Dateline LIBACAO
By: Alex E. Dionela
In view of the recent Resolution adopted by the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, Aklan Chapter requesting the PCSO to test-run the operation of Small Town Lottery (STL) in this province hence, I find it relevant to reprint hereunder what the late Jaime Cardinal L. Sin say about legalized gambling which could be found in page 64 of “Cardinal Virtues”, a compilation of his life story written by Quijano de Manila, thus;
“The State should be thankful that we are speaking. Were we not speaking, the State would be suspect as not democratic. We speak but we do not insist; we know the State has its own prerogative. But every citizen should be encouraged to speak up. In a free country everybody should be heard. In the Philippines, especially in Manila, every issue, even the unimportant, is debated – which is a good sign, meaning we have freedom in our time. Unlike in the time of Marcos: if you spoke up, you disappeared. Today you can safely discuss even a hot issue like gambling. Isn’t it illegal? But certain groups who want casino in Mandaluyong are claiming that gambling is legal. It may be legal, but is it moral? However, we now keep quiet on the issue because they have made their decision. We have already said our piece. Same thing with the death penalty. We argued that it’s not proper to kill a person for misbehavior. But the lawmakers have decided that it’s right and proper. And since they made their decision, we have kept quiet on that issue too.”
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