the masses call the shots

Yeah, you heard me right. The Philippines is not ruled by the President alone--
the people put her there. The people can take her down just as easily.

Yeah, so its nothing new. We all know that. But it's high time that we are reminded of that fact, especially now that the elections are coming. Although we're not yet meant to choose a new president, not until 2010, we still have to bear that fact in mind--
bear it in mind so that we won't make the big mistake we call EDSA DOS, the show of people power and unity that got us into nothing 6 years on.

Perhaps maybe we were just too anxious to get a gorilla off our backs back then that we made the choice to put "pikachu" in the presidential seat. Maybe our judgement was clouded by our nationalistic fury, or we were in a hurry to get a new presidential replacement. Either way, the only option we have is to live with it and face it. We have to pick up from where we left off, and make the best of what we have.

The masses call the shots, the masses are the ones that matter. Everybody knows that. Look into the news every night and there's living proof in the streets--protesters risking everything for what they believe is right. Meanwhile, her excellency still sits easy inside the palace, shrugging off everything the people throw at her...

What few realize is that we are in a stalemate-- it's high time that we get a new replacement and get "Pikachu" off our backs, yet there seems to be no one that's even qualified for the slot-- everybody's just as worse.. Juan dela Cruz is in a rut.

The elections are coming, and though we may not have the chance to vote for a new president, we have the chance to vote for the ones who will keep her in check-- the senators. Let's remember that we are the ones who call the shots-- the opinions of the masses go beyond the streets. Let us remember that we are the ones who choose the ones to take charge, so let's not make the same mistake that we did 6 years ago.