Going Beyond the Book Blockade
May 25, 2009
We must maintain the momentum and not let it go to waste.
The Illiteraci has surrendered.
Wow, I am just stunned. Of course, I wanted them to surrender but the reality is just surreal. I’m still digesting it along with my morning barako coffee and Chiz Whiz sandwiches. Congratulations to all in the book blockade protest! Viva la Revolucion Filipina!
I got the news this morning when I checked my email for the day and my dear good friend Robin Hemley, who started the fire, buzzed me with an email from the States. “We’ve won!!!! The Book blockade has been lifted. President Arroyo lifted it and there will be no more taxes on imported books, effective immediately!!!”
Damn it. Just when our great Philippine Revolutionary Army troops have started digging trenches around Intramuros and stinking up the Pasig.
OK, so what do we do now?
We now have the initiative. We have the enemy on the run. We must maintain the momentum and not let it go to waste. Guys, we have a good thing going here.
Entonces, I now recommend that we push on and now demand the resignations of Undesecretary Sales and Customs examiner Rene Agulan for embarrassing our country before the international community. Or they should be fired. You can send your love letters to Ms. Sales at esales@dof.gov.ph.
The Illiteraci should have no business in public policymaking or running an entire country. Only the best and brightest in government. As citizens and taxpayers of la Republica Filipina, we demand service!
Another point: the book tax is a symptom of the government’s poor fiscal standing. Therefore, we also must offer solutions on how to cut government spending, how to save on expenses and how to raise revenue without hurting businesses and people’s pockets.
One solution is getting serious on cracking down on the unofficial use of government vehicles and on traffic violations. I’ll elaborate on that in a few days.
We’ve won the battle, but not the war yet. We’re just getting started. OK, back to the trenches.
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