Cong. Ronald Singson is resigning

Finally, Ilocos Cong. Ronald Singson had the guts to say he is resigning. Inquirer.net reported that 'Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson has formally notified Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. about the resignation of his son, Ilocos Sur Representative Ronald Singson, who is serving an 18-month prison term in Hong Kong for drug trafficking.'

Pero teka, paano na pala ang mga kababayan niya? Kawawa naman. Naloko na sa eleksiyon, nawalan pa ng representante sa Kongreso. Willing kaya na i-compensate yan ni Ronald Singson?

Ang alam ni Tikboy me polisiya na dapat magpa-drug test muna ang mga kandidato during their filing of certificates of candidacy. Ano ang nangyari dito? Will the election officer who accepted his candidacy be charged for failure to ensure that the election laws and regulations are strictly followed? Similarly, will the hospital or clinic who did the drug test be also made liable?

Hmmnnn....

Dead in the City

No, we are not talking of a horror version of the Razzie awarded "Sex in the City 2". We are talking of the continuing "salvaging" of alleged, and relatively, "petty" criminals like cellphone snatchers, hold-uppers, etc. We say "petty" because the bigger ones like those plundering hundreds of millions of pesos remain outside the prisons and in most cases even protected by government-appointed bodyguards at the expense of the taxpayers' money.

In the past few weeks kasi, halos sunod-sunod ang itinatapon na salvage victims with corresponding messages like "Huwag akong tularan, Holdaper ako", o "Snatcher ako", o "Magnanakaw ako". Pero ano ba talaga ang implications nito?

1. Nagsisimula na namang maghari ang mga vigilante at mga ala-vigilante. Ja-peyks ba para lang makakuha ng atensiyon.
2. Kulang na ang tiwala ng mga tao sa criminal justice system.
3. Puwede ring ang tingin ng ibang tao, wala nang justice system. Puro na lang kriminal.
4. Usad-pagong ang ating mga pulis. Baka wala nang mga gasolina ang mga police cars na inisyu sa kanila.
5. Usad-pagong pa rin ang mga pulis. Baka masyado na silang gutom at di na kaya ang mabilisang pagresponde sa mga krimen.
6. Usad-pagong pa rin ang mga pulis. Kung hindi sila gutom, baka masyado naman silang busog kaya nahihirapang tumakbo. Sa AFP, milyones ang pabaon. Sa PNP kaya?
7. May problema sa conviction rate. Tingin ng iba, makakalaya rin ang mga kriminal lalo pa at maliliit lamang ang krimen na nagawa nila. Yung malalaki nga na milyones ang involved at krimen pa laban sa bayan ang na-commit nakakapaglakwatsa pa at malayang nagmo-malling, di ba? At puwede pang kumandidato.
8. May problema pa rin sa conviction rate. Ilang beses na nga bang na-deny ang efforts para malaman ang katotohanan simula pa nung impeachment processes kay Gloria Arroyo?
9. Marami na talagang isnatser at holdaper kaya kailangang magbawas.
10. Marami na rin ang mga taong walang magawa kaya yung iba, nang-iisnats na lang at yung iba naman nanghoholdap.
11. Lalong marami ang mga taong walang magawa kaya yung iba, pumapatay na lang ng mga kriminal tulad ng isnatser at holdaper.
12. Baka wala nang ibang puwedeng gawin dahil sa kahirapan.
13. May over-production ng masking tape, panaksak, at mga sasakyan kung saan puwedeng ilulan ang mga salvage victims.
14. Masyadong natutuon ang atensiyon natin sa malakihang krimen tulad ng plunder kaya kailangan ng diversionary tactic.
15. Hindi kaya ng mga vigilante ang mga malalaking kriminal kaya doon na lang sila nakatutok sa maliliit.

Pero interesting na i-test statistically ang number of instances na may salvaging simula nang tawaging "pro-GMA" ang Korte Suprema. Interesting din na alamin ang epekto sa crime rate simula nang mapawalang-sala sina Hubert Webb sa Vizconde Massacre. Kaya lang, sino kaya ang maaaring gumawa? Volunteers, anyone?

An interesting post on Angie Reyes

A hero or an accomplice?

 

A hero always dies. Hence, when former Gen. Angelo Reyes committed a suicide in front of his mother’s grave, many called him a hero. Has the world gone insane?

Gen. Angelo Reyes (Phot Credit: pinoyambisyoso.com)

 

A hero is born with a cause. When Reyes turned his back at the then-President Joseph Estrada, he’s got a marking of a hero. But when he kept his mouth shut, sat on his hands, and watched the corruption in the military during the Arroyo administration, his mark vanished. He was not consistent. Clearly, he was just pressured. He did live with his cause, if ever he has, or he has no cause at all.

A hero dies fighting for a cause. When he died at his mother’s grave, he was not fighting for a cause. He was a coward as he chose to commit suicide in front of a dead person rather than in front of those claiming to search for truth. Suicide bombers are braver than him. Though their logic is crooked, at least they have the guts to die in front of a crowd and proclaim what they are advocating for. If he was a hero and he really wanted to prove his cause, he could have committed suicide in front of those investigating him either literally or figuratively. But he did not. Clearly, Reyes cannot be a hero as he has no cause at all.

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The similarities or Ronald Singson and Merci

What are the similarities between Ilocos Sur Cong. Ronald Singson and Ombudsman Merciditas Gutierrez?

1. Pareho silang public official.
2. Public office is a public trust pero sila, parehong hindi na pinagkakatiwalaan ng mga tao. May public mistrust ba.
3. Kahit may mistrust sa kanila, Pareho silang ayaw umalis sa puwesto. At this point in time, ayaw nila parehong mag-resign.
4. Pareho silang gusto ng "due process" bago patalsikin. 
5. Hindi sila tulad ni Gen. Angelo Reyes. Si Angie, manipis ang mukha kaya nagpakamatay agad. Sila, they value life kaya ok lang na tawaging makapal ang mukha.
6. Pareho silang haharap sa Kongreso bago patalsikin.
7. Si Ronald, addict sa bawal na gamot; si Merci, addict din sa pag-aaral ng kaso kaya tumatagal ang mga ito sa upisina niya
8. Pareho rin silang may admission of guilt. Si Ronald, admitted na drug user; si Merci, admitted din na konti lang ang naresolbang kaso.
9. Pero pareho silang binabayaran ng taong bayan.
10. Pareho silang may "friend". Si Ronald, girl friend si Lovi Poe; si Merci, boy friend si former FG Mike Arroyo (boy friend as in lalaking friend, ano ka ba?)

The Estradas strike again

In the Senate hearing yesterday on the Garcia plea bargaining agreement, Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo had a partly heated argument. Jinggoy was arguing: Walang kasalanan si President Erap. Di ba napardon nga siya?

Nosebleed!

Pero nakabawi naman ang mga Estrada. Just today, the pardoned Joseph Estrada, made a noteworthy comment. Sabi ni Erap: In our history, there are only two women presidents in the Philippines -- one is an icon of democracy and the other is an icon of corruption.

Teka, sino nga ba ang nagsalita?

Nosebleed ulit.