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Robin Padilla Makes A Good Clown

Did Robinhood Padilla do his homework before going to this Senate hearing? It looked like he didn't. He did not even learn from his past when internet memes were poking fun at him when he suggested aerial cable car system will solve the traffic in Manila.

This time around he made fun of himself when he insisted that the Coast Guard is run by civilians ... the way he knew it. 

So hoping he can make pogi points when he asked these questions to the Usec ... then the military men ... and then Professor Jay Batongbacal ... lo and behold ... all three invited guests answered in the negative to Robin's surprise. 

Did he expect all countries in the world to have their Coast Guards run by civilians ... the way the Philippines does? 

I could almost see his face turn crimson-red ... and given the chance he could have wished the Senate floor would just swallow him alive ... because of shame.

Robin Padilla Under The Microscope

The number 1 Senator Robinhood Padilla is making the Halls of the Senate ... a Wall of Shame ... as he insists he knows more than their invited guests. Robin maybe was not weaned off from his moniker "The Bad Boy of Philippine cinema" ... he could not get over that ... as he might think ... he is also the Bad Boy of the Philippine Senate.

In one of their senate investigations ... Jay L. Batongbacal a lawyer with degrees in Political Science and Law from the University of the Philippines, as well as a Master of Marine Management is their resource person.

From out of the blue ... the senator quipped he had some questions for Batongbacal ... "What?" my friend reacted ... Did the senator ever know how to address their guest with a little civility or respect.  Even elementary students knew politeness and courtesy go a long long way ... and the way the senator acts ... he was bereft of good manners and right conduct?

The way the senator conducts his questions to the Usec as well as the men in uniform present that morning and their resource person Professor Jay Batongbacal ... is that he was always on the lookout for opportunities where he can go for the jugular (attacking or criticizing the opponent in an aggressive way) or could pin them down easily ... making him feel he is far more better than them.

And the tone of his voice ... hindi kagalang-galang.  Para lang siyang nakipag-usap sa kanyang mga kakosa sa Bad Boy or sa Baby Ama ... and he is oblivious of the fact that he is already in the Senate ... where his actions or words can be magnified and scrutinized ... and any aberration can always make it viral. 

When he said "Wow ha ..." to punctuate his lack of knowledge ... it spoke volumes that he had nothing to offer. Gusto lang niya magpa-IMPRESS ... pero hindi nga niya ma-EXPRESS kung ano ang tinutumbok niya ... at nag-boomerang pa sa kanya ang mga questions niya. Look at the reactions in YouTube ... he becomes the laughing stock and the subject of ridicule. Sana mag ala Lito Lapid na lang siya. Na kung wala kang mabuting sasabihin ... manahimik ka na lang.

In internet parlance it is already cliche to remind everybody to ... "Think before you speak"... Once you say it ... there is no turning back!

More Robin Surprises

Robin Padilla challenged Professor Jay Batongbacal since he was regarded as an expert on maritime issues ... and the West Philippine Sea ... if he had ever set foot in the contested area.

And to his surprise ... again ... the Professor answered in the affirmative. I know why his line of questioning zeroed on this.

He just wants to boast about the time when he visited WPS before the election. He even crowed "I visited the place and brought supplies to BRP Sierra Madre. My gosh, that was his first and last visit ... at hindi na naulit ... kailangan pa bang i-point out at ipagmalaki? And true to form ... he did a photo op waving the Philippine flag on YouTube ... reminiscent of Neil Armstrong when he did his first moon-walk.