Mr Romero,
today, Tuesday, in your Inquirer column
(05 July 2022, “Reinventing Government, Reinventing Hope” (opinion.inquirer.net), in your very first sentence, it
is incorrect to say:
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s inaugural
speech was like a feast of bombastic words, as one would expect in a high
school declamation contest.
Doubly
unkind of you, Mr Romero. You practice what I call “Truth Journalism,” which goes for the “truth” no matter who
gets hurt. Me, I go through the entire “T.H.I.N.K. Process.” My journalism goes:
“True + Helpful + Inspiring + Necessary + Kind” – the THiNK Journalism that I
invented. (See my “Maria Ressa Thinks Truth Journalism. Like Apple, I Think
Different,” 14 June 2020, THiNK
Journalism, ithinkjournalism.blogspot.com).
No, Mr
Romero, you did not study BBM’s speech well; here is a telltale sign – you
claim a total of 2,800 words – the correct count is 2,675 words. Adding
125 words, you are careless in counting as well as careless in discounting BBM!
Mr Romero,
you say:
The most hair-raising statement is Mr Marcos
saying, “rest assured, I do not predicate success on the wide cooperation
that’s needed. I will get it done. You will not get any excuses from me.” These
ideas, evocative of … martial law…
Mr
Romero, I read the big word “If” in BBM’s statement: “I do not predicate success on the wide cooperation that’s needed.” If we citizens
do not cooperate as followers down there, as President, BBM will get it done up
there with the leaders below him.
And,
surprise of surprises! Mr Romero, you say, “This is where I get confused” as you
quote BBM:
Imagine how much more you’d achieve if
government backstops instead of dictating your decisions.
“Instead
of dictating your decisions” – Mr Romero, you quote it but ignore it!
Right after that quote, you say:
… if only Mr Marcos
focuses on developing resilience among the people so they do not fall and
expect the government to bail them out.
Mr Romero,
BBM is acknowledging the necessity of government funding programs and projects
– granting honorable heads of departments of government.
For
instance, Mr Romero, Secretary of Agriculture William
Dar had asked for Billions of pesos more funds from PRRD to run
the Department of Agriculture (DA)
with its 27 regular and attached agencies, that he referred to as “One DA.” How
do you drive a car when you run out of gas?
Mr Romero, you say:
… I find it disturbing
that Mr Marcos did not mention poverty, hunger, and disasters even once.
Neither did he mention drugs, crime, and corruption.
Mr
Romero, a discussion of corruption, crime, disasters, drugs, and poverty did not
belong in BBM’s exhortation of us Filipinos. It would have needed 2,675 words
additional!@517
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