A Slip Of The Tongue?

An occasional slip of the tongue ... or a slip of the pen is normal and is quickly forgiven by the person listening or reading... that is ... if they even notice it. Even when they do, most people most of the time will recognize a slip of the tongue or pen for what it is and realize that what you meant to say or write ... is not what you did say or write. 

What the Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos said in the budget briefing of the office of the Vice President was a classic example that words clothed in elaborate, flamboyant, bombastic, and pompous fashion to communicate the minuscule of ideas you want to convey are not really a gauge that somebody is grandiloquent and intelligent. The intent of using flowery words or his tendency to use ornate language to say the simplest of things is an attempt to make themselves sound like they know more.

For the reason of "parliamentary courtesy, Sandro Marcos moves to "terminate the budget of the office of the Vice President." 

Huwaaaaat? Does that mean Sandro Marcos disapproves the budget of OVP... or does he mean to say he moves to terminate the deliberation of the budget to protect Sara Duterte from being deluged with questions she was not prepared to answer.

And good riddance Sara did not understand what he just said ... otherwise it is the end of unity as we know it.

You see a little learning is a dangerous thing.  Here you are at your most shining moment ... and you derailed it because you want to impress the audience ... that somebody that young ... he can go toe to toe with senior members of the house.

I can almost see political memes sprouting like mushrooms in social media to immortalize this booboo.

Sandro Marcos ends OVP budget hearing before P500-M confidential fund is...

For the reason of "parliamentary courtesy, Sandro Marcos moves to "terminate the budget of the office of the Vice President."  

That is the first booboo I noticed in this video. Was Sandro ambivalent about the budget of the OVP? His move wants to terminate the budget ... but he looked like he is all for it too ...  or it is just the way he worded his move?

When Sandro Marcos moved to terminate the budget ... Rep. Raoul Manuel of the Kabataan party-list was overheard saying  "I object ... ".  Does that mean the young congressman approved the budget ... or he was not listening to what Sandro said? He should have thanked him for doing that act of valor and praised him for distancing himself from Unity's team politics. Was he objecting to something he didn't understand? STRANGE. Watch the video and savor what transpired that fateful afternoon.

The whole proceeding was a comedy of errors. After that, Madam Chair joined the fray when she reiterated and echoed Sandro's move, "We have the motion duly seconded for the termination of the budget of OVP ..." Pheeew!

ACT Teachers partylist Rep France Castro also echoed "I object" sentiments, but she was groping for the right words to say ... uh and uh punctuated her arguments ... she stammered her way to reach her goal ... it appeared weak and insignificant before the eyes of ENTITLED congressmen. She was like a fly waiting for the fly swatter to land on her face. And indeed ... somebody turned off her microphone before she spilled more beans and added more salt to VP's wounds.

This could have been a good venue for the VP to clear herself of any suspicion with regard to her CIF. Her allies doing this only cast more doubt on the VP's handling of public funds.