From Fear to Resolution: A Satirical Anecdotal Inquiry into Filipino Sovereignty
From Fear to Resolution: A Satirical Anecdotal Inquiry into Filipino Sovereignty Amiel Gerald A. Roldan™ February 25, 2026 Forty years ago, takot ang mga Pilipino na baka bigla na lang silang arestuhin at ikulong. Fear was not an abstraction then; it was a daily companion, a shadow that followed every jeepney ride, every whispered conversation, every glance at the policeman’s baton. The martial law years were not simply about curfews and censorship; they were about the terrifying possibility that one’s freedom could evaporate overnight. And now, in a twist of historical irony, we find ourselves sponsoring Senate Resolution No. 307 — a resolution that insists, prospectively, that every Filipino must pass through the courts of our Inang Bayan before being surrendered to foreign powers. Is this progress, or is it merely a bureaucratic reincarnation of our old anxieties dressed in the robes of sovereignty? --- I. The Ghosts of Arrests Past Let us begin with a rhetorical question: what is m...
