Nightmarish Reality

Where did the missing Php1 billion go, ask Filipinos all over, referring to the P1.8 billion VAT collected, only P800 million of which is accounted for. As an aftermath of the latest State of the Nation Address, Filipinos here in the US took to the streets and made their opinions known to the rest of the world, making sure Filipinos in the Philippines know that they are one with them in their struggle and disgust. Where is the money that should've been used to help the destitute, those who are living on rice and salt? Well, someone decided to help themselves, instead of the truly needy, that's for sure. It saddens me that when I think of home, aside from the fond memories I am also reminded of the lack of progress, the corruption at all levels, and unrelenting poverty that we can't seem to shake off. When politicians speak of the Philippine economic progress, it's as if they're living in an alternate universe, that they see a world invisible to the rest of us. We are up to our ears with sugarcoated reality, it's nauseating. We are so corrupt, we are rotten to the core, and we have become unwilling participants in the moral disintegration of our country. When do we wake up from this nightmarish reality?