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“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

― H.L. Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe

So it was written (nearly 100 years ago), and so it has come to pass. We’re not just talking about Trump. As if the cosmos is having a severe bout of perversity, the little brown brothers across the Pacific Ocean just had to outdo the USA. We have an even worse moron, the mass murdering kind, in Malacañang.

Just Google Images of "mass murderer philippines" and guess who shows-up? In essence, the only difference between Digong and Kim Jong-un of North Korea (a.k.a., the Rocket Man) is that the latter has detonated a nuclear bomb. Ok, to be fair to Kim Jong-un, he is only an aspiring mass murderer at this point; whereas, Digong is a seasoned mass murderer through and through.

Great propaganda! It will most assuredly go down in history as one of the most successful acts of political treachery, right alongside:

• the "Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or KBL" that indeed created a "New Society" so utterly oppressed by the Marcos family and their clique of uber klepto cronies
• "Erap para sa mahirap" so aptly described as "arguably one of the most successful and deceitful political slogans in Philippine political history . . . as his plunder behind closed doors belies his chummy "camera friendly" interaction with the poor"
• Hitler's "Big Lie" which resulted in The Holocaust (genocide of some six million European Jews) and lingers as the "German collective guilt" to this day

Like I said, it sounds good on paper but here's the rub. The moron's anti-corruption campaign is defined by (a) persecuting anyone who opposes or criticizes him while, at the same time, (b) releasing and/or acquitting altogether the most brazen plunderers of the country.

On top of the list of Digong's "anti-corruption" campaign include:

• Senator Leila de Lima, one of Digong's fiercest critics, has been detained indefinitely based on the testimony of jailed drug lords, who are of course under the stranglehold of the current Department of Justice Secretary and Presidential Lapdog Vitaliano Aguirre. A classic case of political persecution.

Drug Lord Kerwin Espinosa and Senator Leila de Lima; picture taken in Baguio City

If the above picture of Senator De Lima was considered damning evidence, then the following, which are far more compelling than the "evidence" against De Lima, should likewise implicate Paolo "Pulong" Duterte's intimate and inextricable involvement with the Davao Group and its drug smuggling activities.

Ties that bind: Who are Mans Carpio, Paolo Duterte connected to?

Here's what else was in Taguba's text messages on Customs

Broker claims Davao City exec got millions in 'tara'

As early as December 2007, Pulong had already been implicated by authorities in smuggling operations in Davao, when Digong was the mayor of the city. The recent exposé on Pulong and the Davao Group merely confirms the presidential son's evolution from a small-time smuggling operator in 2007 into a major drug-smuggling enterprise today.

"This ain't his first rodeo" and yet Pulong has not been jailed and Digong, in spite of his promise to resign if the allegations against his son are proven, continues to hold on to the Presidency. Why is the standard of proof for the son of the President more stringent than the standard of proof for De Lima?

Let's face it. The only reason that De Lima is in jail and Pulong is free is because Digong is the incumbent president. He has pit bulls like Rey Umali in the Lower House and pricks like Dick Gordon in the Senate to railroad critics like De Lima (in the case of Umali) and to gloss over compelling leads that pin down Pulong in the most explosive drug smuggling case in the Philippines today (in the case of Gordon).

Where pray tell are Jack and Tita Nanie? Isn't it incongruous that the Philippine Senate with all of its power and resources can't produce these individuals to shed light on the Davao Group? Instead, Dick hastily concludes the Senate hearings on the drug smuggling case, completely deflecting any focus on the Davao Group, Jack, Tita Nanie, Mans Carpio and Pulong. This is consistent with Dick's apparent fetish for licking Digong's ass by absolving him of state-sponsored extra-judicial killings, which was unequivocally established shortly thereafter with the assassination of Rolando Espinosa by Philippine National Police officers under orders from Digong. The Department of Justice initially charged the cops with murder but later downgraded the charge to homicide. All 19 cops involved in the Espinosa slay have been fully reinstated to full duty at the wishes of Digong.

Question to Dick. Are you still standing by your conclusion that these extra-judicial killings are not sanctioned by Digong? You were such an inspiration at SBMA, particularly after the eruption of Pinatubo. How have you been reduced to this ass-licking, shit-eating oaf of Digong?

Pulong's involvement in the P6.4 billion shabu shipment of May 2017 is undeniable (see this video, courtesy of Richard Alcantara) and we can expect Digong's lackeys in the Senate to continue to badger the likes of Mark Taguba (in contrast to the kid gloves treatment of Maronilla, Abellera, Pulong and Mans Carpio), "dribble the ball", mislead the public, pin the blame (at least temporarily) on small fries like Faeldon (who refuses to sing due to some convoluted and misplaced loyalty to Digong) and, when the issue has passed its prime, quietly allow the "Big Fish" to sail away into the sunset scot-free!

[Now with Digong, even small fries like Faeldon, Maronilla, et al are discreetly cleared of charges and disappear from public view for keeping their mouth shut. This is for protecting Pulong, the lynchpin of the Davao Group, and Digong himself--who turns out to be the Numero Uno coddler of the Numero Uno drug smuggler in the country. I never thought I would agree with any statement of Joma Sison (commie-anarchist) except when he recently said that Duterte is a "liar and political swindler." It takes one to know one.]

• Senator Antonio Trillanes, relentless critic of Digong and rightfully so . . .

Another recent case that highlights the obscene upper hand exploited by Digong as the incumbent president is his accusation of Trillanes having multiple foreign bank accounts, which he later admits to fabricating just because he feels like its about time to demolish an adversary.

Duterte says Trillanes hiding money abroad

Duterte bares how Trillanes accumulated money in offshore bank accounts

Duterte admits 'inventing' alleged Trillanes account number

On the flipside, Digong refuses to sign a waiver on his bank accounts, particularly now that he is the incumbent president with even more friends in even higher places, who are no doubt showering him with evermore generous "birthday gifts" today. Recall that when Digong was a mere mayor and still campaigning for the presidency, he admitted to receiving millions in cash as birthday gifts from his wealthy friends--a flagrant violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees and the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

While it is incumbent upon the Ombudsman to investigate the Duterte family wealth, Digong predictably unleashes his pit bulls to attack the Ombudsman, decides to create a commission to investigate the Ombudsman and declares defiantly that he won't cooperate with the anti-graft body's probe.

This animal (and I apologize to all animals for this allusion) has no place in a civilized body politic, yet he is getting away with murder (quite literally among other things), solely because he is (a) the incumbent president, (b) inherently very powerful as the incumbent president and (c) wasting no time to consolidate his power (by quashing all opposition and ingratiating himself with the most corrupt and powerful political families in the country) . . . and there is not enough of us to tell him off, bring him down and kick him out.

• Vice President Leni Robredo, also from the opposition, has been intimidated and harassed by Digong and his minions from the outset of her incumbency as the Vice President. This is all at the bidding of Bong Bong, who also has a bogus electoral protest that is prospering at the hands of certain whores at the Supreme Court.

Excerpt from my open letter to Vice President Leni Robredo on November 23, 2016:

Mahal naming Bise Presidente Leni,

Noong nanalo po kayo bilang Bise Presidente, hindi ko po maiwasan maisip na may pag-asa pa ang Pilipinas. Dahil sa sangkatutak na nakaw na pera na hindi pa naibabalik ng mga Marcos sa kaban ng bayan at siyang ginagamit ni Bong Bong para suhulan ang mga botante at mga bayaran sa social media, wala po kayong kalaban-laban. Ngunit sa kabila ng pambihirang nakaw na yaman na nagpupumilit na ipanalo si Bong Bong at biguin ang tunay na demokrasya ay umiral pa rin ang katotohanan at kayo ang nahalal bilang Bise Presidente ng Pilipinas.

Mahalaga na maunawaan ng sambayanang Pilipino na maihahambing ang kampanya ninyo laban sa kampanya ni Bong Bong kay David at Goliath. Wala po kayong ka pera-pera upang ilunsad ang inyong kampanya subalit walang hangganan ang kaperahan ng nakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos na pinapalimos lamang ni Bong Bong (lalong-lalo na sa mga pinakamahirap at pinaka-mangmang sa ating lipunan) para gawing perahan at putahan ang ating demokrasya at bilhin ang posisyon ng Bise Presidente. Sa madaling salita, kung hindi dahil sa nakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos na siyang pinagmulan, pinagkukunan at nagbibigay-buhay sa pampulitikang karera ng mga Marcos (tulad ni Bong Bong, Imee at Imelda) ay tiyak na nilampaso ninyo ang boto na pabor sa inyo bilang Bise Presidente.

Ang pinapalabas ng mga Marcos na malapit ang labanan ninyo ay isang malaking kasinungalingan at kawaling-hiyaan, tulad ng karamihan ng mga pahayag nila. Kung naibalik ang nakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos at tanging patas ang labanan, siguradong patay na ang karera sa politika ni Bong Bong o sino man sa mga Marcos. Ngunit dahil wala pang US$4 billion ang naibalik at napakalaki pa ang halaga ng nananatili sa at pinagsasasaan ng mga Marcos, pera-perahan, baya-bayaran at suhu-suhulan ang kanilang patakaran upang budburan ng katakot-takot na pabango ang kanilang mabaho at bulok na angkan.

Excerpt from my open message to House Speaker Alvarez on March 20, 2017:

You are one shameless ass-licking lapdog, pouncing on a baseless opportunity to pave the way for Bong Bong Marcos to usurp the Vice Presidency. The real agenda is to return to power that despicable, uber-entitled, criminal, human-rights abusing, rapacious, plundering political family--the Marcoses. The same way GMA and the former First Gentleman were responsible for "rehabilitating" the Marcoses during the Macapagal-Arroyo Administration (I'm sure President Diosdado Macapagal is turning in his grave for this), you--the lapdog of the lackey (GMA) of the lackey (Duterte)--are doing your utmost in the most diabolical political comeback in the history of the Philippines.

On the basis of a video of Vice President Leni Robredo, which articulates common knowledge of the Philippine situation today under Digong, you are orchestrating a sham to dupe and choke the Filipinos with BBM as the Vice President, in preparation for his bid for the presidency in 2022 (perhaps sooner if Digong does not complete his term). Of course, this is very typical of the machinations of the Marcoses.

Excerpt from my blog "The best defense is a good offense . . . " on August 11, 2017:

Matagal ko nang sinabi na kung hindi bayaran ang karamihan ng mga associate justices sa Supreme Court ay walang pag-asa na umusad ang electoral protest ni Bong Bong sa simpleng dahilan na hindi pa naibabalik ng mga Marcos ang ninakaw nila sa kaban ng bayan. Bariya lamang ang US$3.6 billion na na-recover ng PCGG sa loob ng nalipas na tatlong dekada, samantalang mahigit pa sa US$10 billion ang tinangay nila sa kaban ng bayan noong sila ay sinuka ng sambayanan noong 1986.

At the bidding of Bong Bong (who would not have any career, political or otherwise, to speak of save for the inexhaustible war chest of the Marcos plunder), Digong and his cronies are surreptitiously aligning all their ducks in a neat row (including the impeachment of Chief Justice Sereno) before mobilizing the paid hacks at the Supreme Court to unseat VP Robredo.

• COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista. Under the helm of Chairman Bautista, the COMELEC garnered top international awards for the handling of the May 2016 elections. He did not lift a finger to help Bong Bong cheat in the Vice Presidential elections, which pisses-off the Marcos family to no end. Before he assumed his post at the COMELEC, Chairman Bautista headed the PCGG. Like Haydee Yorac, PCGG Chairman Bautista went after the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family with great resolve and actually got some incremental results even at this late stage of the pursuit. This also pissed-off the Marcos family to no end.

The Old Fart Ferdie taught his children well. They found the weakest link in the life of Chairman Bautista, played his wife like a fiddle and the Philippines lost a highly-professional public official. It was sweet revenge for the Marcos family (as Digong played along the entire sarsuwela as supporting cast) but it's more than just destroying an individual who refused to kowtow to them. It's also about destroying the credibility of a critical democratic institution (the COMELEC), which will most assuredly be in grave danger of crumbling under the tremendous pressure, power, influence and ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family. Just like the good old days of the Marcos Dictatorship, Filipinos can expect massive wholesale cheating by Bong Bong in the next presidential elections; that is, assuming we even have a next presidential election.

Bong Bong, the puppet master

Martin Loon, the puppet strings

Digong, the best supporting cast member

The Puppet

• Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Morales.

Duterte to file impeachment complaints vs Sereno, Morales

House to start CJ Sereno impeachment hearing

Duterte denies hand in Sereno impeachment

Early on, Digong is already hedging his bets on the impeachment of CJ Sereno. The errand boy (Gadon) of his errand boy (Alvarez) doesn't seem to know the difference between his ass and a hole in the ground. And the Stooge (Alvarez, who will most assuredly be reviled in the annals of Philippine history as the most shameless sap among the Speakers of the House of Representatives) derives orgasmic pleasure in following his marching orders to persecute CJ Sereno as his mouth nearly froths like a rabid dog at the mere mention of Sereno's name. He can finally get even with Sereno for testifying against him for rigging the airport bidding to favor his wife's firm, which he can only accomplish with the backing of the ultra-powerful and corrupt Coalition of Plunderers (see pictures below).

Much to the delight of Speaker Stooge, the attack on CJ Sereno was super-charged after her speech at the commencement exercise of the Ateneo Law School, which highlighted the atrocities and plunder of the Marcos Dictatorship vis-a-vis the diabolical propensities of Digong. It is only appropriate for CJ Sereno to disregard this witch hunt (at the pleasure of Marcos, Digong and the Coalition of Plunderers, which Umali calls a "constitutional duty") that has once again reminded us of the hollow core of the House of Chumps.

Moments ago on live TV, I just listened to the reasoning of Sagip Party List Rep. Marcoleta and the subsequent explanation of Quezon City Rep. Belmonte on disallowing and allowing, respectively, the counsel of CJ Sereno to directly cross-examine the witnesses in the impeachment hearing. I have to say that Marcoleta is an absolute waste of time and space; yet, guess whose position was favored by the committee members in attendance save for four individuals?  A preview of another railroading event (which Umali calls “due process”) masterfully executed by Hatchet Chairman of the Committee on Injustice.

Watch Marcoleta make a fool of himself . . . 

Anyone with an iota of a brain will agree that it would be better for Marcoleta to roll himself into a ball and die!

It turns out Gadon admits 1 rap vs Sereno not based on personal knowledge. Excerpts below:

But when Cong. Lawrence Fortun asked Gadon if he had a verified copy of De Castro's original draft of the TRO, Gadon admitted that he didn't. 

"Well ,it appears Mr. Chairman that, as admitted by the complainant, he has no personal knowledge of the facts alleged there supposedly, and the documents upon which these are supposedly based are not even available," Fortun said. 

Gadon said that the issue could be explained by De Castro.

Justice De Castro, meanwhile, issued a brief statement on Gadon's testimony before the House Justice Committee.

“I have never released to Jomar Canlas any information, report, or document regarding the work of the Court,” De Castro said.

I agree with the suggestion of CJ Sereno’s counsel to the Committee on Injustice. Skip the charade at the House. “Moro-moro” lang ito. The chumps of the Coalition of Plunderers have no regard for due process, the rule of law, the Constitution or the truth. They had the tyranny of numbers to allow a bogus impeachment case to prosper in the first place, they have the tyranny of numbers to impeach CJ Sereno. Let’s get it over with and let the House of Chumps be damned! Proceed with the Senate Tribunal, so that some serious cross-examination can transpire.

Perhaps the Senate will do better but I'm not holding my breath.

Sino nga ba ang ipapalit kay CJ Sereno? Siyempre, unggoy ni Marcos!

Pending Chief Justice of the Tyrant and the Corrupt
Ilocano, supporter and sympathizer of the Marcos family
Penned the decision allowing the hero’s burial of the Old Fart at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani
John Nery observes, “Peralta’s ponencia in the Marcos burial cases will go down in history
as the cowardly rationalizations of a willfully blind man.”

It's restbak time!

Coalition of Plunderers

Coalition of Plunderers

Also known as "Magnanakaw Inc."

The pictures above taken during the 80th birthday party of Erap tell the whole story behind Digong's systemic attack on the judicial system of the Philippines. They feature the principal characters charged with plunder while Chief Justice Sereno and Ombudsman Morales were at the helm of the Supreme Court and the Office of the Ombudsman, respectively. And just as the judicial system was about to nail the likes of Tanda, Sexy, Pogi, GMA and Binay (the Who's Who of Plunderers in the Philippines and only second to the Marcos family)--a feat of justice never heard of in the Philippines--Digong moves heaven and earth to exonerate them. Yes, that includes Pogi, who will also be released from jail soon. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the convoluted anti-corruption campaign of Digong.

As if liberating these super-crooks were not bad enough, Digong parlays the favor and forges an unholy alliance with the same like-minded cast of characters (all political heavyweights and superlatively corrupt) to shield his own corruption.

John Nery, in his column at the Philippine Diary Inquirer entitled "RevGov is Duterte's bid for total power" (November 14, 2017), observes:

"President Duterte is now aware that he faces an existential threat, not of ouster but of being held to the strictest accounting even after his term. His bank accounts pose the most risk to him, but he is vulnerable on other counts, too: The continuing EJKs make an International Criminal Court investigation all but inevitable; the billion-peso shabu smuggling leads all the way back to Davao..."

"RevGov offers the easy way out; it is a self-coup that stops everything — the sometimes uncontrollable Senate inquiries, the powerful Supreme Court dissents, the cases at the Ombudsman. In other words, he will escape any form of sanction only if he assumes absolute power." (emphasis mine)

"Today we can see that RevGov as the path to total power is not about social change, but only about the self-preservation of a mere and temporary president." (emphasis mine)

Because Digong is "a mere and temporary president", he is setting the stage after his presidency--one in which he would NOT be held accountable for his corruption, crimes against humanity and destruction of democratic institutions. It's real simple: President Bong Bong Marcos, de facto head of the Coalition of Plunderers and Digong's post-presidency ticket to sail into the sunset scot-free!

And why not? When all the rest of the plunderers are all set to live happily ever after . . . and the worst of them all is poised to plunder the national coffers all over again!

Happily ever after!

Bong Bong Marcos for President--Digong's post-presidency ticket to freedom!

Where ISIS goes, devastation follows

Marawi City (Lanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines) Liberated

ISIS Defeated in Raqqa, Syria

Mosul (Iraq) Devastated By 3 Years Of ISIS Occupation

Napakatanga o napaka-ignorante mo na lang kung suportahan mo ang anumang grupo na may kaugnayan sa ISIS na dapat lang ubisin tulad ng pesteng ipis! Kaguluhan, karahasan at kamatayan lamang ang dulot nito. Wala silang karapatan manatili sa isang sibilisadong lipunan. Sa unang senyales na may umaaligid na ISIS sa isang komunidad, dapat ay pulbusin na ito kaagad!

How did this happen?

How is it possible that none of the members of the Marcos family have been executed or jailed for plunder?

If the claim of the Marcos family is true (i.e., in possession of gold bars they are "negotiating" to return to the Philippine government), how is it possible that not a single member of the Marcos family has been convicted of plunder by any of the courts in the Philippines?

How is it possible that the Marcos family are even back in the Philippines?

How can they be living in the lap of luxury that is enabled by their ill-gotten wealth with nary a slap on the wrist?

How is it possible that former cronies of Marcos are back to owning and controlling major Philippine corporations that Imelda claimed belongs to the Marcos family?

Indeed, how could Manny Pangilinan launder the ill-gotten wealth of Salim and Suharto (who plundered the coffers of Indonesia) and build a massive business conglomerate in the Philippines?

How is it possible that members of the Marcos family continue to be elected as public officials?

How did Ferdinand Marcos force his way into the Libingan ng mga Bayani?

How can the Supreme Court give any importance whatsoever to the election protest of Bong Bong?

How could two (2) out of the ten (10) most corrupt leaders in the world come from the Philippines (#2 is Ferdinand Marcos and #10 is Erap)?

How is it possible that a plundering family in possession of plundered goods and who refuses to admit their plunder remain unpunished and not compelled to return their plunder?

How could any member of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church celebrate mass on the 100th birthday of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani?

How did Digong become the President of the Philippines?

Imee Marcos recently declared words to the effect that the historical legacy of her father is not yet done. I agree.

The German criminal code prohibits the public use of a symbol of any “political party which has been declared unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court.” This includes the swastika, the Nazi salute, and several other symbols of the Third Reich. Punishments can range from fines to up to three years in prison. Mein Kampf and other Nazi propaganda works are also banned.

I seriously doubt there are any public display that honors Hitler in Germany. Until the day that the Philippine criminal code prohibits (a) any public display that honors Ferdinand Marcos in any way and (b) any material that vaguely resembles Marcos propaganda and revisionist history, only then would I consider the historical legacy of the Marcos family done.

Pangulo ng Pilipinas o Muchacho ni Marcos?

Duterte: Marcos family to return some wealth to gov't

Kung sinabi sa akin ng magnanakaw na handa niyang ibalik sa akin ang bahagi ng kanyang ninakaw, ang una kong gagawin ay dadakipin ko siya. Alam ko na kasi na may ninakaw siya, kaya dapat lang siya dakipin.

Pangalawa, gagawin ko ang lahat para maibalik sa akin yung ninakaw sa mapayapang paraan.

Pero kung wala itong epekto, marahas na paraan ang susunod.

At kung wala pa itong epekto, isa-isa kong papatayin yung angkan ng magnanakaw hanggang sa ubusin ko silang lahat--kasama na yung magnanakaw.

Sana ay bago umabot sa pagpatay ng magnanakaw ay naibalik na niya sa akin yung kanyang ninakaw. Kung hindi naman naibalik at napatay ko na yung magnanakaw at ang kanyang buong angkan, puwede na rin. Palimos ko na lang sa kanila yung ninakaw sa akin. Kahit papano ay nakamit ko na rin yung hustisya.

Tulad ng sinabi sa akin ng kaibigan kong magsasaka, kung mahuli niya yung nagnakaw ng kanyang tanim ay tiyak na tatagain niya ito at pilit niyang ipababalik yung ninakaw sa kanya.

Ang hirap kay Digong ay para wala lang yung ninakaw ng mga Marcos. Handang-handa niyang ipawalang-sala ang kanilang pandarambong. Nag-aabogado pa siya sa panig ng mga Marcos na humingi ng immunity bago ibalik yung kanilang ninakaw sa kaban ng bayan. Tapos magpapanggap na impartial siya sa issue na ito. Nakaka-isulto ito sa sambayanang Pilipino, pati na sa mga walang masyadong pinag-aralan. Dahil karamihan sa atin, nakapag-aral man or hindi, ay nalalaman at nauunawaan na mali ang magnakaw, dapat parusahan ang magnanakaw at dapat ibalik ng kalahatan ng ninakaw sa ninakawan.

Matagal nang alam ng buong Pilipinas na pambihirang magnanakaw ang mga Marcos. Pinapaalala lang nila kung gaano ka inutil ang pamahalaan sa kawalan ng kakayahan na dakipin at parusahan sila noong inalok muli sa yo ang iilan na gold bars na kakarampot lamang sa ninakaw nila sa kaban ng bayan. Ano ngayon ang gagawin mo?

Pinagpapapatay mo ang mga maliliit na tao na palimos lang ang sala kung ihahambing sa napakamalubhang pagsasala at pandarambong ng mga Marcos. Bilang Pangulo at tagapagtanggol ng sambayanang Pilipino, hindi ba dapat lang damputin mo ang buong angkan ng Marcos at tutukan ang bawat isa sa kanila ng baril hanggang sa ibalik nila ang LAHAT ng ninakaw nila sa kaban ng bayan? Lalong-lalo na't kakaunti pa lamang sa kabuuan ng nakaw na yaman ang naibalik ng mga Marcos at ng kanilang mga cronies sa mahigit tatlong dekadang paghahabol sa mapayapang paraan?

Hindi na namin mamasamain ang marahas na paraan kaugnay sa mga Marcos, dahil pinaglalaruan at pinagtatawanan lang nila ang pamahalaan sa legal at mapayapang paraan. Dapat lang na ang marahas mong pamamaraan sa kampanya laban sa droga ay isulong din laban sa mas matinding pandarambong ng mga Marcos.

Sa halip ay para kang tutang-asong dumidila sa puwet ng mga Marcos habang tinatae nila sa mukha mo yung kanilang nakaw na yaman. May tawag sa mga walang imik sa nag-aabusong makapangyarihan habang pumapatay sa mga walang kalaban-laban . . . DUWAG!

Akala namin ipagtatangol mo ang sambayanang Pilipino? Sa halip ay ipinagtatanggol mo ang mga Marcos. Ipinapawalang-sala mo ang kanilang pandarambong at ipinagsasaksakan mo pa na makabalik sa poder si Bong Bong. Kung ang maaasahan lang namin sa iyo ay ang pagmumuchacho mo sa mga Marcos, mabuti pa ay umalis ka na diyan sa puwesto mo.

The best defense is a good offense . . .

Lalong-lalo na kapag walang kaubusan ang sangkatutak na nakaw na pera ng mga Marcos ang gamit sa panlaban. Ito ang ating nasasaksihan ngayon harap-harapan sa kasalukuyang demolisyon laban kay VP Robredo, Chief Justice Sereno at COMELEC Chairman Bautista--na sinusuportahan ni Digong.

Matagal ko nang sinabi na kung hindi bayaran ang karamihan ng mga associate justices sa Supreme Court ay walang pag-asa na umusad ang electoral protest ni Bong Bong sa simpleng dahilan na hindi pa naibabalik ng mga Marcos ang ninakaw nila sa kaban ng bayan. Bariya lamang ang US$3.6 billion na na-recover ng PCGG sa loob ng nalipas na tatlong dekada, samantalang mahigit pa sa US$10 billion ang tinangay nila sa kaban ng bayan noong sila ay sinuka ng sambayanan noong 1986.

Kung kalkulahin natin yung interest ng natirang nakaw ng mga Marcos ay marahil umaabot na ito ng US$40 billion ngayon--sobra-sobra para suhulan ang lahat ng putahang opisyal, politiko, negosyante, media, blogger, komunista, civil society at botante sa buong Pilipinas na pinangungunahan ni Digong, karamihan ng mga associate justices sa Supreme Court, mga nagpapanggap na civil society tulad ng Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution Inc. (VPCI) atbp (mga tuta-tutaan ng mga Marcos) at ni Patricia Bautista (asawa ni COMELEC Chairman Bautista na nagpagamit din kay Marcos).

Kailan ko lang nabalitaan na hindi pinayagan ng Supreme Court na tumulong ang mga supporters ni VP Robredo sa pagbayad ng P7 million protest fee kaugnay sa election protest ni Bong Bong; samantalang mas mabilis ba sa alas kwarto na tinanggap ng Supreme Court ang P36 million na recount fee na nanggaling kuno sa mga "donors" na "friends and supporters" ni Bong Bong. Ang dating nito ay mas-OK pa na tanggapin ang nagapagtatakang nakaw na pera ng mga Marcos na galing daw sa 40 bilang na "donors" kompara sa libo-libong mamamayan na karamihan ay nagdonate ng P100 pababa para makatulong kay VP Robredo.

Hindi na po ako nagugulat dahil matagal nang garapalan at kawalang-hiyaan ang patakaran sa Supreme Court. Ibig nilang lampasuhin ang karapatan ni VP Robredo bilang tunay na Bise Presidente (at ang karapatan ng nakararaming mamamayan na bumoto sa kanya) para lamang pagbigyan si Bong Bong at pairalin ang tunay na mandaraya na nagpupumilit na agawin ang hindi nararapat sa kanya. Ganyan talaga ang mga lahing magnanakaw na mga Marcos na ang kakambal ay sinungaling at mandurugas. Pera-perahan na lang kasi sa Supreme Court at dahil walang katapusan ang pagsusuhol ng mga Marcos (samantalang wala naman maiabot at talagang hindi magsusuhol si VP Robredo) sa mga putahang mahistrado, alam na natin kung sino ang papanigan ng Supreme Court at sobrang garapal ang kanilang pagpapakita at pagpapasiya ng hindi makatarungang pagpabor sa mga Marcos.

Hindi nagtagal pagkatapos ng talumpati ni CJ Sereno sa commencement ng Ateneo de Manila University noong May 26, 2017 na ibinunyag ng mahistrado ang kanyang pananaw kaugnay sa mga masasahol na gawain ng mga Marcos na tinutularan ni Digong at nag-umpisa na ang pag-ugong ng "demolition job" laban sa kanya. Mabibilang sa ilang daliri ng isang kamay ang mga mahistradong sa Supreme Court na hindi pa bumibigay sa pagsusuhol o pananakot ng mga Marcos. Isa na dito si CJ Sereno.

Nakapagtataka naman ang VACC. Kung tunay silang lumalaban sa krimen at korapsyon, bakit hindi nila kasuhan ng kasuhan ang mga Marcos sa kanilang pandarambong at paglabag sa karapatang pantao? Kung tunay na taliba ng Saligang Batas ang VPCI, bakit hindi nila isulong at ipaglaban ang Anti-Dynasty Bill na matagal nang binabalewala ng Lehislatura at nagpapalakas lamang sa mga politikang pamilyang mandarambong na tulad ng mga Marcos, Enrile, Cojuangco, GMA, Binay at Erap? Sa halip ay pupunteriahin ng VACC at VPCI ang mga administrative lapses ni CJ Sereno bilang basehan ng impeachment complaint laban sa kanya na hindi naman maaaring gawin sa ilalim ng batas--kaya naman wala ni isang Kongresista (na karamihan ay mga tuta at bayaran din ng mga Marcos at ni Digong) ang sumuporta sa nasabing impeachment complaint. Tingnan natin kung anong kalalabasan ng pangalawang pangperwisyong impeachment complaint kasalukuyang isasalang laban kay CJ Sereno na gawain ni Atty. Larry Gadon (tuta rin ni GMA at ng mga Marcos).

Sa panahon ni Mr. Bautista bilang COMELEC Chairman, ang COMELEC ay kinilala ng isang international think tank sa namumukod na paganap ng May 2016 elections. Isa siya sa hindi masuhulan ng mga Marcos para ipanalo si Bong Bong bilang Vise Presidente.

Bago na-appoint si Mr. Bautista bilang COMELEC Chairman, siya ang namuno bilang Chairman ng PCGG. Bukod kay Haydee Yorac, isa si Mr. Bautista sa nagpursige na masauli ang nakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos. Sa huli ay sumuko rin si Mr. Bautista dahil sa lakas ng puwersa ng batalyong pinakamatinik na bayarang abogado at mga taksil at bayaran sa PCGG na pinoprotektahan ang mga Marcos. Kaya ganoon lang ang galit ng mga Marcos kay Bautista at tuluyang pinagsamantalahan ang personal na krisis ng mag-asawang Bautista upang baliktarin ang sitwasyon at idiin si Mr. Bautista.

Sabihin pa natin na tutuong magnanakaw si Mr. Bautista, walang sinabi ang umanoy ninakaw niyang P1 billion sa ninakaw ng mga Marcos na US$10 billion (na ngayon ay marahil US$40 billion na ang halaga). Pero sa halip na tutukan ng pamahalaan ang kilalang dambuhalang nakaw ng mga Marcos ay tututukan nila ang kakarampot na bariya ni Mr. Bautista--dahil sa pagmamaniobra ng mga Marcos na sinusuportahan naman ni Digong.

Sa palagay ba ninyo na kung naibalik ng mga Marcos yung ninakaw nila ay mayroon pa silang matitira para sa pambihirang makinaryang politika na nailunsad nila para sa kanilang karera sa politika at para sa pagwasak sa mga lehitimong oposisyon tulad ni VP Robredo, CJ Sereno at Chairman Bautista--na may kasamang basbas pa ni Digong? Sa dami nilang ninakaw, walang kaubusan ang kanilang pambayad sa isang batalyong cyber trollers na nagpapalaganap ng fake news at revisionist history upang nilisin ang masasahol na gawain ng mga Marcos noon at hanggang ngayon. Get Real Philippines (GRP), Pinoy Monkey Pride, BongBong Marcos United ay ilan lamang sa karami-raming internet content, blogs at cyber trollers ng kasinungalingan na bayaran ng mga Marcos.

Sa madaling salita, tanging nakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos ang sa likod ng mga masasahol na pangyayari na nagpupumilit na ibalik ang mga Marcos sa Malacanang upang gahasain muli ang sambayanang Pilipino. Kung naibalik sa kaban ng bayan ang nakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos, wala silang pansuhol sa Supreme Court at hindi papansinin (dahil hindi nararapat na pansinin) ang election protest ni Bong Bong, wala silang pambayad sa mga tuta-tutaan na VACC, VPCI atbp, wala silang pasuweldo sa mga abogado na nagpoprotekta sa kanilang nakaw na yaman, wala silang pambayad sa mga cyber trollers ng kasinungalin, wala silang maiaalok kay Patricia Bautista na siraan ang kanyang asawa at wasakin ang kanilang pamilya, wala silang pansuhol kay Digong para suportahan ang bawat hakbang nila na makabalik sa Malacanang.

Maaaring nasisiraan na ako ng ulo dahil parang kakaunti na lamang sa ating lipunan ang nakakakita at nakakapuna ng kasamaan na isinusulong ng mga Marcos na mas malinaw pa sa kabuuan ng buwan.

"Mag-child porn muna kayo" Assistant Secretary Lorraine Badoy

Ano ba naman iyan? Isang nagpoporno na si Mocha Uson ay pinili ni Digong na maging board member ng MTRCB (Movie and Television Review and Classification Board). Isang nagsabi sa mga taga-Europa na "Mag-child porn muna kayo" ay pinili din ni Digong bilang Assistant Secretary ng DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development). Ito namang Secretary ng DSWD, si Judy Taguiwalo, ipinagtanggol pa si Badoy. Dapat tumahimik ka na lang.

Buti kung on-the-job training (OJT) lang ang mga ito. Kahit paano ay natuturuan pa ang mga OJT candidates. Ang hirap ay nagmamarunong at ang babagsik pa ng mga ito sa pagpapahiya sa sambayanang Pilipino, habang sinisuweldohan sila ng ating buwis. Sa madaling salita, winawaldas ni Digong and mahalagang buwis na pinaghirapan ng mamamayan para ipasuweldo sa mga tulad ni Uson at Badoy na wala namang kakayahan o karapatan sa itinalagang katungkulan.

Sa totoo lang ay nakakasira pa sila. Ito ay isang ubod ng kapabayaan ng tungkulin ni Digong (siya ang nag-appoint pero hindi pa niya tinatanggal) at, ang puno't dulo nito, isang malubhang uri ng korapsyon (nananatili sila sa gobyerno dahil tuta-tutaan sila ni Digong).

Tulad ng sinabi ni Trump, "You're Fired!"

A Message to House Speaker Alvarez

You are one shameless ass-licking lapdog, pouncing on a baseless opportunity to pave the way for Bong Bong Marcos to usurp the Vice Presidency. The real agenda is to return to power that despicable, uber-entitled, criminal, human-rights abusing, rapacious, plundering political family--the Marcoses. The same way GMA and the former First Gentleman were responsible for "rehabilitating" the Marcoses during the Macapagal-Arroyo Administration (I'm sure President Diosdado Macapagal is turning in his grave for this), you--the lapdog of the lackey (GMA) of the lackey (Duterte)--are doing your utmost in the most diabolical political comeback in the history of the Philippines.

On the basis of a video of Vice President Leni Robredo, which articulates common knowledge of the Philippine situation today under Digong, you are orchestrating a sham to dupe and choke the Filipinos with BBM as the Vice President, in preparation for his bid for the presidency in 2022 (perhaps sooner if Digong does not complete his term). Of course, this is very typical of the machinations of the Marcoses.

Digong has single-handedly besmirched the reputation of the Philippines since he assumed the office of the presidency. He requires no assistance in placing the Philippines in the most negative light, thanks to his obnoxious cast of bully-boys, including yourself, Calida, Panelo, among other pitbulls. The following video is self-evident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLOvvu-sAzs

The only reason the international community is weighing-in on the situation in the Philippines is because Digong has thoroughly exploited the inherent weaknesses of Philippine government institutions and has successfully co-opted the Legislature and the Judiciary to do his bidding. The Philippines today is analogues to the situation of Insiang (the emotionally oppressive film of Lino Brocka, 1976). The Filipinos are left with no other recourse but to elicit the help of the global community. They are not interfering with internal affairs; they are calling-out the abuses of Digong and his cohorts (yourself included) in the absence of any viable checks and balances in the Philippine government.

Digong et al have betrayed the public trust. No question about that. For now, it appears to be tolerated but go ahead and push your luck on the Marcoses and let's see how it plays out. There will be a severe price to pay for all of these abuses and I for one will be watching you as we exact our punishment in due time. We all know what happened in Insiang.

When all decency is lost

The only other time I felt this kind of impunity was during the Marcos Dictatorship. It’s happening all over again with Digong and his pitbulls. The absolute impunity with which they wield their power aims to eradicate decency out of Philippine society.

To insist on burying Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, to release the likes of Enrile and GMA, to sit on the plunder case of Binay, to move for the acquittal of Napoles (and predictably to release the likes of Jinggoy and Bong Revilla), to pander to Nur Misuari and the communist terrorists (there will never be peace until they are eliminated), to allow China a free hand in the West Philippine Sea and more recently at the Benham Rise, to suggest impeaching Vice President Leni Robredo for allegedly besmirching the reputation of the Philippines (Digong has single-handedly accomplished this shortly after assuming the Presidency), to support the bogus electoral protest of Bong Bong Marcos . . . All these brazen acts of impunity that render already weak government institutions inutile (which is far more damaging to the essence of a Nation than all these extra-judicial killings but barely noticed by the average Juan de la Cruz) because Digong had the numbers (i.e., 38.6% and far from the majority of voters). This is the tyranny of numbers, the tyranny of pure democracy.

In a recent interview with Michael Smerconish (CNN, March 18, 2017), John C. Bogle, Founder and former Chairman, the Vanguard Group, said the following:

“I worry about us being . . . becoming too much of a democracy, when our Founding Fathers created a Republic . . . where the people that knew more, could help more, out of more of a public spirit, that are educated, were the ones that were elected to fill those various posts in various competitions.”

“And now, it’s more like a democracy where the people speak and sometimes that could be very unfortunate. I think a good example of the unfortunate thing is the so-called BREXIT . . . It’s actually a pure democratic thing. Let’s ask the people whether Britain should be / remain . . . I think it was a terrible mistake.  The price would be paid for decades if not even longer. And a lot of dominoes fall. Scotland is now thinking of leaving and the United Kingdom won’t be united anymore.”

“So . . . there are so many people who have not taken the time and trouble to think about these issues and they get the same vote as someone who really thinks and understands . . . You want a more informed electorate, a more politically aware electorate, an electorate that’s more concerned about their community and not their own interest.”

“In an ideal society, that’s the way we should emerge. The Founding Fathers got it right and their successors, right up to today mostly are I think moving troublingly away from the basic values of the Country.”

“The key difference between a democracy and a republic lies in the limits placed on government by the law, which has implications for minority rights. Both forms of government tend to use a representational system— i.e., citizens vote to elect politicians to represent their interests and form the government. In a republic, a constitution or charter of rights protects certain inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government, even if it has been elected by a majority of voters. In a "pure democracy," the majority is not restrained in this way and can impose its will on the minority.”

The same can be said about the people who voted Digong as President. It’s a pure democratic thing and it’s a terrible mistake. Lest we forget, we are the Republic of the Philippines, and Digong and his administration are impinging and violating inalienable rights of the minority simply because he had the numbers.

So many people who have not taken the time and trouble to think about the issues and they get the same vote as someone who really thinks and understands—ergo, President Digong controlled by uber-corrupt and powerful political families and an erstwhile sovereign country demoted into a province of China. In short, the Philippines is headed towards a failed state under the malevolent nincompoop Digong.

Hence, the Magdalo Impeachment Complaint is actually the most important course of action in the Philippine political arena today. It’s time to rectify a catastrophic blunder of pure democracy called Digong--we were attempting benevolence, NOT malevolence. In the event that is quashed by the traitors in the Lower House or the Senate, then a Revolutionary Government would be in order. And this time, we don’t make the mistake of allowing the Marcoses to flee. It’s off with their heads—Marcoses, Dutertes, Enriles, Arroyos, Estradas, Revillas, Binays, Napoles, Alvarez, Pimentel, Calida, Panelo, Estelito Mendoza, the whores at the Supreme Court, the traitors in the Lower House and the Senate, etc. Let’s recover decency in the Philippines.