Name: Gus
City/State/Country: Philippines
IP Address: 202.128.54.113

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I grieve for the state of affairs our country is in. Many say that our land is governed by opportunists who enslave and take advantage of their own people; send them to foreign lands, sell their honor, their very souls, just to send a few pennies to their loved ones back home because their gov't cannot take care of their own people. Many say that our gov't officials are incredibly corrupt, steal people's money, money money that could have gone to the poor. Many say that our police is nothing but a mafia, preying on the helpless, and when faced with real challenges, display on the world stage, their incompetence and intellectual deficiency. Many say that we deserve what we get. I HATE IT WHEN THEY SAY THESE THINGS! But, are they true? And if they are, WHAT CAN WE DO AS A PEOPLE? AS A NATION?

Name: Jaime L. Calero
City/State/Country: Penrith, NSW, Aust.
IP Address: 218.215.22.14

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Dear Sir/Madam, Up to 1946 we had Philippine Scouts, AFP and Police. In 1972 after former Pres. Marcos declared 'Martial Law' he consolidated the AFP & PNP. Both organizations gained Political Power and learned to yield it. I would therefore recommend that the former Police organization be reverted to it's former status prior to 'Martial Law. Kindly note that the late Benigno Aquino pointed out that, 'Once the Military had experienced Political Power it would be difficult to return them to the Barracks. Certainly the US Aid being offered for training our Police organization, as well as the equipment necessary is a good start to a better organization. Sincerely, Jaime Calero

Name: Vanessa Lee
City/State/Country: Kuwait
IP Address: 62.150.135.146

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What if we are the ones affected? Did we receive sympathy from these countries? Did they react like what happened to Financial Analyst Cruz who perished Feb. 2004, two Filipino Tourists died in Tiananmen Square in 2005, rape case of Suzette Nicolas, Nov. 2005 and to name a few. Did we name names? We have to be firm in our stand and show these countries that we also have the same capabilities as what they have. Nobody has the right to underestimate us being Pilipino and living in an independent country. With regards to crime they are having higher crime rate compare to our country, drugs, human trafficking, etc.

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