Thursday, August 12, 2010
{ 5:42 PM }
I was just reading an article online regarding the Palace declaring August 23 a regular working day, and moving Ninoy Aquino's death anniversary on August 21, the original date, when I was surprised, nay, appalled at some of the rather violent comments regarding the move. Let me reiterate, that it was GMA during her presidency that declared August 23 as a holiday.
Some of these people were angry at PNoy's move (probably completely forgetting the fact that the holiday in the first place is observed in memory of his very own father), stating that the decision messed up people's schedules and plans who initially foresaw August 23 as a holiday, and that the administration had no mercy on the people "who wanted a day-off" (because apparently to some people, work without pay doesn't matter.)
I'm restraining myself from "attacking" (yes, with quotation marks) these people who are probably (and hopefully!) in the minority regarding this issue, so let me put it in the simplest way possible: People like these are the reason why the Philippines is not progressing.