In a twist worthy of a comedy of errors, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, known for his eloquence, found himself ensnared by his own tongue during a Senate committee hearing on POGO operations.

Denying ownership of the Tuba, Benguet house where suspects were nabbed, Roque’s notorious verbosity got the better of him. With a flourish, he inadvertently declared, “aking bahay” (my house), turning a simple denial into a self-incriminating confession.

Like a fish caught by its own mouth, Roque’s slip of the tongue proved that sometimes, the truth is just a word away—even when one is a master of many words.