Friday, April 25, 2008 Speakout: Inconsistencies By Royce G. Pring
JUN Lozada's recent visit in Pampanga showed how some sectors in our community can be very inconsistent. A prominent school, that includes civil and moral tenets as part of its curriculum, provided the stage for the former Forestry Chief's melodramatic show.
That in itself isn't bad. But the thing is Lozada has been accused of impropriety both in the discharge of his duties as a public official and in the exercise of his person.
Now, such behavior is greatly in contrast with what the school has been known to preach. Yet, the school's officials, for all intents and purposes, were agog in giving Lozada a reception befitting royalty. Talk about consistency.
Yes, the allegations against Lozada are yet to be proven, but so are his accusations against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Embracing Lozada's claim denies the President her right to innocence until proven guilty. Prudence dictates otherwise.
Amid these attempts to destroy the President and the Office, Gloria remains unperturbed and goes with her duties as Chief Executive in a rather perfunctory way. Such disposition shows character. And such character deserves recognition.
This is not to say that PGMA is without flaw. She, in the discharge of her duties as President of the Republic, can misjudge.
She, with the tremendous tasks on her shoulders, is prone to commit mistakes. But perfection should not be expected in a president.
Gloria can never be perfect. No one can. But she strives so hard to be one and improve the lives of the Filipino people.
Jun Lozada has accused the President of a plethora of sins. And with all the proof he claims to have, these things remained unproven at the proper forum.
Instead, he goes around the country, taking advantage of his sudden fame, and with his acting ability, discredits the President. Why?
One need not be sagacious to see what Lozada is really up to. It certainly is not love of country. Neither is it in pursuit of truth.
Rather, it is but plain publicity and campaigning designed to satisfy one man's lust for power. A scheme aimed to further one man's greed.
In spite of the obvious, however, some sages, who we look up to as oases of reason, quickly jump into this bandwagon of lies and grandstanding.
Such betrayal is depressing, if not totally miserable.
It makes one think that we seem to live in a society of chameleons and not of real people.
President Arroyo and Jun Lozada have very interesting differences.
Gloria strives hard to be right even if she becomes unpopular. Jun strives hard to be popular even if means deceiving the people. Gloria's stuff is what makes a man; Lozada's stuff unmakes one.
