Friday, July 10, 2009

Bombings in Cotabato, Iligan and Jolo

Everybody knows about the bombings that happened in Cotabato, Iligan and Jolo. What affected me most is the Cotabato bombing, the deadly bombing near a cathedral. Almost 10 people died and 100 people were wounded. What disturbed me really was knowing that the people behind the bombing obviously strategically planned to bomb a place of worship where people are gathered to pray. I believe that we should respect the religions of other people and not try to disrupt it's religious practices in any way.

We don't know who the people behind the bombing were but we know the victims. The victims are poor people from the Mindanao region. While bombings continue to happen in the Mindanao area, it's hard to believe that the government is allotting millions or even billions of pesos for national security. What are organizations like AFP and PNP doing about this? They must do everything in their power to stop the bombings because it's their responsibility to protect the Filipino people. PGMA even cancelled her plans of going to Cotabato. If she wants good publicity(Im sure she wants it because of the pictures of her all over MRTs and LRTs), going to Cotabato will surely give her that. The victims of the bombing need rescue and support.
 

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