ozamiz city jun lozada tormented with his own ideas

"beware of this guy"

he might run for senate in 2010. don't be fooled by this guy, he knows how to deal with the music in politics by gaining the hearts and emotion of Filipinos. a typical rogue. ironically, like Col. Gringo Honasan who plotted a coup de tat in the Aquino administration then suddenly became a Senator, likewise of, senior grade Trillanes who do the same under the arroyo administration now also a Senator. well for me this guy is a thinker, a master planner. because running for senate might mostlikely save his butt if he will be convicted. and by using his immunity as a senator he will be free of any legal impediments.

Rodolfo "jun" Lozada the man who testified on the controversial ZTE deal and confirmed what has already been postulated by many as the archetype of the chronic iniquities not only of this administration but of the past governments as well. From his revelations at the Senate, the only surprise, at least to me, was perhaps the scandalous amount of “commissions” involved – US$130,000,000.00. If true, it leaves me wondering how much dime these greedy bastards must have milked from those other multi-billion peso government projects.

despite having seen some snippets of his appearance at the Senate, I reserved my opinion on him. He has already been impetuously compared by many to Clarissa Ocampo; and his testimony, as the “tipping point” which presumably would lead to GMA’s downfall. as the many intractable (and already salivating) GMA critics would fancy it. Evidently, he is a far cry from Clarissa Ocampo, as the latter’s credibility was anchored on her being not part of the Mafia, but simply for her being a disinterested eyewitness while ERAP signed the velarde account one meter apart from her. Notwithstanding all the drama and suspense that precede Jun Lozada’s face-off at the Senate, I suspect him to be another one of those guys who got an axe to grind, got pissed, and as retribution, ratted on his fellow thieves. but unfortunately he cannot maligned the name of PGMA and FG. because, all of his allegations were heresy and not admissible to court.

it was then senator Miriam Defensor who ask about the factual corruption he did in his forestry department. he was totally shock, and had no choice but to admit it. because it is all documented and no chance to lie. he showed no remorsed to the things that he made.

he struck me rather surprisingly as someone who is a pained and passionate idealist, who got caught up in the “system” where his professed ideals certainly have no place in the wheeling and dealing that continually goes on. The moment he chose to join the government he knew he had to cast those ideals aside. That he had to be a team player in order to function, and that he had to project that kind of persona acceptable to the coterie that wields the real power. He knew that he ultimately had to toe the line no matter his personal judgment. He accepted this reality. In fact, his candid admissions to the transgressions he committed proved that he gave in to the allurement of being in the circle of power – where one can practically do anything and get away with it. As that notorious aphorism says, “What are we in power for.”, clearly rings true. In short, he simply got sucked in.

I think though, that Jun Lozada is motivated more by self-preservation rather than by a guilt-stricken conscience. The so-called abduction perpetrated by the government was an absolute blunder, at the same time a product of sheer arrogance by those in power. It triggered Lozada’s fear for his life, and those of his family, and eventually, his complete loss of trust in the very people who sought his silence if not, prevarication so as to cover up the very source of the stench that is the ZTE deal. It seems he felt he had no other option, but to get out and squeal.

Now that he is out of the knot, and has shed off all the trappings of power, he perhaps has gotten back the perspective of the outsider. With the information of an insider. he groaned that the term “public servant” is just a mere label, and nothing more; although he and other minions are servants of what he calls “political masters”. He bewailed the kind of governance we are having, where it has become an institution of power players on one hand, and mendicants, or worse sycophants on the other, and “public service” is lost somewhere in the middle.

He passionately articulated his criticisms of the system of governance "dysfunctional", as he called it. his ideas of good governance, and the ideals drawn from Rizal’s philosophies would probably come off to the audience as inappropriate moralizing. given the fact that he was part of it and has in fact willfully participated in the kind of governance that he now severely criticized. I am impressed by his ideas, nonetheless. I could sense that he has no messianic pretensions, yet it seems he firmly believes in what he says, but is nevertheless conscious of the fact that he has no moral standing to be its advocate. My impression to Jun Lozada is pretty much still an idealist who is tormented on his own ideas from the choices that he made and the things that he did. and perhaps he might used these chance to run for higher position in the government in 2010.

again, don't be fooled by jun Lozada.

a culprit should be put to jail together with his cohorts.

we have to protect our mother land from this kind of people who wants to be in power and be more powerful to achieved their own agenda and self interest. BEWARE.................

god bless our country...