Presidential oath, rant and apology
February 7-8, 1974 shelling and burning of Sulu where 20,000 inhabitants were reportedly massacred? Digong’s idol, Marcos, could not escape blame for the bloodbath. No sorry or apology for them from the Marcoses?
It may be only something like 3,500 individuals were officially reported to have been killed over a decade of Marcosian martial law. Comparisons may be odious, but that would still be on the low side of the “killed by government agents since Digong won in 2016.
The Muslims still cry for justice for the many bloody episodes during the martial law years, echoed by the local chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines in Marawi, where martial law again showed that absolute power may corrupt absolutely.
SALN non-compliance
Anyway, I see that a former Sulu
been convicted by the Sandiganbayan for five SALN non- compliance counts. Penalty, P5,000 for each
would be within the penalty range for a non-heinous and certainly non-impeachable offense, one not of so serious and enormous a nature as to strike at the very life or orderly workings of government, in the national inquest that is impeachment.
pressing his claim that the CJ did not comply with Sec. 7 of RA 3019, in not reporting income earned, expenses incurred and taxes paid, I have a
last year. Non-compliant. We’ll see whether Digong will comply this April (deadline for 2017). Ditto for all the justices. And for that matter, everyone
himself. Hazloquedigo,noloque hago; do as I say, not as I do?
Yes, everyone, including Sen. Dick Dengxavia, as it were. Sen. Ping Lacson grouses that he does not attend the hearings of Dick, who Ping says tends to monopolize the proceedings. Normally, a chair should only preside and encourage everyone else to speak, and then sum up, or interjects once in a while to keep the session going. The way Ping sounds, Dick should be brought before the Philippine Anti-Competition Commission over his monopoly.
Holocaust picture-taking
Back to the apology business. I question whether Veep Leni Robredo, for whom I root, should have apologized for the Holocaust pixtaking in Berlin. Such respectful visits are harmlessly memorialized by pixes among a traveler’s souvenirs and
bump gesture there, criminal in some countries in Europe who remember
Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Sweden. Surely members of the
in history will understand Pinoy addiction or fanaticism for Kodakan. No dishonor meant, unlike in the case of the Nazi salute Digong cherishes.
I am with him for honoring the Mamasapano 44, for bagging Marwan. But, what about the death of a score of Muslim civilians, including, Sara, 5; also worthy of investigation, recognition and assistance then are the forgotten Muslim Mamasapano 18. Dahilpobasilaaymga Muslim
lamang? Are they not owed a probe and an apology? The law must not be administered with an evil eye and an uneven hand.
See how a septuagenarian Aussie nun is being treated, shall we now sing Daye Jack’s “Bully Bully”? She may be protected by nature; were she much younger, who would want SiMeyor?