The Fat Man Today

I don’t know if any of you have read this yet, but if you have the time to do so now, please read the article “ RH Bill, Ateneo, and La Salle: Of Lemons and Cowards ”. I’m sure many of you will find this to be a rather interesting read, for a variety of reasons. ( Here’s another link , in case the one above isn’t working.)

The past week, we Filipinos were treated to another show of dualities. In just the span of seven (give or take a few) days, the two types of public servants we are forced to live with were brought to the limelight in two equally tragic events. I speak of the deconstruction of Senator Vicente Sotto III’s turno en contra speech against the RH Bill, and the plane crash of DILG Secretary Jesse Manalastas Robredo.

All my life, I was taught to respect the Catholic church. Living in a predominantly Roman Catholic nation, and studying with the Christian Brothers, I grew up with the ideal that God was this supreme being that you'd need special shades to be able to see, and that Jesus was a kindly superhero who helped time travelers and their hapless robots, thanks to The Flying House and Superbook. Recently, however, a spate of events have led me to reconsider, if not my faith, the elements that attribute to my faith.