Confuse Much? Marcoleta VS Marcoleta

We've all seen Spider-Man: No Way Home, but who would have thought Congress would have its own version?

Ito ay ang "Marcoleta: No Way Out" (Paano Kasi Naka-Video Ang Lolo Ninyo).

Noong February 4, ang linya niya ay parang "gentle neighbor" na nagsasabing "madali namang ibigay" ang teritoryo. (Napakagalante naman niya… imagine namimigay siya ng parte ng Pilipinas?)

Pero pagdating ng February 6, biglang nag-reboot ang system niya ,refreshed, restarted and reset—"hindi ko sinabi ’yan.

"Confused much?"

Para siyang Waze (a popular community-driven GPS app for Smartphones) na nag-recompute ng statement because the criticism on social media caused traffic, at hindi yata makayanan ang backlash.

Sensitive siya ...remember? Ang problema, hindi coordinates ang naligaw kundi ang kanyang logic.

Si Representative Marcoleta ay parang gold medalist sa pagtalon mula sa sarili niyang sinabi.

Matindi ang kanyang argumentong hindi dapat "ialay ang buhay" ng mga Pilipino para sa Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) dahil wala raw ito sa ating Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Ito na ang naliligaw na logic ni Marcoleta na sinasabi ko.

Ang West Philippine Sea ay ang tubig—maalat, malawak, at puno ng isda.

Ang Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) naman ay ang lupa—mga isla at bakurang tinatayuan ng mga Pilipino doon.

Sa logic ni Marcoleta, parang sinabi niyang: "Sa atin ang swimming pool, pero sa kanila na yung mga lupa at mga bahay sa gitna."

This is ridiculous. Paano tayo lalangoy kung yung tanging matatapakan natin sa gitna ng dagat ay ipinamigay na niya ... aber?

Marcoleta must have thought that the Filipino brain is set to "Incognito Mode." Or baka Mute Mode or Silent Mode.

He probably thought that when we wake up tomorrow, the only thing that will remain in our memory will be his hairstyle and not what he said.

In the era of 4K resolution at screen recording, ang mga "disappearing statement" at "missing post" ay hindi na effective na magic trick to dodge the probing public.

The scheme is already obsolete and antiquated.

Sa flood control project scams nga ... pati mga "ghost projects" were already exhumed and resurrected from the grave.

So when Marcoleta is questioned, and when pressed for an answer ... the response is the classic rebuff and deny scheme: "I didn't say that."

Or "hindi ko sinabi yan." Or "my answer was taken out of context."

Sir, hello... this is not a radio that disappears from thin air after being broadcast...not unless somebody recorded it.

This is the internet—where screenshots are forever, memes are instant, and receipts are being kept.

Haven't he noticed all his sarcastic answers are recorded ... it can be fast-forwarded and we can rewind and replay in all its gory details.

Even his demeanor and facial expressions were immortalized - stern, intense, confrontational, and terminally angry.

In his last outing in the Commission on Appointments, huling-huli na nga sa bibig ang isda… Lulusot pa?

If netizens look at the law, he can't be immediately imprisoned for "opinion" alone.

But in terms of National Patrimony (Art. XII of the Constitution), his position is like a Forbes Park gatekeeper sitting in front of the high-security residential houses while telling the intruders, "It's hard to explain why we need to stop you, but what the heck ... please come inside anyway."

People are also talking about his "Oath of Office".

It is just revolting that when he promised to defend the country, being a spokesperson for another country is not included in the manuscript.

Marcoleta's problem is not geography, but his script.

Sometimes, his words feel like a rehash from a foreign press release na tinagalog lang nang pilit.

People also ask if it is TREASON...or TRIP lang ito ng senador?

Many are shouting "Treason!" but technically, a war is needed for that.

So for now, his case is "Treason-adjacent"(describes actions, speech, or behaviors that have proximity to betrayal (but have not met the legal definition of treason, like levying war or aiding enemies).

Activities were designed to undermine, weaken, or overthrow authority.

So for now, even though it is closely related to it in spirit and intensity, we are safe to say ... or more correctly, we can say Marcoleta has just committed failure in judgement - he definitely defied logic and treaded the dangerous path that bends rules of sanity to the consternation of the Filipino people.

Ang pinakamaskit na parusa sa pulitiko ay hindi rehas.

I think mas masakit ’yong makita ang sariling anino mo na kinokontra ang kanyang sariling salita.

Nagsisinungaling ka na nga… Gusto mo pang maniwala ang mga tao sa iyo? Sanaol!

Sa huli, mahirap talagang maglaro ng apoy habang may hawak na mikropono.

You get burned and incinerated, maririnig pa ng buong bayan ang pagsigaw mo ng "Aray!"