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Die Hard Supporter (DHS): P... I.. talagang PNOY ito. Dito pa sa Manila nagsagawa ng ASEAN Meeting. Ayan tuloy grabe ang traffic. Minura na nga siya ni Mayor Digong noong 2015 dahil sa APEC di pa rin natuto.

Me: Eh si Mayor Digong na ho ang pangulo ngayon diba? Siya na ang may control sa gobyerno.

DHS: Si Mayor Digong na ba? Niloloko mo ba ako?

Me: Hindi ho. Di ba binoto mo pa siya noong 2016?

DHS: Kung si Mayor Digong na ang pangulo, ba’t pa siya magdedeklara ng revolutionary government? Bugok ka! Patayin kita diyan. Ulol!

Me: ????

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Sex, Drugs and Politics under the PDigong Administration

It seems that key officials in the Duterte Administration are affected with a virus characterized by hyper active sexual libido. Could it be because President Digong My Labs, jokingly or not, allows rape?

Case 1: PCOO head MaAndar or short for Martin Andanar - the TV5 guy that you'll least expect to crack green jokes and more so officially state that EU guys and noisy frogs that they lack sex. Bakit, sagana ba sa sex ang mga nasa admin and moreso si Sec. Maandar? Happy siguro si wifey Alelee Andanar, no? Teka, sino kaya mas magaling - si Mrs Andanar o si Ms. Mocha?


Case 2. Since nabanggit na natin si Ms Mocha, well isunod na natin sa list. Sex guru nga sya so expected na natin na what will come out of her mouth are sex, balls and dicks. Di ba interested nga siya sa bayag ni Senator Antonio Millones... este, Trillanes? (Sorry po, balita ko kay Mocha at Digong my Labs kasi maraming pera si Senator Antonio.)

Case 3: Talking about dick, we'll include Senator Dick Gordon in the list. Siya lang naman ang pumalit kay Leila Delima after the latter's alleged sexual affairs with her driver. I don't know if Senator Gordon interested with the intercourse. What Tikboy knows is he's so eager to look for assholes engaged in and later uurong lang pala to dig deeper. O mabilis lang nilabasan itong si Dick ng katotohanan? Kaya nga he said there is no proof linking the Davao group sa P6.4 billion shabu. Kaso dahil mabilis umurong ang ano ni Senator Dick, sobrang malalaking isda ang nahuli -- mga isdang malalaki ng kaunti sa dulong -- mga dilis kagaya ni warehouse caretaker Fidel Anoche Dee. Ito pa ay kahit di sinasadyang aminin nin Senator Dick na totoo ang Davao Group.

Case 4. Tutal malapit na rin tayo sa Davao, diretso na tayo sa GenSan with Senator Money Pacquiao. He was one of those who facilitated Senator De Lima's ejaculation... este, ejection from the Blue Ribbon Committee. Well, sexy naman si Senator Money. Pa-comment-comment pa nga sa 22 year old Instagram host na si Arzaylea Rodriguez. Maganda ba si Arzay, Senator Money, katulad ni Ara Mina at Krista Ranillo? Mukhang mahilig si Senator Money sa may"R". Si wifey Jinkee ba walang "R"?

But moving on, ba't silensyo si Senator Money sa P6.4 billion shabu? Ayaw ba'ng i-shake ang tree at baka tamaan din siya ng bunga? Hmnnn...

Case 5. Nagbunga na nga pala ang efforts ni Atty. Sal Panelo. After his hundred thousand-peso fashion kicked off, sample naman sa social media ang inabot niya for his unwanted "great in bed f__king" comment. Expected na natin kung bastos talaga si Sal. Nagalit nga si Executive Secretary Sal Medialdea, di ba, dahil high profile cabinet meeting nagdala ng tatlong magagandang escorts itong si Pañero, este Panelo? So when Sal Panelo made sexual innuendos sa Swiss radio interviewer in the form of jokes, nothing is wrong for him but everything is wrong for the Philippines. The Presidential Chief Legal Counsel who should be the chief person to know the law including that of sexual harassment law making a joke on sex? What a joke, di ba?

Pero sabi ni Sal, joke lang naman daw talaga yun at na-wrong spelling lang ang interviewer niya. Assuming that it is, racial discrimination naman ngayon ang kahaharapin niya. Diba mga kapatid nating Bisaya?

Case 6. Ang pang-sex naman natin, este, six ay walang iba kundi si Asec. Lorraine Badoy turned PCOO Usec. Remember her as Social Welfare Assistant Secretary endorsing child pornography sa mga taga-EU? That must be the kind of social welfare we could expect -- child pornography. But since she did well in endorsing child porn, she is now promoted to Usec and we must be prepared lest she might become the official spokesperson on sex and child pornography. Not far from reality, right? She is so interested in armpits and navels.

Talaga ba'ng walang kontrol si PDigong my Labs kaya siya magde-declare ng revolutionary gov't?

President Digong my Labs issued a threat of declaring a revolutionary government. This caused negative reactions with some calling him paranoid and insecure.

Well, me point nga naman na tawagin siyang paranoid. "Revolutionary government", from the word itself, is a government that is a product of a revolution. Just like Emilio Aguinaldo's government, or that of Cory Aquino. So Digong my Labs cannot declare a revolutionary government because there is no revolution to speak of.

Second, Digong my Labs is the head of the government -- and not just of one department but all of the executive branch of the government. To some extent, Asex Mocha Uson even mistook him to be the State. So commonsense dictates that President Digong my Labs cannot declare a revolution against himself.

But on another note, it is not illogical for Digong my Labs to declare a revolution even though it is against himself. First, there is a logic that says "A is not equal to A". Was it George Novack? In simple terms, si Digong My Labs could not be Digong My Labs. Malabo? Malabo nga eh. Pero that is the truth: He can be but cannot be.

Sige, ganito na lang para malinaw: When Tikboy is awake, he is Tikboy. But when he sleepwalks and does things outside of his full consciousness, he is not Tikboy. This is also being recognized sa mga batas natin kaya nga meron tayong exempting circumstances like imbecility or insanity. But we are not saying here that Digong my Labs is insane. We have no proof nor evidence to say that. Maybe me psychological issues siya that led to his annulment to his first wife, pero there are no proofs yet na psychopath siya gaya ng claim ni Ms. Agot.

Going back, Digong my Labs could be the President and the Chief Executive but in some cases he could not be he. Proof: He says things that a president could not say but at the same time says what a real president should say.

Second, he could be in control of the government but could not be in control. Atty. Bruce Rivera is very clear: "Ang labas sa ibang bansa e hindi tayo takot dahil kontrolado namin presidente; lumalabas na tayo nambubully - we have a bully president and we are enablers because we are also bullies." (Emphasis supplied.) See the video also below.

If President Digong my Labs is in control of the government, then there is no need to declare a revolutionary government. But since he is making the threat, it simply shows that he is not in control. This confirms Atty. Bruce's claim na sila ang may kontrol kay Digong my Labs. Kaya nga nagiging bully si Digong my Labs kasi ginagaya lang ni Digong my Labs ang grupo ni Atty. Bruce.

This also being the case, then we haven't elected Digong my Labs kundi ang grupo ni Atty. Bruce. Pero di naman kumandidato sina Atty Bruce, di ba?

Nakakalito. Sabi ni Thinking Pinoy, nag-iisip lang siya and he is just connecting the dots. Sorry mahina lang po ang utak ni Tikboy. Puwede pong mag-call a friend at magpatulong sa pag-connect the dots?

Eto pala ang video ni Atty. Bruce:

Drug lords, nawala nga ba?

President Digong my Labs transferred to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) the authority and responsibility on the war on drugs -- an indirect admittance that the administration’s bloody war on illegal drugs is chaotic. The move is also in contrast to Secretary of Fooling Affairs Peter Cayetano that the President trusts the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Because of President Digong my Labs' move, Gen. Bato dela Rosa is worried na babalik daw ang mga drug lords. Ang tanong... (drumbeat, please...): Nawala nga ba ang mga drug lords?

The last time Tikboy checked kasi wala pa namang drug lords na nahuhuli. Kung meron mang nahuli, mga pusher at user lang at namatay na ang mga ito kasama yung 4 years old na si Althea Barbon na taga Negros. Yung sa P6.4 billion worth na shabu nga na nasabat sa customs, warehouseman lang ang nakasuhan at nakakulong. Maliban na lang kung nabago na naman ang dictionary at dahil lumambot si Bato, binago ang definition kung saan angdrug lord para sa PNP ay yung mga pipitsuging pusher.

Panoorin natin ang balita:

President Digong fed with fake news?

Mukhang out of control na ang fake news mill kaya kahit si President Rody, nabiktima ng fake news at na-wow mali ulit sa international community.

Yesterday, the social media, and the political and economic circles went abuzz when President Rody Duterte drove the European ambassadors away of the country giving them 24 hours to pack their bags. The reason: Delegates from Europe lambasting the war against drugs was mistaken to be the European Union delegation.

Immediately, Ernie Abella came to save the night and with creative imagination claimed that the President was fed the wrong information. He said the President mistook the delegates from Europe composed of representatives from the International Progressive Alliance and social democrats as members of the parliament of the European Union.

Ikalawa, the department of Peter Cayetano also debunked the claim of Digong my Labs na nagbibigay daw ng $18 to $20 million ang UK. Sabi ng DFA, wala naman daw na offer ang UK. Fake news na naman ang nataggap ni Digong my Labs.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Baka hindi na naman inayos ni Lei ang trabaho niya kaya iba ang na-feed kay Digong my Lab. O hindi kaya nalito na si Asex Mocha sa pag-feed ng info at naibigay niya ay fake news? Sabi kasi ni Atty Bruce Rivera kontrolado daw ng mga DDS blogger si Digong my Labs kaya sa kakokontrol nila, ayon namali si myLabs. Panoorin natin si Atty:

Funny Pacquiao and his Biblical pseudomnesia

One Bible quoting pastor... err, senator na itago natin sa pangalang Funny Pacquiao has questioned and probably voted against the confirmation of DOH Secretary Ubial. The reason: Ubial's son, Karl, has posted something in the social media that irked Pacquiao. 

The post merely shared a GMA News article on Pacquiao's comment on the hero's burial for Marcos, and made a caption saying: "Only God can judge Marcos. Supports judgment through death penalty."


Now it has become clearer: The mother's career should be thrown to the gutter for her sons alleged ugly comments. Parang North Korea where a family is punished for the sin of one of its members.

Pero teka, under na ba ang Pilipinas sa North Korea? Last time Tikboy checked, the Philippines has already threatened to kick out EU ambassadors, if not actually threatening them to leave within 24,  in preparation to becoming  hermit kingdom?

Pero balik tayo kay Pacquio. Bible quoting sya. Ibig sabihin nagbabasa ng Bibliya? Bat parang nag-skip sya sa verses kung saan nasusulat:

For the LORD is our judge, The LORD is our lawgiver, The LORD is our king; He will save us-- (Isaiah 33:22)

That just confirms Karl Ubial's caption that only God can judge Marcos. Or Karl should say: Only Pacquiao can judge Marcos?

Worse, Pacquiao has also skipped the verse in Proverbs 10:14:

A wise man holds his tongue. Only a fool blurts out everything he knows; that only leads to sorrow and trouble.

Otherwise, if he really didn't skip the verses, he should have also shared the same to the king.

When Peter betrays Jesus... err, Duterte

Sometimes, interests sweep loyalty under the rug.  This was the case of Fooling Affairs Secretary Allan Peter Cayetano when he was grilled by Al Jazeera host Mehdi Hasan. Or was there ever at least a dot of loyalty on Peter Cayetano's part?

In Tikboy's last post, Cayetano lied, just like his namesake, Peter, the disciple of Jesus the Christ. But unlike the disciple, Cayetano lied more than three times and the transcript of his interview betrays his lips. Worse, he did not only lie but also contradicts, if not disowns, the words of the President. Focused on the Philippine National Police, the transcript is as follows:

HASAN: The President doesn’t trust them. Your President doesn't trust your police, you know that right?

CAYETANO: Filipinos… they don't trust the rogue police.

HASAN: No, that's not what he said. President Duterte said, "You policemen are the most corrupt, you are corrupt to the core, it's in your system." That doesn't sound like rogue. "It's in your system."

CAYETANO: Last time I checked, hyperbole and figures of speech are allowed.

HASAN: 40% of the police in the Philippines are corrupt, he says, is that true or false?

CAYETANO: That's his estimation. Their chief of police estimation is 2%.

HASAN: So who’s right, the President or the chief of police? I can’t believe you’re throwing [him] under the bus.

CAYETANO: I'm not throwing him under the bus. What I’m saying…

HASAN: Is the President correct that 40% of the police… it’s a simple yes or no answer. Is he correct, in your view, that 40% of them are corrupt?

CAYETANO: When you make an estimation…

HASAN: Is it a correct estimation?

CAYETANO: That is his estimation. That's not the point. The point is he's trying to clean up the police, and he admits that there is a problem.

A Foreign Affairs Secretary is an alter-ego of the President. That means, he represents the President and not contradicts him. In this case, Cayetano contradicted President Duterte by saying that only 2% of the police are corrupt as against Duterte's claim of 40%. Even if it is just Duterte's estimation, he should accept it as it is.

Second, Cayetano contradicts the President by implying that Duterte is not a Filipino. The exchange shows:

HASAN: When you said believe the US, you quote a poll, I'm not disputing that Filipinos support President Duterte and support the... I'm not disputing that. I'm disputing the record. The US Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia says: "We have a very sustained, deep concern that the drug war is operating outside the rule of law. The growing number of extrajudicial killings is troubling, we have raised those concerns."

The US State Department, the Catholic Church, they're all just biased against the Philippines?

CAYETANO: Yes, because the point is, Filipinos will not support human rights violations. We're a very spiritual people, whether Muslim or Christian, Filipinos believe in the dignity of life... (Emphasis supplied.)

Sometime in August this year, Duterte clearly justified the large-scale killing of drug users by suggesting the victims were not human. As reported by GMA News Online:

"Crime against humanity? In the first place, I’d like to be frank with you: are they humans? What is your definition of a human being?" he (Duterte) told soldiers while visiting an army camp, according to transcripts of his speech released afterwards.

"Human rights? Use it properly in the right context if you have the brains," he added.

"You cannot wage a war without killing," Duterte said, adding that many drug users were beyond rehabilitation.

So since Duterte does not mind if there are killings, thenhe does not value the dignity of life. Therefore, Duterte is not a Filipino.

Next, Filipinos will not support human rights violations, that was what Cayetano said. But there are lots of human rights violations and the Commission on Human Rights was even threatened by the Congress for not acting on those violations. In the drug war alone, there are 3,800 human rights violations -- assuming that there is at least one violation for every drug dealer killed based on Cayetano's figures. This could either be a violation of the human rights of the police, or that of the imaginary victim of the drug dealer, or thedead drug dealer himself/herself. So if Duterte allows this human rights violations, then he is not a Filipino. That, clearly, is what Cayetan's logic is all about.


The third instance is, again, not sticking to the script that the junkies are beyond rehabilitation. In the interview, Cayetano still claims that the government is still putting up billions worth of drug center.

HASAN: But shouldn't you treat these people, not just shoot them in the head? You’re cutting funding [for] rehabilitation, from $16 million to $15 million in 2018. 

CAYETANO: That's not true. It's going into the buildings, and we're putting up billions worth of drug centers all around…

But why would Cayetano contradict the President and throw him off the bus, so to speak? Is he showing that the sitting President is inutile that he doesn't even know how to estimate? Or that the sitting President is a liar? Or, is he practicing to be the President? The last time we check the social media, there is a growing Cayetano-Poe tandem being floated for 2022. Is this another contradiction to the President's words that Sarah Duterte will inherit the presidential throne?

By the way, credits go to Rappler for the Cayetano interview by Hasan.

How Peter Cayetano lives up to his name

The following is a transcript of the exclusive interview of Secretary of Fooling... err, Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano by Al Jazeera host and award-winning British journalist Mehdi Hasan:

HASAN: So every single one of the 3 and a half thousand people who was killed was a drug dealer?

CAYETANO: Yes.

HASAN: How do we know that? You didn't try them. You didn't prosecute them. You didn't charge them. You shot them on site! That's not a democratic way of solving crime, is it?

CAYETANO: You're absolutely saying it as if you're not on the ground. Come and look. If I pull a gun on you, here, right now, and you shoot me, it’s your fault? Or my fault?

HASAN: That’s not what I asked. I said 3 and a half thousand people have been killed by the police, are they all criminal drug dealers?

CAYETANO: Yes.

 
Talamak na talaga ang droga sa Pilipinas. Even a four year old is a drug dealer, if Allan Peter Cayetano is to be believed. The four year old child, Althea Barbon died on September 1, 2016, from gunshot wounds sustained during a buy-bust operation against her father, Aldrick Barbon, in Guhuilngan City, Negros Oriental. Can she even count one peso?

Two others, Danica May Garcia of Dagupan Pangasinan, and Francis Mañosca of Pasay City, were also killed in the War Against Drugs. Both are five years old.

It seems that Cayetano is just living up to his name -- Peter. Peter, one of the 12 disciples, lied thrice about Jesus the Christ. Is his father, the esteemed Rene Cayetano, just being prophetic? But how come there are still a lot of Peters Tikboy met and knew who are honest despite being loyal? Or, is Peter Cayetano, like Peter the disciple, is just a few of the exceptions?


Oh, and by the way, here is the video how Peter lied not just thrice in order to survive:

Philippine-DPRK trade relations: Signs of times?

The Philippines has maintained an economic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) until Foreign Affairs Secretary Allan Peter Cayetano met with the United States Ambassador to the Philippines. According to reports, the Philippines is the third largest trading partner of the "hermit kingdom" in 2017 amounting to US$ 87 million.

The Philippines exports to North Korea bananas, computers, integrated circuit boards and women’s undergarments and imports "iron and steel products, which could put the country in breach of UN resolutions which restrict member states from importing numerous DPRK minerals".

Sabi, the economic trade is a sign of desperation. Possibly. Teka, economic desperation nga nino?

Proud to be "Ingrato"

Just lately, Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Bato dela Rosa called the critics on the war against drugs as a bunch of ingrates.

"Prangka lang ako. You can criticize us to high heavens but I can tell you straight sa inyong mga mata, 'yung mga critic, sabihan ko kayo, ingrato kayo. Alam ko nakikinabang din kayo sa peace and order na idinulot ng war on drugs," " he said in an ambush interview.

 Well, if the definition of being an ingrate means not being appreciative, then we are proud to be one. Bakit? Let us count the ways...

1. The war is a failure. The bald head... err, figures released by the government on the number of drug users is very telling. From the 1.8 million drug users in September 2016, the figure rose to 4.7 million in May this year and to 7 million this October 2017. If the war is successful, the figure should be declining, not increasing, unless the goal of the war is pataasan ng ihi... este, bilang.
2. The war is a failure. 13,000 plus na ang patay wala pa ring nahuhuling tatay... I mean, druglord? Asan na yung P6.4 billion worth na shabu sa customs? Sino nahuli dun -- ang caretaker ng warehouse?
3. The war is a failure. Ang PNP mismo ang nagsabi: Kailangan niya ng P900 million budget sa War on Drugs. Kung winning ang war, di ba dapat pababa ang budget? Teka, budget ba ng prescription drugs para sa DOH ang pinag-uusapan natin?
4. The war on drugs is a failure. Napapansin na tayo globally at me 39 countries sa UN ang nagsabi nito. Unless mga dilawan ang mga government officials ng mga bansang yun? Grabe ah, ang lakas ng power ng mga dilawan ngayon, kung ganun? Kaya ba kahol ng kahol ang mga anti-yellows?
5. The war on drugs is a failure. Yung mga respondents nga ng surveys na pumupuri kay PRRD nagsasabi na mahihirap lang ang nahuhuli at namamatay, ang PNP pa kaya na may intelligence fund di ito malalaman? Well, mas marami nga naman ang 16 million kaysa sa bilang ng PNP.

Graphics Credit: Rappler.com

MRT's pleasant surprise?

Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya responded to the calls for the public officials to ride the MRT (also called as the #MRTchallenge. His verdict: Riding the MRT is pleasant.

Indeed, riding the MRT for Abaya is pleasant because aside from the fanfare and media pa-cute he experienced, there are a number of reasons for riding the rail transit that commuters really failed to appreciate. These are as follows:

1. The bonus. Aside from the bonus ride commuters get when the stored value tickets amount to P3.00, they also get a bonus distance and bonus wounds when trains overshoot the rail track. That is in addition to the bonus time and place that they spent for queuing just to buy tickets and enter the station platform. Ang hirap kayang tumambay na walang tambayan.
2. The physical and mental exercise. Commuters also failed to realize that the MRT is doing them favor by forcing them to walk when the trains stop in mid-stations. Kaya nga bibihira ang mataba sa MRT. And, of course, dahil nagiging bopols na ang mga Pinoy (proof of which is that Philippine universities do not make it to at least the top 20 universities at least in Asia), the MRT is also doing a service by providing a sort of mental exercise. So commuters are forced to become creative in making excuses for being late. As a resut of that exercise, marami ang nakaka-experience ng mental stress.
3. The art of patience. It's a virtue and only MRT teaches that by teaching commuters to stay on queue that they may be able to buy ticktes or get inside the station platform. Kung sa ibang bagay, magtatakbuhan na ang mga commuters na ito lalo na kung sasakay sa bus o tatanggap ng relief goods.
4. The virtue of hoping. Siyempre, kahit late na, hoping pa rin ang mga commuters that the train will arrive at makakasakay sila lalo na sa mga alanganing istasyon gaya ng GMA-Kamuning and Santolan at the northern end, and Magallanes at the southern end. Mahirap kayang matutong umasa lalo na ang umasa sa wala.
5. The virtue of understanding. Hanggang ngayon, nobody knows what happened to the scandals and the number of investigations on MRT messes, and nobody gets punished except the commuters. And nobody knows why our great senators and officials would not want to take the MRT and take the lessons the "pleasant MRT ride" provides. Kung sabagay, mahirap nga namang isakay ang magagarang sasakyan sa MRT, di ba mga minamahal na senador at congressman?
6. The science and virtue of appreciating art. Only a few learns to appreciate art. But when commuters get inside the MRT station and look at the unoperational ticket vending machines, they immediately acquire the science and virtue of art appreciation. Ang iba nga napapakanta pa ng Mona Lisa if you ask ano ang ginagawa ng mga kahon ng latang yun. Those machines costing hundreds of thousands of pesos and even millions... "would just lie there and they die there".

O, di ba? Tama si Abaya. Riding MRT is pleasant. At dagdag ni Tikboy: educational.

Congressman of God or Congressman of the Philippine Government?

It was shocking to listen to the league of Congressmen like Manny Pacquiao and Pablo Garcia do the interpellation against the RH Bill. They have been quoting and quoting God and the Bible and religion and the Catholic faith to prove the RH Bill proponents wrong. And, with a stroke of devilish art, cut the crap out of the RH Bill proponents saying: "You are allergic to God" or, "you need to face excommunication".

Well, the actions of these anti-RH Bill legislators reflects well those of their constituencies to the point of "punching pro-RH bill supporters" and calling the latter stupid. But who's stupid, anyway?

Worse, these God- and Bible-quoting blabbers seem to have a different God and a Bible or are ignorant on what they are talking about. Kung sabagay, little knowledge is dangerous, di ba Manang Brenda? Otherwise, they would have learned that the real God listens to reasons, gives due process, and does not judge easily. If they read the Bible that they are quoting, they could have found out in Genesis Chapter 3 that after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, God asked: "Where are you?" Adam replied that he is naked so he hid but God said: “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” -- meaning, the real Biblical God, albeit all-knowing, still listens to reasons. Hence, if the Biblical God listens to reasons and the anti-RH supporters say they consider God as their model and that they follow their God, then they must have a different God.

But of course, whoever or whatever one's God is is nobody's concern and is not the issue. The issue here is the RH Bill particularly on whether it should be passed or not. And since passing it involves a legal process, then let that process go. And since those who will approve it are legislators elected by the people of the Philippines, then let these legislators act as legislators of the Philippines. If they wanted to act as legislators of the Catholic Church or their God whoever it is, then they have no business in the Congress because the Congress is for the passage of laws of men and not of God. As Jesus the Christ clearly puts it: Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's.

Ano Tikboy, malinaw ba?

Merci: Thou shalt not steal but big!

Former Ombudsman Merciditas Gutierrez felt vindicated with the latest Sandiganbayan ruling approving the plea bargaining agreement with Gen. Carlos Garcia. According to her, the ruling is “an acknowledgment that we have not been remiss in our duty to protect the interest of the government and the Filipino people.”

 Gutierrez further said that the ruling “is consistent with the position taken by our special prosecutors that the plea bargain agreement is legal, regular and aboveboard, otherwise it will not be approved by the graft court.”

Kakatuwa naman si Merci. It appears that she is so happy with the way things are going and at the same time treating the Filipinos as stupid. Kung ang treatment mo talaga sa trabaho ng Ombudsman ay makipagtawaran, what's the use of having an Ombudsman? Daming nagtatawaran sa mga tiyangge. Ikalawa, Kung ninakawan ka ng P400, happy na ba dapat tayo kung ang maibabalik lang ay P200? If that is the case, ini-encourage natin ang mga magnanakaw na kumuha ng marami at makipag-plea bargaining agreement na lang sa kalahati. If that is the case, then tama pala ang sinasabing amendment ng 10 Commandments: Thou shalt not steal BUT BIG!

Or it is she that's stupid?Kung ano siyempre ang target mo, yun din ang mararating mo. Simpleng input-output logic. Kung ano ang dineposito mo sa banko, yun din ang makukuha mo. So dahil ang hiningi nila sa Sandigan ay approval ng plea bargain, at ang lahat ng ebidensiya na inihanda ay nakatuon lang dun, then siyempre yun din ang ibibigay ng Sandigan. Again, simpleng input-output logic. But if that is the case, why do we still need an Ombudsman na masyadong limited mag-isip?

Lito Lapid is Geronimo

It appears that the US Navy SEALS has been mistaken. The real Geronimo is not in Pakistan but in the Philippines. Here's the proof:

This gives the US Indians no reason to cry foul. Di ba?

Merci resigns.... HUWAATTT?

Ombudsman Merciditas Gutierrez finally resigned.

This is surprising. Asan na yung palaban niyang stance? O nagbasa na siya ng libro ni Dale Carnegie na "How to Win Friends and Influence People"? She seems to be fanning something. A smoke to cover something? Maybe. Pero ano nga ba ang implications ng resignation ni Merci? Let us count the ways:

• Kinain niya ang salita niya. Pareho pala sila ni GMA -- saying one thing and doing the other.
• Bluff lang ang tapang ng pinakita niya. Pareho pala sila ni GMA kunyari malaki, maliit lang naman. Kunyari matapang, bahag din ang buntot.
• Hindi niya nirespeto ang karapatan ang mga tao na malaman talaga ang katotohanan. 
• Chikadora. More than this, lumalabas na isa siyang sinungaling. Ang sabi niya: the interest of my family, my office and more importantly the nation must come before any personal consideration. On the other hand, sinabi niya rin na: [I]f I persist in fighting the charges levelled against me and I lose, I lose not only my retirement benefits, the opportunity to again serve government in equally dignified but less taxing capacities, but will also reap the shame of being the first Ombudsman to have been forcibly removed from office (Emphasis supplied).
•  Posibleng tama ang mga akusasyon sa kanya. Tinimbang siya ngunit kulang.
• Sinayang niya ang preparasyon sa Lower House at sa Senado. 
• Sayang din ang mga papel at laway sa committee hearings sa Lower House.
• Sayang din ang mga pinatahing damit ng mga Senador para sa Impeachment Trial.
• Sayang din ang oras na kanyang pinahaba. Sana kung napaaga siyang nag-resign, me accomplishment na sana ang Ombudsman na pumalit sa kanya.

But it's a stroke of art. Kung kailan me royalty wedding fever ang mga tao at kung kailan nasa Europe si Gloria Arroyo, saka pa siya nag-resign. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Bantayan natin ang ratings bukas kung kelan huhupa na ang epekto ng kasalang William at Kate.

Ombudsman's clearance on Lasam: Puwede Naman

Just recently, the Ombudsman created a lot of blunders. Two of these is when the Office of Merceditas Gutierrez filed a case against Jose Barredo along with the alleged key players in the P728-million fertilizer fund scam and against a dead man, Gumersindo Lasam, a dead man who was earlier cleared by the very same Ombudsman "on May 4, 2009, certifying that Lasam had no pending criminal or administrative cases as of April 27 that year."

Well, tama naman. There were no cases filed. Malinaw, di ba? But this clarity and vividness (to use the verbosity of Brenda) simply shows one thing: Nagsisinungaling ang Ombudsman na pinag-aaralan talaga nila ang mga kaso. Di ba ang depensa ni Merci, they just don't file a case because they carefully study everything para di masayang ang efforts nila? How come na kahit isang guhit o patak ng printer ink tungkol kay Lasam ay walang nakita ang Ombudsman? Bakit pa nito hinayaang maging recipient ng Lingkod Bayan Award kung saan ay requirement ang Ombudsman clearance?

Nakoowwwww!!!! Lalo lang pinapakita ng Ombudsman ang kapalpakan nito. Naghahabol ba para sa depensa sa Impeachment Trial? Hmmnnn....

Sermon on the Mount

A shocking report from abs-cbnNEWS.com:

Priest tells RH bill supporters to leave Mass

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – A priest at the Baguio Cathedral drew flak from some Catholics after he ordered people supporting the reproductive health bill to leave the church and stop hearing Mass.

His remarks drew outrage from some parishioners, who walked out in consternation.

The priest, whose identity was withheld, used his sermon to mock supporters of the bill such as former Akbayan party-list Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel.
"Kung meron nakikimisa dito pero pro-RH bill… Please, go out. It's useless," the priest said.

"What is this mass for if you are pro-RH bill? What is going to Church for if you're pro-RH bill?" he asked. (continue reading here)

Shocking, indeed. Alam ba nang paring ito ang sinasabi niya? Kung si Kristo nga gustong kasama ang mga makasalanan para ma-convert ang mga ito at mapalapit sa Diyos, bakit si father na isang alagad ni Kristo namimili nang pagmimisahan?  Choosy naman si father. O baka tinatamad lang si father na gawin ang misyon niya -- ang ipahayag ang salita ng Diyos at maging isang pastol sa mga tupa ni Kristo? Aminin...

On the other hand, natatakot siguro si father na baka maimpluwensyihan siya ng mga pro-RH bill kaya ang sabi niya: O tukso, layuan mo ako?

O puwede ring sabihin na nakukunsensiya si father sa stand ng Simbahan kaya dahil sa guilt feeling pinaalis niya ang mga pro-RH bill.

Lastly, baka tunay na makasalanan si father at tingin niya sa mga pro-RH bill ay mga banal at nakakaintindi kaya pinaalis niya ang mga ito dahil insecure at guilty siya. Kaya nga sabi niya "Kung meron nakikimisa dito pero pro-RH bill… Please, go out. It's useless."

Useless nga, father, dahil ikaw ata ay isa sa mga tinutukoy ni Kristo sa isa sa kanyang seven last words which Tikboy quotes: Ama, patawarin mo sila dahil hindi nila alam ang kanilang ginagawa.

How late is late for the Ombudsman

Just how late is "late" in the dictionary of the Ombudsman? Consider this from the Philippine Star:

Fertilizer rap sheet: Dead man included By Jess Diaz

MANILA, Philippines - A dead man will be charged with plunder and other offenses before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly taking part in the P728-million fertilizer fund scam in 2004.
Last week, Overall Deputy Ombudsman Orlando Casimiro signed on behalf of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez a resolution finding probable cause to charge in court Gumersindo Lasam, who died two years ago after two men on a motorcycle ambushed him while he was on his way to his farm in Barangay Basi West, Solana, Cagayan province.

At the time of his death, Lasam was Department of Agriculture (DA) regional director for Cagayan Valley.

He was 63. The motive behind the killing was not known. <>

Better late than never?

Ombudsman Merci Gutierrez claims the filing of cases against Jocjoc Bolante & Co., for their participation in the Fertilizer Scam is 'not a ploy to "counter her impeachment case.' In a report, Gutierrez's spokesman, Atty. Tomas Syquia, said that “It is not meant to counter. It is just that the Ombudsman’s work does not stop with the filing of the impeachment case.”

Tama naman. In the very first place, ganyan naman talaga kagabal si Merci so Mar Roxas should not berate the Ombudsman for her late filing of the case. Besides, it is better late than never, di ba? So kung patay na ang kabayo at saka pa lang dumating ang damo, okay lang yun. At least me damo...

On the other hand, bakit nga ba sa kinabagal-bagalan ng mga bagay na mabagal, bakit na-timing sa Impeachment Trial? Anak ng kabayong damo naman to. Di ba, sabi nga ni Leuccipus: Nothing exists at random but out of reason and out of necessity? 

Bakit ngayon ka lang?

From Inquirer.net:

Plunder raps ordered filed vs Lorenzo, Bolante over fertilizer scam
By Tetch Torres

Filed Under: Joc-joc Bolante, Government, Graft & Corruption, Impeachment
MANILA, Philippines—The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of plunder cases against former agriculture secretary Luis Ramon “Chito” Lorenzo and former undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante implicated in the P728-million fertilizer fund scandal.
Based on the 134-page joint resolution, the Office of the Ombudsman, through its panel of investigators said “there exists probable cause” to pursue the criminal cases against the officials who are “probably guilty of the crimes charged.”

Me themesong ito: "Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang" ni Ogie Alcasid.

Kung sabagay, marami namang dahilan bakit ngayon lang:

1. Naghahanap pa ng ebidensiya ang Ombudsman. Naubos na kasi ang pera sa Fertilizer Scam kaya di makita kung nasaan. Walang pera, walang ebidensiya, di ba?
2. Allegedly, liquid fertilizer ang pinagkagastusan ng P728 M. Nagkataong nabasag yung lalagyan kaya hayun, di na nakita pa yung liquid. Yung nabuhusan, wala ring tumubo kaya di rin nakita ang fertilizer.
3. Wala ring maidudulot yung Senado at ang nakalap nilang ebidensiya ay mahina lang. Tsaka me virus sa Senado -- Ribonitis. Kaya mahirap pagkatiwalaan ang ebidensiya na maipo-produce ng mataas na kapulungan baka na-contaminate ng virus.
4. Mas magaling pa ring maghanap ng ebidensiya ang Ombudsman. Lalo na kung under pressure -- that is, Impeachment pressure. Yun nga lang, LATE. Pero di ba may kasabihan: Huli man daw at magaling, huli pa rin... este, naihahabol din?