This opinion piece details the anger in the Philippines, as de la Cruz has become a symbol of the millions of Filipino's who have to leave their home and families , and go to all corners of the globe, in order to survive.
"President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo does not or refuses to understand the magnitude of the crisis now spreading over the Philippines. If Angelo de la Cruz should die any hour now in Baghdad, the nation will turn on her as it would on a riptide and seek to eject her from power.
Yet another crisis created by this war, as Bush smirks and bullies his way through office, unaware or uncaring of the devastation he has left behind.
Phil-Star