"Hopefully, that even ain't 'one last time'"

"Hopefully, that even ain't 'one last time'"

(Thoughts after the recent miting de Avance in Makati City)

Source: Manila Bulletin

Need not to explain further, but that Saturday's event is somehow more than just promoting a presidential candidate, but rather a time for at least to enjoy ”one last time”.

For as rumors of another pandemic lockdown been overheard some weeks ago, this writer, in seeing those events including that in Makati would say that the people’s aspirations, desires, and creativities been out and out shown in response to Leni Robredo’s promise of hope as a presidentiable.

That from seeing pink banners to that of participants themselves chanting and singing songs, the concert-like atmosphere is both protest and fiesta, maybe because of the majority having a long overdue of wanting to attend supposed events, that of December's Paskuhan in the University of Santo Tomas, if not the Lantern Parade or the week long February fair in the University of the Philippines. Sorry for the thought but since during the pandemic-marred years these events were stopped altogether making frivolities either restricted or just simply not celebrated.
But since the government did least trying to provide some “semblance of normalcy” for the coming elections, it is not surprising that wave after wave of actions been shown just to express opposition to the current regime not just to rally behind the person who promised to fulfill their hopes such as Leni Robredo. Yes, wave after wave of actions that despite spited by trolls and government apologists shows a growing mass of people having enough of half-baked solutions, of institutional gaslighting, including that of shallow “unity” that’s being expressed by the other side. Other “opposition” candidates did even joined in that spiting, cussing Robredo for the people adored her so much with all her immediate actions and the like. Isn't it that amazing? From this no wonder the one whom they dismissed all for goddamned sakes remained stronger than ever- all thanks to the people who had enough of those bullshitry. 

Why did this writer express this? For from those actions shows no matter how fiesta-like with all the music and art, are all intertwined with expressions of anger, despair, and a yearning for change- and this can become a wave that can topple the order and its soiled desires. It did happen at 86, as well as in 01, and therefore the order is trying "best" to control the situation by any means. It did even counter theirs with their concerts, or even wall paintings just to prove "they have the artist-supporters", and yet to be honest has no community spirit that's been shown by these pink-clad crowds they criticised.

But despite threats that trying to overshadow this atmosphere, this writer hopes that the event is not meant to be “one last time” before windows and doors again closed down "in the name of community quarantine" or whatsoever just to justify their brand of "order", but of a start when everyone has the right to go out safely into their jobs, businesses, all to a renewed, improved life.