MALUNGKOT ang pageant aficionados as the country’s remaining hope na makasungkit ng international crown ay nasilat pa.
Emma Mary Tiglao only finished Top 20 bagama’t tinanghal naman siyang Miss Personality sa nagdaang Miss Intercontinental held in Cairo, Egypt.
Ang ating mga kinatawan to the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International likewise didn’t make it.
Kung nganga tayo sa mga timpalak ganda—in fairness—our standing in SEA Games more than compensated for it.
As a whole though, we have scored more defeats than victories lalung-lalo na in our socio-political landscape, blame in on how government affairs are being run in a way that do not provide greater good.
More than halfway through his term, mas naging magulo pa ang mga bagay na dapat sana’y isinasaayos by the leaders we elected into office. From the Office of the President to the two Chambers to the members who make up the Cabinet.
Kulang tatlong taon pa ang pagtitiis, and we all can’t wait to see new faces lead this nation. Hindi rin kami makapaghintay that Senator Leila de Lima bolts out her cell and many other injustices undone.