It is just unfortunate that some politicians made use of a national tragedy in order to pursue their respective political agendas.
I was browsing my facebook account when I suddenly saw a link posted by one of my friends regarding Manny Villar and his relief operations. The picture showed a packed food which was labeled as "tulong galing kay Manny Villar." Below the sign was a V symbol, which obviously represents Villar. I still can't confirm the veracity of the picture. But, given Manny's penchant for publicity stunts, I will not be surprised if this is indeed true.
Time and again, the former Senate president has proven to all of us how dedicated he is in promoting and advertising himself. His numerous appearances in Willie Revillame's noontime show, "Wowowee," is a clear proof of his lust for media attention. This incident is no exception to that. Not even a crisis of this magnitude will stop this man from campaigning prematurely.
Many of our kababayans are in dire need of help. Any kind of donation (money or in kind) is welcome as long as it well help alleviate their sufferings. However, if helping our calamity stricken countrymen is made because of a vested interest, then it's much better if they just withheld their donation.
Personally, I'd rather join and help government groups whose jobs are to respond to situations like these. Though there are politicians who also have the same "good intentions", their actions say otherwise. I heard that some of the volunteers' work is specifically to place those labels on the styro boxes. Shame on you all for politicking now!
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