More on Faeldon

Herman Tiu Laurel has an intersting article on Capt. Faeldon.

Here are some of Faeldon's suggestions on "civil disobedience".

Faeldon’s “civil disobedience” starts very simply. He calls on all Filipinos to “… fly the Philippine flag at half-mast - in your school, your office, or your town. Remember to take pictures of the flag flying at half-mast (the pictures must be dated, of course) and send it to us; we’ll post it here. Better yet, have pictures of you and your friends taken as you hoist down the flag.” This looks like fun and we can get thousands of campuses all over the country to start doing this, and even if the school authorities try to stop it the fun will just increase. Great idea, really!

We should start printing and selling little Philippine flags-on-a-stick for jeepneys, cars, buses and other vehicles to display. We can also have them on poles for building facades and residential frontyards. Decals and bumper stickers with the half- mast Philippine flag with bold words “Civil Disobedience Now, for Faeldon” can be printed and sold at cost to the public. The stickers could also be underscored by the slogan “No to e-VAT and Gloria…” or “Down with Gloria-FVR insults to our intelligence…”

Faeldon suggests: “If you can’t fly a flag at half-mast, do the next best thing: Wear a shirt with a flag flying at half-mast, or a button. Print out a sticker of a flag at half-mast and put it on your car, your gate, your bag. If somebody were to ask you what it means, explain the concept of civil disobedience, and say you’re part of a move to change this country for the better. Technically, this is civil disobedience; the Philippine flag law specifies when the flag may be flown in half-mast to signify mourning. But the flag law penalizes only acts of disrespect to the flag, and there are no penalties mentioned for flying it at half-mast.”

Faeldon has other suggestions, like calling Malacañang’s trunkline 735-6201 from a public pay phone to report where you saw Faeldon (think up any place to confuse them) because Malacañang has been asking for help in tracking down Faeldon. Here’s his suggestion for a T-shirt: “I SAW CAPT. FAELDON BUT DID NOT TURN HIM IN. Hindi ako bayaran.” If you are questioned by the police, then tell them, Faeldon suggests: “YOU SAW CAPT. FAELDON ON TV.” My heart throbs with excitement as my mind races through all these “fun” disobedience actions.

Heh.