Raul Roco succumbed to prostate cancer at St. Luke’s Medical Center early this morning, after three weeks of confinement.
In my book he was one of the better politicians in recent times, authoring several laws regarding women’s and children’s rights. Unfortunately his reputation deteriorated towards the end of his career, with his rocky stint at the DepEd and the curtain call sounded when he almost withdrew from the 2004 presidential elections.
May his soul rest in peace.
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1 Ate Ems // Aug 6, 2005 at 8:58 am
ngek… pareho tayo ng news hahaha! yun isang officemate ko kilala ata yun 1 anak ni roco schoolmates ata nun college… ayun kaya unang sagap sya ng balita tungkol kay roco … sa kanya ko nga unang narinig kahapon, considering half day na ako sa work… morning palang ata nagbalita na sya sa ibang ofcmates namin.. hahahah… ito pa.. natatawa ako dun sa comment ng 1 boss ko (kasi sabi nun ofcmate na may kilala kay roco na 2 presidentiables na ang namatay), sabi ba naman “eh di will talaga ni God na si GMA ang maging president” parang after ikwento ng ofcmate ko yun.. bigla akong tumahimik… not bec i had the same realization but more like, “what the heck is the connection with GMA being the incumbent president of the Phils” hahaha tapos pareho pala kami ng reaction nun ofcmate ko sabi din nya dun sa 1 boss namin, “huh? ganon ba yun? parang ang layo ata” hahahaha… whatever… ang sarap talaga mag aral ng law… parang gusto ko pang magaral ng law at accountancy… baka mag enrol ako ng accountancy sa january sa AMA mkti nalang siguro para malapit.. saka nde masyadong demanding compare mo sa la salle… pag la salle malabong mapagsabay ko ang work and studies… sana lang d mataas ang cutoff grade sa AMA sa dlsu kasi 80% or 85% pag bsa.. pero mukhang may apprehensions yun mga team leads na napagsabihan ko sa project… inisip ko baka natatakot na mapabayaan ko ang work or mag resign ako… pero dapat nga maging masaya sila at payagan nila ako to work and study at the same time kasi advantage sa company ko yun considering it will be from my own pocket plus i will gain more knowledge in the financial area. Kulang kasi ng SAP-FI/CO functional people sa project namin eh… naisip ko din na ok siguro mag bsa kahit na nde ako magaling sa business math kasi lahat ng relatives ko gusto nilang mag bsa at maging cpa ako.. syempre mag bo board ako noh.. yun lang habol ko.. hahaha.. and of course matutunan yun ins and outs of accounting and accounting principles… pero gusto ko pa din mag law. Kailangan gawin ko na yang mga frustrations ko while there is still time and my memory is in good shape… time is running out and am not getting any younger.. hmmmm… sa haba nitong comment na ito, malamang gagawin ko itong blog entry sa site ko mamaya… hahahahha.. listing down my frustrations and my plans about them… my “next steps” etc etc… haaay… madami ata akong gustong gawin sa buhay minsan naiiisip ko, nde kaya ang will ni God for me eh maging single blessedness and that to “comfort” (nde comfort woman ah! hahahaha) other people and pursue my dreams … lagi ko ngang pinag pra pray yan eh.. mukhang nde ako sensitive sa leading ni Lord about sa will Niya sa life ko… sa lahat ng prayers ko… mukhang yun ang matatagalan kasi dense ako sa area na yun.. maybe because i have my own biases… syempre natatanim kasi sa isip ko yun gusto ko sa buhay ko kaya na o override yun binubulong ni Lord sakin na gusto Niya sa buhay ko… Please continue to pray for me and my family, our future, our work (esp this Japan thing) and our relationships.. yun lang po.. salamat po!
2 mitch // Aug 6, 2005 at 9:38 pm
kachat kita ngayon. ahehe! ^__^
lungkot ako sa pagkamatay niya. haay. Philippine Politics is left in the gutter already, I think.
or maybe Roco’s too good of a person that God spared him of evil so he took him na.
nakakasama lang ng loob kasi di man lang pinalabas ng media na nasa ICU na pala siya 3 weeks pa. tsk tsk.
3 bugsybee // Aug 7, 2005 at 8:07 pm
It’s a pity that now that he’s dead, all the accolades and good things that he did are highlighted in the newspapers. Too late. Could he have won if all this came out when he was a candidate? Would it have given him a better chance? If he had better chances of winning, would he have also been the object of black propaganda? We’ll never find out.
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