Ganito kami sa Makati

"Ganito kami sa Makati!"


Makati has been known for that slogan, THANKS to Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay, who lived by the name itself and the markings and makings of a GOOD leader. He was one tough man to break, others just faltered under his feet and he reigned supremacy over other opponents that adversify him from his mayoral seat. 


Makati has been one of the prominent cities in the Metro. I salute how he handled issues here and there- which is normal! As you get to the top, it piles up and explodes but not Mayor Binay, I am all hail and heads-up to him once Makati and his name is in tandem.


Recently, a friend of mine had a business to transact and procure. Real estate of some sort, I did not get into horrid details as it really never is my forte but a juicy came to me elusively about a certain head of the department who is painstakingly asking for "lagay", "suhol", aka "bigay" or "padulas" just to get through with the proceedings. What in the world was that? Of all places? Makati? That I beg to differ and disagree with my friend- not Makati. As in! Not the city to envy. So my friend gave me the blueprint, the plan, the permits, the revisions plus a headache. 


Trauma- this is too much to handle for my brain. Beside the point here, why ruin a glorious name for a couple of bucks and a lifetime of name and status, protected and worked upon with? And not even by VP Binay himself but another individual who was supposed to fulfill his sworn duty.


This may be of a little voice trying to scream yet I will still try. I know it won't be much but I thought under the President Noynoy administration plus the guiding hands of Vice President Binay, how come this elaborate sabotage of the clean slate that this administration perforates is bit by bit becomes an illusion. A promise again? We've been there! Nothing new this time around? 


CORRUPTION
Are we seeing that again?


I know I am in no position to rebuttal or even claim, the establishment isn't mine in the first place but all I want is to rectify this anomalous incident. 


Heads of state be warned and be alarmed. Bees are swarming again.
We are not creating a stir. We are just stirring the coffee.