PEOPLE POWER FOR THE NATION

PEOPLE POWER FOR THE NATION

By: Joanna Armenta

The State defines what the nation is. The State which includes us, the citizens, plays a very important role for one country to grow and become developed. Now if you are asking the importance of every Filipino as a part of the impeachment trial, I would say that Filipinos play a major role on this very important event that is happening in our country right now. To make a term for this major role, this is what we call citizens’ watch in Development Communication. Our voices must be heard because we made them to be the people who and where they are right now. The power of the people signifies the strength and the weakness of one person in the position. That’s why I think they should let the voice of the people be heard in the Senate.

I also think that through the awareness of so many Filipinos right now about the different issues in the country, this impeachment trial could be one of those topics that have been debating about in school and in the community. Filipinos now are smarter and it seems that everyone wants to share their stand and opinions about the issue. The people now are more willing to open their doors for discussion than about this issue than doing nothing and letting the people who cheated us pass by. Especially now that the impeachment trial became open nationwide and people are more into social networking sites nowadays, I think our opinions and insights could be more valid than the people who present themselves in the court every trial. Why the Filipinos are important? because we have the power to say whether they are transparent to the people or not. They are in the position to serve the people not to serve themselves. We have the power to put them in the position but we also have the power to bring them down through petitions and signature campaigns as an instrument for the betterment of our country.

            I think it is important for Chief Justice Corona to testify in the impeachment trial because the things that he will say also matters.  All this time, the trial wants to prove if he is guilty or not, to let him stay in the position or not, why don’t we also consider the things that he would like to say and to explain himself in able to validate the evidences that the persecutors are holding through Chief Justice’s words, gestures and facial expressions. We are not obliged to believe everything that he will say but we could also justify the points and arguments that the past trials has shown towards him if he testifies.

Testifying might look as he is defending himself after all the things that he has done, but it’s not about it. He will testify because he knows a lot that might help to make this trial progressive and see the result as soon as possible. It is important to hear his side because the evidences are not enough to reveal the truth the fastest way that we are expecting it to be done. It doesn’t matter if he will tell the truth or not because we cannot force him to do so. What will matter is the judgment of the people involved in this trial based on the things that he will say on the court. Now, I could say that the answer to how long do this impeachment trial will be, is still lying in our hands.