Not everything legal is moral

of the times, and proven criminals are at large. They are enjoying life outside jail. Anyway, whoever they are, they truly know who they are. The categories and impacts on the supposed imprisonment of an innocent.

Objective truth cannot be testified nor established by the legal evidence being presented before the judge in the courtroom. Most of the time, innocent people are sent to jail not because they were found guilty of a crime but because their right to be represented by a good lawyer is hampered by impecuniosity and lack of connections in society. Evidently, some were framed and victimized by their own trusted friends and business partners.

A Filipina says, “I am a failure not because I will be in prison; but because I groomed the wrong person—a person who, instead of becoming a useful creature, chose to become a robber and most of all, evil. I even permitted this person to hold a good position in my company that earned or harvested abundant cash crop. I never thought, even in my wildest dreams, that this person would be tempted to steal money from me. This person has not only grabbed the entire property but rather, managed to forge all the documents, preformed transactions under my name, and

Lito Mendoza Velasco

is now planning to send me to jail.”

Well, I don’t want to sound biased. Given a chance, how I wish to hear from the other party in order to balance the scales and in the long run, reconcile both sides of the truth. As a kababayan and a friend, I hate to see anybody who is taking advantage of someone’s property or I would say, the product of one’s endeavour and labour. In the end, the real good as well as the moral truth must prevail. A right is might for the mighty ones, and this is so true to a proven liar, influential, and powerful. Most of the time, they are inside your house and sharing good stories and laughs with you. They are good at sympathizing with you during your hellish moments. They can create stories to attract others‘ sympathy too. They are good drama talents, actors, and actresses on-stage yet devils off-stage. An innocent will remain innocent whether inside or outside of the prison cell, yet an expert swindler or a real criminal must pay. We can fool people so many times, but not always. But then again, most

There is always a corresponding or proportionate number of years as a sentence when a lawyer fails to win a specific case in favour of the innocents. Yet, upon serving the numbers of years, the sentence will come to an end and therefore, give the imprisoned person his or her life back. A true culprit will forever be barred from within. oooOooo

Hinaharap, Kasalukuyan, at Nakaraan: Walang silbi sa sarado ang isipan.

Winika ng pambansang bayani na si Dr. Jose Rizal, “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan.”

Translation: ‘The youth is the hope of the nation.” May punto siya sa kadahilanang ang mga nakatatanda o ang ating mga magulang ay malalaos na (will soon pass this earth). Isa pa, dahil noon sa kanyang kapanahunan, siya ang nangalaga ng paaralan para sa mga kabataan (school for the youth). Subalit, mas marapat yatang sabihin na nakasalalay pa rin sa nakatatanda at mga magulang ang pag-asa ng bayan. Dahil kung hindi nila inihanda at tinuruan ng kagandahang asal ang

Ang Dalagang

PILIPINA: BABAE KA AT HINDI BABAE LANG!

Maligayang pagdiriwang ng pandaigdigang araw ng kababaihan!

• Will you bring his statuette and encourage your fellows to organize an association on account of his name?

• Will you solicit money from the community using his name?

• Will you follow and act like him?

• Will you advocate his advocacy?

• Will you just set him as your hero?

• Will you be considered another hero if you do all the above-mentioned?

What will you do? Just asking because I am confused!

- Lito Velasco

from page 3 kanilang mga anak ay mananatilisilang mangmang (indolent) at walang pakinabang (useless). Totoo na merong mga paaralan upang sila ay hubugin (mold) or turuan (train or educate), subalit ang mga magulang (elderly or parents) pa rin ang unang mga guro na dapat maging huwaran (examples).

Samantala, ang kasalukuyan ang pinaka-mahalagang saliko factor sa paghuhubog (molding) ng kinabukasan (future). Dahil, dito natin naipapakita nang aktwal ang katotohanan ng buhay at sa panahong ito nahahawakan ng kabataan ang seguridad o kasiguruhan ng personal nilang kapakanan at kultura (personal welfare and cultural security). Kung kaya nga, ang ipinakain natin sa kanila ang magiging batayang-kasangkapan (tools) ng kanilang kalusugan at husay sa pag-iisip (mental health). At kapag hindi natin ginawa iyon bilang kanilang mga magulang, tiyak na computer ang kanilang haharapin o di kaya naman ay lalabas ng tahanan upang makipamuhay sa barkada (peers) na kung minsan ay sanhi o dahilan (causes) ng kanilang masasamang gawi (habits) at pag-uugali (character/attitude). Matututo naman talaga sila mula sa computer at barkada (peers), pero mas may posibilidad nga lamang na hindi tugma sa inaasahan sa kanila ng lipunan ang kanilang magiging kaugalian (attitudes) at pinapahalagahan (values).

Tandaan, walang tao na isinilang na may pag-uugali na. Ang ugali at pag-uugali ay produkto ng nakaraan o kasaysayan na siyang naging gabay nila sa kasalukuyan. Kung kaya, tiyakin nating mga nakatatanda na linawin sa kabataan ang kahalagahan at kaugnayan ng tatlong bahagi ng panahon sa pagpapaunlad ng sarili para sa bayan. Iwasan ang pagiging mayabang at mapagmataas (arrogant and proud), sakim (greedy), at walang respeto sa kapwa (disrespectful); lalo na sa mga magulang at nakatatanda sa tahanan at lipunan.

Nawa ay natuto ka na sa mga katuruan (teachings) na dulot ng kasaysayan (brought about by history). Ang masarap at masasayang nakaraan at kasaysayan ay kay sarap-sarap gunitain at balik-balikan (reminisce). Tiyak na mapapangiti ka. Samantalang ang masasakit na nakaraan ay iyo ng ibaon sa limot at kaligtaan. Dahil tiyak na maiiyak ka sa galit (anger) o pagkapoot (hatred). Mahirap-napakahirap ituloy ang buhay namasaya kapag may itinatago kang poot o galit sa iyong puso. Sapagkat, totoo-napakatotoo na mahirap magmahal at makakitang kagandahan ang may galit sa puso.