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Morales describes ‘trying times’ amid Marcos burial, disrespect for rights

By: Vince Nonato
Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 26, 2016


Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Between the hero’s burial for dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the seeming inability of leaders to tell right from wrong, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has described how people now live in “trying times.”

Morales on Friday night delivered a scathing speech that warned of how “great people fall as prey and transform as predators themselves.”

“Just because you can, does not mean you should,” Morales said in what seemed to be an allusion to the reasoning that Marcos’ burial is not prohibited by law.

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“When leaders seem to send the message of promoting, rather than condemning, reprehensible acts that transgress basic human rights, the people ought to be concerned about it–rather than cheering for it either out of sheer ignorance, callous conscience, blind loyalty, or gorgonized fanaticism,” she said.

Morales added that “when denial of human rights continues, corruption persists.”

Recalling how Marcos’ regime has been polarizing even to the UP Law students of four decades ago, Morales exclaimed: “Indeed, these are interesting times we live in–again.”

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“Now it is not only truth that has become elusive–even reason has escaped us,” she said.

Morales said that people “at this time and clime” need to confront one nagging question: “What have we become as a nation?”

She implored her colleagues in the legal profession: “We should not wait until the ‘sea of ethics’ runs dry, nor should we allow the navy captain to altogether dismantle the ‘lighthouse’ that gets in his way.” TVJ

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