In a stunning display of “courtesy,” Congressman Rodante Marcoleta, once the gallant knight who brought ABS-CBN to its knees, has returned—this time to defend an even nobler cause: unchecked public spending by the Office of the Vice President.
In a bold move, Marcoleta proposed that Congress, in its infinite wisdom, should skip the pesky business of asking where taxpayer money would go. After all, who needs transparency when you have “tradition” to fall back on? Never mind that the Constitution demands oversight—Marcoleta knows what’s truly important here: honoring the second highest office in the land with a blank check. Because nothing screams “good governance” like letting a public official write their own budget, no questions asked.
If we follow Marcoleta’s logic, we might as well let tradition rule the country. Who needs laws, anyway? They’re so passé when you can just let courtesy take care of everything.
In a move that would make any teleserye plot twist pale in comparison, former President Rodrigo Duterte has reportedly filed a “Malicious Mischief” case against DILG Secretary Ben Abalos and the PNP. The drama unfolded over alleged property damage at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City.
While the case sounds serious, netizens couldn’t help but point out the irony, dubbing it “malicious mischief filed by the malicious (former) chief.” After all, Duterte, with his history of publicly inappropriate behavior—like his infamous jokes and ahem international escapades—seems to have written the book on “malicious mischief.”
Who knew the former president would turn out to be such a property damage defender? Maybe he’s found his new calling as a protector of the people’s assets—just make sure those assets aren’t women overseas!
Abalos and company, take note: this could be a long, sarcastic ride to the courts!
You can split hairs every which way you want. You can even split atoms if you can.
A rose is a rose, even if you call it marigold.
A rudbeckia can also be a black-eyed Susan. Platane is also sycamore.
Which brings me to this:
In custody or
Taken into custody or
Arrested or surrendered.
All the above are first-degree cousins.
Read closely. . .
When someone is in custody or taken into custody, it means that that someone had been arrested and kept in prison until that someone can be tried in court.
Here‘s a point to consider: the writof habeas corpus – there are factors qualifying its applicability – this is another three-thousand verbiage to tackle. So, i‘ll leave that to our geniuses.
Alright – you can continue splitting hairs now. Or do mitochondrial replications, if you can.
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