Shaky Prophecy for a Graduate

For those who are tired of usual graduation speeches for having the same pattern of contents like graduates’ prophecy, thanking parents and teachers, taking another chapters of life, and other blah blahs,  take a look to the videos circulating online and it will give you a twist.

Certain graduate named Kristel Mallari was stopped her speech because of altered content of her salutatorian’s speech. In one point, she did her democratic freedom to speak and I don’t insist to that but on that particular occasion, she did something wrong here. That was a graduation ceremony, her hatred speech is not suitable on that sacred event. In the first place, why do we having a ceremony? Because we want a solemn proclamation or celebration of the event such as wedding, baptismal, flag raising, oathtaking, and graduation rites, all must have done with solemnness. However, if you are asshole enough, you can ruin this event because of your self-resentment which perhaps you can be settled before or after the event. Another thing, what would be the impression left on to her fellow graduates, - that they came from biased school? or a trash school which tolerates injustice and favoritism? She didn’t respect the jive, the feeling of excitement of her fellow graduates on that special occasion. I tell you, graduation ceremony is optional, the students can complete the course of study without it. The reason why it should celebrate because of its 'sentimental' thing just like in wedding ceremony. It is made not for school, not for teachers, but for students. Because of what she did, graduates of this batch will remember forever this fucked-up celebration. If she has complains, why she didn’t go the proper authority, to the DepEd-Division, not in-front of students, as soon as her complain was ignored by the school.

Many are saying she will be the society’s catalyst of change. Catalyst of change? Duh, or she may be one of millions of Filipinos, talk only, and do nothing, do nothing for due process. She has a certain career awaits for her, a spokesman or representative of Bayan Muna, Kabataan, Anak Bayan, Akbayan, those are certified ‘reklamador ng bayan na wala sa hulog’ that she certainly belong. Ahh, our streets are already very noisy, we don't want additional nuisance. 

Susmarya Purisima II

This is the second part of my writing about Gen. Purisima of PNP. This brat is continually cuddle by PNoy is one of his big mistakes. While still we can’t move on his graft and corruption case, here is another screwed move this man did again. In connection to Mamasapano bloodbath occurred on January 25, he was pointed as the main architect of such operation, and of course by the order of his bff PNoy. As early as the suspension of Purisima, PNoy couldn’t able to touch him, in fact, he lawyering him because PNoy is paying gratitude and has bond within a few decades since the time of his mother.

"That was just an advice, not an order", the alibi of suspended Gen. Purisima during the Senate hearing about Mamasapano encounter as hand-cleansing in this fiasco and escape himself from liability and administrative charges. As he said, it is "moral duty and obligation," of him to give PNP-SAF of such ‘advice’. Oh, c'mon Mr. Purisima, where is the moral duty to look like a fool of OIC Gen. Espina and his men, of SILG Roxas who been unaware to this major operation. Selfishly thinking, if the operation was successful, then they are the one who reaping the credit? It’s just like, 'Ako ang nagsaing, iba ang kakain' thinking? Where is the moral duty here, suspended from the post but directly intervened in the operation which can compromise his staff Gen. Napeñas together with SAF troopers?  Speaking of credit, if successful, he can be used as 'papogi' to pile up graft and corruption case filed before him. In his interviews, appearing in his mouth this motive. He said, "If the operation was successful and few casualties, it definitely Sec. Roxas and Gen. Espina would harvesting the credit ". But, as what saying says, "mistake cannot be corrected by another mistake".

Words are solemn in military/police that anything upper rank says is consider authority words for his subordinates. Purisima said, "ako na ang bahala kay catapang (afp chief)", so napeñas relied on this and was at ease that the operation would relay to Gen. Catapang of AFP. But purisima did not do therefore AFP was unaware of the plan. This is one of the biggest flub-dubs of that operation.

Now Purisima resigned as PNP Director General, and as of today this position remains empty spot. Pres. Aquino not be able to appoint a new PNP chief because he can’t afford to axe Purisima in service. PNP OIC Gen. Espina temporary holding place of Purisima. Worse of it, many work is pending because OIC has limited capacity to do so it affects the some range of workflow of the PNP. FYI, it’s not possible of two four-star general in the police or military, so Purisima should relinquish his four-star general rank either by termination of service, or resignation, or retirement. The retirement of Purisima is in month of July so maybe it's waiting time before President Aquino appoint a new police chief because he do not want 'stain' and 'embarrass' his 'bff' Purisima. That this will make bad record in the transcript of his entire career in PNP that he will exit being sacked because of corruption and stupidity.

Gen. Catapang, A True 'Yellow Army'

"We will fight when called to fight". These are the only words we want to hear coming out of the mouths of our fighting men and women. But that’s not the way Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr sees it, however. In an interview with “social news network”Rappler.com, Catapang was quoted as saying the following words:

“It’s easy to call for war but I hope they’re the first ones willing to be called to active duty. I hope they’re the first ones to volunteer to be on the front lines. I don’t think they even know what kind of war they’re talking about.”

Never before have such chickenshit words come out of the mouth of a soldier.

Soldiers are not paid to philosophize about war and peace. They are paid and conditioned to kill the enemy when given orders to do battle. The armed forces serve at the command of civilian authorities. That’s the deal, as I recall. Let that debate be had amongst civilian circles where it all begins. In the mean time, the armed services’ job is to maintain a sufficient level of preparedness to fight if and when the order comes.

In most normal societies, it is usually the military that is pumped up for war and the civilian government serving as the control valve for all that testosterone. Not in the Philippines. Here, it is the other way around. Filipinos are fuming over the impunity of an arrogant Islamic terrorist group that had successfully hoodwinked an entire national government into negotiating with them as equals. War is a real solution now that 44 police officers lie dead after being savagely massacred by these terrorists thanks to the command paralysis that kept the Army’s hands tied seeing that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were involved. As what Sen. Cayetano said, "Inutusan mong makipagsuntukan, pero itinali mo ang mga kamay nila".

Yet, now, we are hearing the supreme military commander of the Philippines’ armed forces telling us…

Sure, let’s go to war. You go first.

To begin with, who is necessarily calling for war to begin with? The key civilian debate here is whether to continue with the fantasy of “peace” in Mindanao that is President BS Aquino’s pet project, the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). It is an idiotic logical leap concluding that war will break out if the BBL is junked. Indeed, whether or not war breaks out is really up to the enemy party here, those who illegally wield arms and who stand accused of butchering 44 Philippine police officers.

War is but an option for Filipinos. But it is an entire way of life for the enemy: Mindanao’s Islamic terrorists. So back to the fundamental question:

Who is being the war freak here?

The moronism of people like General Catapang and a whole bunch of Senators doing all the talking and philosophizing about war here can be traced to one thing: the absence of no less than the President in this “debate”.

President BS Aquino has remained tight-lipped about the truth and just as tight lipped about a roadmap out of this mess. Both are things one would normally expect a president to be a singular authority on.

Not in the Philippines.

In the Philippines and only in the Philippines, soldiers pontificate about war and peace, state negotiators defend enemy ideology, and Presidents schmooze with terrorist chieftains. Filipinos have come to see these insults to modern human civilization as normal parts of their way of life.

How do we extricate the Filipino from the perversion of civilization that the Philippines has become?

For starters, people like General Catapang should shut the hell up.

This is how real warriors assure non-combatants:

"'Pag nagka-bakbakan, stidi lang kayo dyan. Kami ang bahala."

Who put those stars on this guy anyway? He should be sent back to basic training.

-GetRealPhilippines

Bongbong Haunted by Fraudulent Educational Background

If you are supervising a company and you find that one of your employee is not indicated the right information in his bio data, what do you do?

In the past week, a news website published an investigative article which examined the educational background of Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also known as Bongbong Marcos. Based on what is stated in the Senate record, his name has the 'Bachelor of Arts: Political Science, Philosophy and Economics' taken at Oxford University. There is also a Masters: Business Administration, taken at the Wharton School of Business. But as fact-finding of such news website, he finished in Oxford was 'Diploma in Political Science, and in the Wharton School was ' unfinished ' status of his master's degree.  Is possible?  You can put on your CV though unfinished? In my understanding, with regards to the terminology in academic attainment level, the 'diploma course’ is only short term courses that can be 1-2 years of study similarly called the 'vocational course'. The 'bachelor course' on the other hand is the baccalaureate degree course usually 4-5 year study. Therefore, there is fraudulent presenting himself to the public. If you go by the Constitution, and Senate ethics and decorum, we can say he would have something violated on it and should pay attention to the authorities. The core issue here is trust. The Constitution is amply clear: Public office is a public trust. Public officers must, all times, be accountable to the people.  The process of making our officials accountable begins with transparency and correct information. The law requires full disclosure, including family and relations, education, assets and businesses. Public officials lying about their educational attainment is a minor matter, others say. Sure, it is not corruption; it is not stealing our taxes. But can we still believe them? Trust, the bond between the public official and the people, starts to break once it is stained by lies. An American politician once said, "Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too." Our tolerance for deception and lying is higher than other countries. If this happened in Japan or Germany, where ethical demands on public office are strict and uncompromising, a politician caught lying would have quit.

The point here is not whether the academic level has finished or not since it is not a requirement to run and serve in the government (because even ignorant and morons would be elected with just a public charisma). The point here is the honesty of the person in charge. No problem if low educational attainment he has, just be true and accurate. This is apparently bad example for our countrymen especially for the youth.  If it is ignored, definitely more increases in the number of graduates who have credentials are having acquire in ‘Recto University’.

Remember that it’s not just a company but the whole country.