REVEALING SATUR’S MYSTERIOUS CAMPAIGN FUND

A one billion-peso campaign fund is for the political ambitions of Satur Ocampo and his wishful newly-born party list, MAKABAYAN in the forthcoming 2010 national polls. An ordinary Juan Dela Cruz would definitely ask: “Where in this besieged world could Satur get such an amount when he would say time and again that he represents the country’s poorest of the poor sector and claims to be the poorest among his contemporaries in the Congress?” It could be that Satur had finally gotten his reward from his so called “service” in the CPP-NPA where his lord Jose Maria Sison could be so generous in extending a multi-million peso support for his political ambitions.

But constant denials from Satur of detaching himself from the Red’s service make every Filipino doubt his sincerity in serving the entire public. One would not agree if Satur had never opted to use his pork barrel for his future political moves as there were unseen projects he was able to accomplish within his tenure in the congress. Did Bayan Muna’s pork barrel go directly to people or was it directly pocketed by Satur and his followers intended for bagging senatorial post in the next election?

It could be recalled that Estrada-led Genuine Opposition forged an alliance with MAKABAYAN to gratify opposition forces which could form “enough power to heal the current ailing government”. It was also sourced-out that former President Estrada doled out 500 thousand pesos for such a union.

As these facts unfold, Satur’s political plan is by far an obvious deception while marauding from political gains to whichever he thinks is beneficial for his selfish dreams. It gets one to think that his alliance with the United Opposition is but a political gimmick to ensure wins in the Upper House while slowly sucking CPP-NPA dry of its resources. At whatever ways we comprehend these things, we Filipinos are the ill-fated victims of this political racketeering- that is, the pork barrel Satur is using for his senatorial candidacy is first and foremost our (tax payers’) money and the Communist armies’ extorted funds are the riches of our country’s industries.

This goes to say that Satur’s MAKABAYAN underhandedly obtained its goals- impairing the fibers of our country’s democracy and stealing every inch of Juan Dela Cruz’s independence and even the littlest wealth he owns. Just like a greedy businessman who capitalizes so much on his business venture, Satur would make sure that he gets all of us pay, even our children’s children - for what he had invested.

There is no problem to take note of every government official of his/her graft practices. Just like Satur and anybody else from the opposition lambasting the Arroyo administration of overspending government funds into irrelevant undertakings (such as the luxurious dinner in the US, among others). Criticizing the mistakes of the government is our right, but we must do it constructively instead of being obstinately and unreasonably critical. Have we ever thought that the opposition (including Satur) airing the administration’s negligence is a calculated scheme to divert public attention from its own malpractices? Where have all the pork barrel funds of Satur gone?

Satur’s political moves are treacherous and dangerous and so are his political ideologies. Imagine living in a country with a leader who had killed thousands of Filipinos, including his own comrades some years back. There should be no way we should let Satur Ocampo and his fellow National Democratic Front congressmen destroy the future of our children again.

There is no way we can let Communist killers enter the halls of Congress and Senate again - unless we would want a Communist regime to run the country in the next decade or so. ##