Somebody needs to write about the reaction of senatorial candidate Rodante Marcoleta to his comment that "there is no such thing as the West Philippine Sea. Gawagawa lang nating mga Pilipino ang kathang yan. Kahit i-google ninyo ... walang kayong makitang ganyan".
In fairness, technically he is correct ... totoo naman ang sinabi niya. It is just ironical that Google responded without batting an eyelash ... isang aksyon na hindi inaasahan ng lahat ... at what do you know the fall-out exceeded initial expectations ... para itong isang sampal sa butihing senador.
Wala pa isang buwan ... Google accepted the challenge ... at buong giting at ningning na naglitawan ang mga maps bearing West Philippines Sea to sites where it belongs. That with the blessing of course and the imprimatur of Google's hierarchy. Kung ako si Cong manliit na ako sa hiya.
Si Congressman naman, (whose claim to fame was when he architected the non-renewal of ABS-CBN franchise) ay piniling tumahimik na lang, although hindi niya ugaling magpatalo ng ganyan ganyan lang. Kung wala sigurong election sa Mayo ... sasagot yan.
Ginamit niya lang ang utak niya this time dahil marami na ang pinahamak ang pagiging taklesa niya ... pati na sarili niya. Cool lang siya. As they say "discretion is a better part of valor."
Sa galing niyang abogado, I know kaya niyang lusutan ito pero pinili niyang the issue will die a natural death. I don't blame him ... with his numbers out in the abyss, what better things could he do than to keep his mouth shut. Well-meaning advisers must have discouraged him from actively waging a war and protected him from himself.
Was this divine intervention ... lecturing the powers about their excesses ... and stop acting sanctimonious and holier than thou when their motives reek vengeance and retaliation?
Karma is a bitch. It's time for him to take his humble p.
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