president." But I don’t think the PSG would allow me inside the Palace, he added.
Despite the political and economic crisis, Beltran said he believes that the country would have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year if Estrada is kicked out from Malacañang. – Sandy Araneta