So goes the song and it couldn't be more apt in our case as we watch the unraveling scenario at Malaca ang Palace that affects us politically, emotionally and, yes, generationally. Outside the kulambo though we are, we cannot be repressed and suppressed from regarding the First Lady, Dr. Loi Ejercito, with a mixed bag of disgust, apathy, sympathy and concern. In desperation, we cannot help but ask questions. A psychologist has remarked that Loi manifests the battered wife syndrome.
Many abused women appear calm and collected.
Many feminists and just plain females, who can only take so much bull from their husbands, are aghast at Loi's resiliency and devotion. I would have lived a more independent life. I don't know if I could be as wonderfully patriotic though. I will be my own person and try to start a fresh new chapter in my life on my own terms. I will resume my profession as a doctor, pray and perform civic duties independently of my husband.