Philippines did not participate a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony?

In one of the news report published in Maxinews, an online news blog, it quoted the Philippines as the “most confused nation” in deciding whether to accept the invitation to attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway or not.

It was learned that the country finally decided to reject the invitation and did not attend the ceremony. The news report further underscored that it is so unfortunate for a democratic country lead by Pres. Aquino whose parents’ lives were dedicated for the cause of democracy in the Philippines.

Indeed, it was unfortunate for a leading democratic country in Asia whose people espouse the so-called People Power Revolution in 1986 and caught the world in awe for its touted “bloodless revolution.”

It was Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino’s blood that was spilled in the tarmac of then Manila International Airport that triggered a nationwide awakening from the two decades of Marcos dictatorship. In fact, it brought the world a new beginning of the so-called “People Empowerment” and many other political concepts that uplifted the whole country into the highest summit of democratic ideals and aspiration.

And I believe that Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III owes to the people a clear-cut explanation why he snubbed the invitation to attend the most important ceremony that symbolizes the ideals and aspiration his parents were fighting for.

In one perspective, I should like to suspect that Pres. Aquino was manipulated by certain “people” who are in close connection with the Chinese embassy in Manila and are responsible for feeding “information” and are in control with certain area of protocol.

What I mean is that some of the President’s people are probably making fun and/or playing the “spin and span circle” with Chinese investors in the Philippines, or blatantly speaking, these people are not really working for the interest of the Filipino people but on their own “sacks and pockets”.

As I learned, the Chinese community of the Philippines controls about 85-90 percent of big-time businesses. Just imagine when these people withdraw their investments. Thus, I can say that the Philippine government is now under the clutches of a new “dictator”---the Chinese businessmen.

This has long been known.

As you can see, the Philippine economy has never really improved nor it has given so much for the welfare of its people in terms of real economic benefits. It’s the Chinese who’s been in control of every big businesses ranging from the oil industry, to garments, food chains, banking institutions, computer industry to even, by far, the smallest particle of business engagements, you can name all.
 
But truly, I am disgusted with how things are being handled by the Aquino administration and even flabbergasted with its decision to snub the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. It is a shame for us, ordinary Filipino, to see our country beginning to shift from light to dark.