Megadz, if Justice Cuevas would only read RA 910 where it states: a retiring justice who is receiving pension from government cannot appear as counsel before any court in a) any civil case wherein the Government or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof is the adverse party or in b) any criminal case wherein an officer or employee of the Government is accused of an offense committed in relation to his office or c) collect any fee for his appearance in any administrative proceedings to maintain an interest adverse to the Government; he would immediately inhibit himself in the foregoing Corona impeachment …
For delicadeza po.
CJ Renato Corona told TV reporter Anthony Taberna in a televised interview; “Patayin muna nila ako” (they have to kill me) para mapaalis ‘o mag-leave muna sa Supreme Court habang dinidinig ang kaso niya. Matapang na pananalita na typical of Batanguenos (my elder brod’s wife is a pure Batanguena thus I know such bold statement) when they are alleged to have committed wrong.
Pero, sa tutuo lang ha, it is a brash way of admitting guilt. Para bang mamamatay na muna siya keysa amining nagkasala siya. However, such words, according to my former Malaya and ABANTE publisher Jake Macasaet in one of his columns; ‘never come out of the mouths of people who value self-respect, people who are above others in terms of having had the opportunity to get higher education, particularly law.’ Never nga namang gumamit ng salitang-kalye ang mga edukadong tao, tulad ni Corona.
Okay, Batangueno si Corona, Umiinom ng kapeng barako. Matapang na tao. Machismo. But lawyers and other people worthy to be guests in a television show viewed by people all over the globe to shed light on a sizzling issue would not use street language.
As Sir Jake Macasaet wrote; ‘Only Chief Justice Corona did. He was referring to suggestions that he file a leave of absence while on trial. Or resign before he could be convicted or acquitted. The suggestions came from friends and enemies alike.
‘Friends consider honor as a virtue that must be preserved at all costs, including resignation or filing a leave of absence but definitely not by threatening or daring others even metaphorically, to preserve that honor. It is destroyed rather than preserved.’
“They have to kill me” tells a whole lot about the demeanor of the Chief Justice. The statement demeaned him and his position. He showed the public his inner self, not exactly in relation to what he knows about the Constitution and the laws but more of his attitude towards himself and others.’ And I fully agreed with Sir Jake that’ CJ Corona dishonored the position of Chief Justice. It must be stressed, however, that the statement is not a ground for the Senate to convict or acquit him.’ Pero, kahit na anong mangyari sa ginagawang impeachment trial, matalo, manalo si CJ Corona, olat na olat na siya dahil ang tingin na sa kaniya ng masang Pinoy ..
Matinik na korona nasa ulo niya.
‘Be happy, be Budoy’ is now one of the most popular street lingos in the Philippines today, courtesy, of course, of ABS-CBN’s teleserye ‘Budoy’ aired in every country where there’s TFC satellite feed, including here in Toronto, Canada where I am glued Mondays to Fridays with my always teary-eyed mamako. Previously, I admired the writers of ‘Budoy’for coming out with this kind of ‘teleserye’ that delves on the mentally-challenge kids.
Okay ang presentation until ‘Budoy’ was struck by thunder and hit his head on the stone. Dahan-dahang ‘gumagaling’ si Budoy at tumatalino, until he became ‘the brightest’ student in campus, a big hit in an IQ TV contest and became ‘Sherlock Homes’ investigating every problem his Maniego family encounters, including his ‘abduction’ when he was a kid. Hindi lang yon, naging girlfriend pa niya ang pinaka-magandang coed ng kanilang university!
Wow! Ang galing ni Budoy! But, what’s really the purpose of this show? Giving false hopes to the parents of mentally-challenged children that they could be like Budoy? What will these parents have to do para maging-Budoy ang kanilang mga mentally-challenged children?
Patamaan sa kidlat at iyumpog ang ulo para gumaling at tumalino?
Am sori po, matatalino at may kaya ang mga magulang ng maraming may mentally-challenged na anak, pero, marami rin pong salat sa yaman at kaalaman na mga magulang na may mentally-challenged kids din. Nanunuod din sila ng ‘Budoy. Sana huwag naman po nating paasahin ang mga magulang na kapos sa pera para mai-pagamot at mapag-aral sa special schools ang kanilang mga anak, na mapaparis sila ke Budoy. Wala pa po akong alam na gamot na magpapagaling sa sakit na tulad ng ke Budoy. Okay, maraming batang followers ng’Budoy’ ang inspirayon si Budoy sa pag-aaral nila, pero, I doubt kung may mga mentally-challenged children na nagiging inspiration ang teleseryeng ‘Budoy’ at kahit papano ay gumagaling sila at natututong maging ‘Budoy.’
Paging the writers of Budoy and the management of ABS CBN, paki-ayos naman istorya ninyo. Or maglagay kayo ng disclaimer na; ‘Budoy is only a television teleserye at hindi isang telemovie that gives positive results to mentally-challenged children. With that disclaimer, pati ako, magsasabing…
Be happy, be Budoy!
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