Political Shorts 2

The Office of the Vice President's oversight melodrama hearing regarding their use of confidential funds in the Committee on Good Governance continues to add more suds showing a clear divide between good and evil.  The heightened emotions are evident especially when the VP tried to drain the patience of the Lower House personnel when she became an overnight lodger in her brother Polong's office.

Will the sergeant at arms show enough balls and tell the VP some House rules ... or will his knees turn to jello just at the mere sight of a strong-willed and overbearing Vice President?

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It has been customary that on Friday nights, lights are turned off in the lower house in observance of its stringent tightening measures about the use of electricity.

How do you solve a problem like Maria's ... that is when the second-highest government official overstayed in your area and becomes your transient boarder.  Will all ground rules be thrown out of the window to accommodate a demanding guest? Will you turn the lights off like you always did ... or will you become hospitable to the uninvited guest getting all the flak afterward from the House head honcho?

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What happens then if she does what suits her, and makes your area an extension of her bedroom?

Dahil ba sa Vice President ang bisita mo ... she can do whatever she want  sa bahay mo at wala siyang pakialam kung mapagaltan ka? Was there a precedence before that a high-ranking official was camping out in the periphery of Congress compound?

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What happens as far as security is concerned?  If what she said is true that someone is after her life ... that night would be the opportunity to put all the plans in motion dahil wala nga siya sa sarili at may pinagkaabalahan. What if something happens to her ... who will take the responsibility? And the accountability?

That"'s what happened to the small fries in any political tableau. They were being hushed up and silenced... but when the blame game started... they were the first in the queue to be investigated. 

This is reminiscent of the OVP staff being called one by one in the hearing ... all are acting like PAWN in the game of chess ... all battle-ready to protect the Queen.

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Zuleika Lopez's contempt charges made her a recipient of a 5-day staycation in the detention facility in the Lower House. Ito rin ang reason why the VP has to give her company kahit madaling araw na.

Kailangan ba talaga? How generous of her to show concern sa kanyang Chief of Staff.  That is the most noble thing she can do under the circumstances. 

A friend says otherwise ... "nag-ala Jaworski lang siya ... tight guarding baga. Pwede niya i-coach ito for an encore in the next bardagulan session in the hearing."

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The VP indeed overstayed her welcome in the wee hours of the morning. Some smart aleck thought of bringing up a bluff that instead of the Chief of Staff staying in the premises of the House it would be a good idea to transfer her to Women's Correctional in Mandaluyong.

Zuleika was triggered and she started vomiting and later fainted and was brought to Veteran; 's Hospital ... then to St Luke... then back to Veteran's.

Ganyan ba ang mayayaman ang mga may kapagyarihan? Hindi malaman ang hospital that fit their stature and social standing? Masama ba kung sa PGH?

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I was surprised to see our VP up in her arms ready to fight whoever comes in her way.  She was like a knight in shining armor protecting her ward and the damsel in distress.

Nakita niya isang pulis and from out of the blue natikman niya ang vice presidential ire. "Huwag kang bakla ...!" she said. 

Nagtataka si Bes  kung paano napasok ang kabaklaan sa isang eksena na halos hindi magkamayaw ang mga tao sa isang pasyente na pumasok lang dahil ito ay nagsuka at nagpapanic. Ni hindi nga kumikibo ang pulis.

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At ang daming Marisol ha ... dahil nandoon si Vice? Dinig na dinig sa background ang mga nagsusul-sol ... at mga nagpa-parinig: "Ang mga police ay dapat nagbibigay ng proteksiyon sa mga tao."

"Maging tapat tayo sa constitution." Huh ... paano naman pumasok sa usapan ang konstitution?

Nung sinagot naman ng police ang reklamo ni VP kung bakit sa Veteran's dinala ang pasyente sabi ni Mario-sol "Kuya huwag mo nang sagotin ... Vice President yan." Huh?

At may mga cameo role pa ang miron?

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And the meltdown happens. Dahil sa naghalong inis at stress hindi na makapagpigil si Vice.  Nagsimula nang magtilaok ang mga manok may delubyo pa palang naghihintay? Her tour-de-force performance gave the whole world a spectacle ... bida ulit ang Pilipinas sa buong mundo. 

I scan the news stories at viral tayo ...  yehey ... at walang pili ha ... even Mideastern countries and Africa are talking about us. Only in the Philippines.

Will these little juvenile antics HELP ... or will they BREAK the promise of a successful political career for this young VP? 

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Naala-ala ko tuloy yong sinabi ni Vice noong si PRRD naman ang iniimbestigahan sa Quadcom.  Pang Best Dramatic Actor daw ang performance ng ama. That is coming from her. They were talking about lives lost in the war of drugs at sa punto de vista ni Vice nag-aaktingan lang sila?

Ayaw ba niya magpatalo ... at kailangan din niyang umeksena para magiging Best Actress din? The way the hearings are going on parang laro lang sa kanila ang lahat. 

With their popularity going down ... and the way their senators are faring at the polls ... this is a political miscalculation she made... and what she is doing might boomerang back to her. Well ... just my two cents worth.

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