by Melchor Vergara

(Updating: Imee Marcos says hers was an “electronic signature” on the AKAP insertion)

In a stunning display of selective amnesia, Senator Imee Marcos feigned incredulity at the existence of the P26.7-billion Ayuda Kita sa Kapos program, or AKAP, conveniently ignoring her own signature adorning the document. It’s a performance worthy of an Oscar for political amnesia. 

One wonders if her pen has a mind of its own, or if signing first and questioning later has become the new modus operandi in political circles. Perhaps she mistook her signature for a decorative flourish, unaware of the multimillion-peso implications it carries. 

This episode underscores the theatricality that often accompanies political inquiries, where ignorance becomes a shield and accountability a distant concept. It’s reminiscent of a magician feigning surprise at the rabbit emerging from the hat, conveniently forgetting that they put it there in the first place. 

In the circus of political theater, it seems the audience is always left holding the bill.