Which was just as well, on sartorial grounds alone: Olivia wore something that looked like a wincyette nightie, while Abba were swathed in outfits that were, so far as one could judge, what history experts reckoned would have been worn had the Battle of Waterloo been fought in Brighton in the 70s.įor a decade afterwards, Abba dominated the charts (23 hits in Britain alone) and became very rich Swedes indeed (£50m from songwriting £250m from record sales, films and, quite probably, horrible silk scarves). Montalván II is a social anthropologist who advocates that keeping quiet when things go wrong is the mentality of a slave, not a good citizen.On April 6 1974, at the Dome in Brighton, Abba trounced the British Eurovision entry, Long Live Love, by Olivia Newton-John. Unfortunately for these scoundrels of society, his death does not leave a void but rather a challenge to all journalists to be activists of good governance on behalf of our suffering poor, fearless like him. Only corrupt politicians wanted Percy dead. His assassins made a very serious mistake. We grieve his death yes, but the activism’s message that he had taught us will endure. When we lament the hopeless state of our country’s dirty and corrupt governance, it is because Percy Lapid has taught us to love our country by fighting for it. It is a “revelation” exactly akin to a pseudo prophecy. Quiboloy has already announced that he has solved the assassination: it was the CPP-NPA-NDF who did it and the motive was to destroy Lorraine Partosa and Rodrigo Duterte. Of course religious leaders like Apollo Quiboloy who claim they are god’s appointed voice are abettors of corrupt and bad governance as well. Percy Lapid had only one kind of enemy: corrupt politicians. It inspires them to have the same courage. These are the kinds of questions that conscienticize Lapid Fire’s listeners and draw them to avidly heed his criticisms. Recall, he said, that this is the same department that under Rodrigo Duterte acquired low quality computers for a bloated amount. He warned that if given the monstrous money Sara desires, the DepEd would become a Department of Idiotcation. Government recovered the property in 2013. A military general authorized to enter into the controversial deal was sporting a new Rolex watch. It resurfaced under the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo presidency. When the so-called Roponggi and Nampeidai properties of the Philippine embassy in Tokyo was first floated for sale during the time of Cory Aquino as president, he was one of those who made noise on radio against it. And for that Percy illustrates a point from his experience. It is every citizen’s duty to question government, whoever the sitting president is. “ Kaya dapat gampanan ang pagmamalasakit na ginagawa.” He cites how the whereabouts of public funds was questioned during the tenure of Sara’s father Rodrigo when he was president. No one will ever know how it will be spent.” Better said, confidential fund is confidential corruption. The Lapid Fire approach is unmistakably one of counter-cultural empowerment. In a culture that worships political leaders almost like monarchs, critical citizenship is anathema. Followers of his tell me they get enlightened about issues he presents, and then get empowered to translate the knowledge gained into critical citizenship. That was the secret of the enormous following to his radio broadcasts beamed on YouTube and Facebook Live. Percy Lapid was without doubt fearless and intrepid like no other. His programs all begin with a voice-over spiel that serves as fair warning to corrupt politicians: ” Walang prenong bumatikos… mag-ingat ang mga pulitiko na gumagawa ng kalokohan, at baka kayo ay tamaan ng…Lapid Fire!” Kukurakot sila dun sa left, kukurakot din dun sa right, ang dasal ko lang bangungutin sila tonight…” And then the warning to corrupt politicians who are “ mga adik sa pera, gahaman sa kuwarta,” the nucleus of what he believed was the reason for the country’s poverty: “ Huwag galit sa pera, baka kayo ma-karma.” “ Bakit ba tayo naghihirap, habang ang iba’y nagpapasarap…ang business nila ay crime. Percy Lapid ends his radio broadcasts with a theme song adapted from the Jessie J hit single “Price Tag.” The Tagalog lyrics effectively capture Lapid Fire’s audacious activism by using sardonic streetwise humor his huge masa following can easily identify with:
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