Simple Pleasures

If any of you subscribed to filipino channel thru cable, it may have crossed your mind that every news you hear from the Philippines is rehashed bad news. I'm maybe exaggerating but I just couldn't ignore this observation while TV patrol is reporting about food crisis thru an interview with a common folk saying how hard it is to stretch their 300 pesos in the market place. Filipinos has the flair of rhetoric that piques the emotion of its fellowmen. I have seen these kinds of interviews so many times even when I was still in Manila. The only difference is, I did not really care back then than I have now because I have grown tired of it. Real time drama on daily news can be addicting as well as pathetic especially when it goes over and over again.

Sure they say they want to show the truth, but the truth has many sides of the story. But sadly, we only see certain sides of the truth. One example is the kudeta incident in Manila Peninsula last year. I was worried when I've seen the news but after talking to my friends and loved ones at home, they say it is just a farce. I do not know anymore if this is just a mere government’s deficiency to contain the situation or media’s efficiency to show their side of the story.

So my point is this: cut to the chase and give the facts straight. You are not helping the country but adding drama to the situation. News should not be entertaining, it should be informative and unbiased.

Celebrated by monicai at 6:36 PM

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