Dr. Rizal was
executed on December 30, 1896.
It would be glorious
if President Aquino could sign RH legislation into law on December 30, exactly
116 years after the Philippines decided an intelligent, compassionate man was
not a proper fit for the Philippines. Official action that day cast the Philippines
into the dark and the legislature's official action on Monday pulled her up
into the light again.
Senator Pia Cayetano
In respect for the
Lady Senator's fine handling of the final amendments to the RH Bill, JoeAm
officially withdraws the afore-assigned "Five Golden Bluttos" gifted
to Ms. Cayetano for brusque behavior and replaces them with "Five Golden Popeyes". Crisp,
authoritative, knowledgeable, determined.
Professional. Her work was superb. Congratulations on your notable
achievement, Senator.
(You were lookin'g good, too, fighting that wisp of hair with a glint of defiant determination that had Senator Sotto babbling like a star-struck comedian. Not that we notice superficial things like that.)
(You were lookin'g good, too, fighting that wisp of hair with a glint of defiant determination that had Senator Sotto babbling like a star-struck comedian. Not that we notice superficial things like that.)
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago
May your husband
fulfill your every expectation. Even the nuns in the gallery got a chuckle out
of your slyly ribald point of argument.
COMELEC Commissioner Grace Padaca
"Five Golden Popeyes" to you, as
well, for hammering home what you believe should be done about vote-buying. If
your view gets seated as acts of government, it will force candidates to run on
capability and platform. You said:
- “Implement the laws against vote buying because this curse is giving us leaders who have lots of money but too little of the qualifications we need to grow as a nation. Begin teaching our children in schools about elections so that when they vote for the first time, they'll have other ideas of elections than money politics and peal campaigning."
Justin Bieber
No awards for you,
pal, and kindly DO NOT APOLOGIZE to the Philippines for mocking Manny
Pacquiao's face flattening fall to the canvas. If you apologize for getting in
a good dig, you make it difficult for the rest of us who are here writing at
the edge of Philippine proprietary. Which, as you have noticed, is
extraordinarily sensitive.
"Five Golden Bluttos" Each
To
Representatives Carol Jayne Lopez (Yacap party-list), Seth Jalosjos (Zamboanga del Norte), Amado Bagatsing (Manila), Antonio
Alvarez (Palawan), Mark Aeron Sambar
(PBA party-list), Alfredo Garbin, Jr.
(Ako Bicol), and Isidro Lico (Ating Koop
party-list), who sponsored a legislative bill to make Justin Bieber
"persona non grata" in the Philippines. That is, they want him banned
from coming from the Philippines for publishing that photo up there, and
others like it. Bieber is a Floyd Mayweather fan.
Holey
Representative, Batman, but you yokels make Filipinos look like the biggest
bunch of pussys* in the world. The kind who can dish it out, but can't take it.
THIS is your definition of pride and dignity? To officially slap down a kid who
was making a joke? Your overbearing, humorless acts are infinitely more
damaging to the Philippines than Bieber's off-key attempt at a joke.
*Street language for "extreme
wimp", used here for literary effect. No gender disparagement or gross
sexual reference intended.
How Do We Get A Nobel Peace Prize for President
Aquino?
Who nominates people
around here anyway? This is far more than for the Mindanao peace agreement,
which is a profound accomplishment. It is for walking the firm but high road with China
and bringing social modernization to a very peaceful Philippines. There is not
a single coup plot cooking on any of the 7,000 islands, unless you count the shrieks emanating from the CBCP. Election murders are
becoming passé. This is the remarkable remaking of a national attitude. Advocacy for women's rights and the rights of people to
government information solidify President Aquino's good governance agenda and
assure long-lasting, orderly progress for a nation long held back by outdated
values, clannish rivalries, poverty and
associated angers.
This is the Nelson
Mandela of Asia folks, sitting right over there in the Palace. The Abe Lincoln
of the Philippines. Dont let other people's need for stereotypes confuse you. Boxers aren't the only winners around here. You don't need a chicken under your arm to shine. This guy is an exclamation point for the Philippines.
Manny Pacquiao
Retire, dude. You've
made your point, and your millions. Focus on your health and how to leverage
your good standing in the Philippines for the betterment of the nation. Give
back to those who have given so much to you.
Women of the Philippines
Congratulations. Go
in good health.
Men of the Philippines
Are the priests
"real men"?, I am inclined to ask. They seem like girlie men to me,
hysterical and bitchy. No offense to women intended. Governor Schwarzenegger
penned the expression. It is a movie term, useful only in the context for which
it is useful.
The rest of you guys
get out there and follow Madam Santiago's instruction.
Mar Roxas
Hey, my Good Man,
you are up for review by JoeAm as a serious presidential contender in 2016.
Keep up the good work and don't let UNA's whining distract you from your job of
rooting out crooks who might conveniently also be political opponents.
