Padayon

Kalimitan, hinahabol ng mga magsasaka ang hepe ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Ito ay dahilan sa pagpupursigi ng mga magsasaka sa tunay na agraryo.

Pero kamakailan ay naiba ang isyu na sinusuong ng kasalukuyang hepe ng DAR na si Secretary Nasser Pangandaman, Sr. Pangunahing pagkakamali ng tauhan na ito ni Gloria ay ang ‘di pagaksyon sa nakikita niyang kalokohan ng kanyang anak at mga bodyguard nito.

Nagkaroon ng ‘di pagkakaunawan umano sa isang golf course sa Antipolo. Kung paano nasabi ang mga nasabi sa golf course ay ‘di na mahalaga dahil sobrang nakakagigil ang mga sumunod na nangyari. Sa blog ng anak at kapatid ng mga biktima, binugbog ng anak ni Pangandaman kasama ang mga bodyguards nito ang mag-amang Dela Paz. Ang nakababatang Dela Paz ay 14 na taong gulang lamang.

Sa blog ni Bambi Dela Paz, sinabi niya na:

My brother and I were playing golf at the South Course of Valley. We were on the 3rd hole, and we see two golf carts going past us, overtaking our flight, and setting up to tee off on the next hole. My dad goes up to them and asks them why they would do that, why they would overtake us without even asking for our permission. Golf etiquette 101. One of the guys says that they’re with the flight in front of us. (So what? That doesn’t give them the right to just pass us WITHOUT asking.) So, we go to the 5th hole. The flight behind us catches up with us, and asks us what caused the hold up. We said that this flight just slipped in front of our flight. So we complained to the marshall. We play the 5th hole and walk towards the next hole, where there is a teehouse, and both the flights in front of us were there, talking with the marshall. The mayor of Masiu City, Lanao del Sur talks with my dad. Things get heated up. Voices were raised. But never, in my wildest dreams, did I ever imagine that someone would pull out a punch. Apparently not. He attacks my father. His flightmates, maybe 2 or 3 of them, rush to his aid and beat up my father. My 56-year-old father. My younger brother and I could not just watch. We rushed to break the fight. My younger brother pleads to the mayor to please stop it. To not hurt my dad. To just stop. His words still ring through my head… “Sorry na po, sorry na po…tama na…tama na po…” With his hands in front of his chest in a praying position. PLEADING. The mayor socks him in the face. My brother defended himself. My dad is still on the ground getting clobbered. My brother is the same way. I try to stop the fight, but all I can do is stop one person. There were 4 or 5 of them attacking now.

Marami na ang nagblog tungkol sa insidente at kung maalam mag-internet ang mag-ama ay magugulat sila sa dami at laki ng reaksyon sa blogosphere tungkol sa nangyari. Madami ang tumatawag na mag-resign ang mag-amang Pangandaman, kahit wala silang nararamdaman na pagsisi. May kaso silang sinampa laban sa mag-ama na sinasabi na sila ang nanakit pero sa makikita ng ilang Pinoy na kababayan natin, tignan na lang kung sino ang sugatan.

Mahiya sana ang mag-amang ito, mag-resign na kayo.