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Despite the landslide win of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran for his second term, the Iranian is still in protest for more than two weeks now. Cable News Network (CNN) has been reporting that the Islamic Republic of Iran is still in chaos after the election because the Iranians are still protesting the decision of mullah, the Ayatollah Khameini to recognize the result of the election.

Iranians and indie reporters who are knowledgeable with the world of technology are finding their ways to share what is happening in their country through Facebook and Twitter, together with sharing links to Youtube and Liveleak. This is because of the news blackout to all independent news company aside from the state – owned media which has the lone coverage of what is happening.

Philippines had its own turmoil with the two People Power Revolutions which resulted to the dethroning of two presidents, Marcos and Estrada. Both presidents had issues of corruption with an additional blemish of Marcos implementing the martial law. Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran had a similar situation when he was overthrown which resulted to chaos then to the ruling of the mullah.

Marcos and Pahlavi were both leaders who had placed their respected countries in threat by communism and by what seemed to be the recoiling of democracy. It happened during the peak of U.S’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) influence as the policeman of the world. But democracy has prevailed up to this time when it battled Islamic fundamentalism of Osama Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda.

Now two countries are in their own battle again with the Iranians enacting their own version of People Power and the Filipinos fighting with the formation of constitutional assembly, afraid of its hidden agenda of extending GMA’s manipulation of the government.

As far as relationship with the United States is concern, those are the only similarities of the two countries. Recently, Ahmadinejad has been warned about the Islamic Republic pursuit of developing better missiles with the constant increase stockpile of plutonium that can be weaponized.

U.S president Barack Obama warned the government of Iran about the how the world is watching and mourning to every lost life. Obama said that he is calling for the government of Iran to cease violent and unlawful actions to its own people. He added that a right to assembly and speak freely is a universal right that must be respected and that the U.S government is at the back of those who wants to exercise such right.

He emphasized that if the Iranian government wants the respect of the international community, then it must not govern its people by force but through consent and by respecting the dignity of its own people.

On the other hand, the Philippines has continue to be an ally of the U.S. in fighting terrorist acts. Though, there are different worsening scenarios that are being watched over with the rising of the issue of the “Constitutional Assembly.” There are other anonymous sources which says that GMA will be running in Congress come May 2010.

Another thing the Filipinos are watching for is how the very first automated election will work. Will it be the solution to the long problem of cheating in the election and will it reduce the shedding of blood during elections.

I know that all of us are wanting and praying that our situation now will not worsen as the situation in Iran. Let us not hope that what Obama has said above will not be addressed to the Philippines. As Martin Luther say, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.” Let us not wait that the word “Iranian” in this quote from Martin Luther King, be changed with the word “FILIPINOS!”