MARTIAL LAW

The declaration of martial law in Maguindanao is a thing that we all Filipinos should be involved of. We Filipinos must be vigilant enough with this move of the government. Even though the Arroyo administration is always insisting that the declaration of the said military rule was due to a rebellion that is allegedly planned by the Ampatuan clans against the government, still we should be watchful and observant. As the late US President Jonh F. Kennedy said " Do not dare to ask what the nation can give to you, but ask yourself of what you can give to the nation." Let us make ourselves be the vanguard of our own freedom and of our own country. Our freedom is the most precious treasure that we have in our country, let it not be taken again by others who are greed in power. I firmly believe that the declaration of a state of martial law in Maguindanao is a good move made by the administration so that immediate justice for the victims of the massacre will be served, but the declaration violates the provisions in the constitution. One does not have to be a lawyer or a Bachelor of Law holder just to interpret the clear statements in the constitution. It states that the President may impose a state of martial law if any act of invasion or rebellion happened, but the situation in Maguindanao is very different. There was no any act of rebellion or invasion in the said province but only an intelligence report that a rebellion is being planned. Such move is unconstitutional and should be rebuked by the congress at the soonest possible time. I do believe that our senators and the member of the House of Representatives are intelligent people and most of them are lawyers so I hope that they will not use their political affiliation for them to be influenced by the palace. May they be enlightened by the power of God for them to derive a good and justifiable assessment and decision on the declaration of martial law. May they not disappoint the Filipino community even just for this time.

WE SHOULD ENTRUST EVERYTHING TO GOD...