Senate Returns Impeachment Complaint(s), Tama ba ito?

LOOK: Protesters return to Senate to denounce delays in VP Sara impeachm...

Political Irony

Bilang isang verdaderong Katoliko na nagoobserve ng mga Senador kahapon, tumatayo ang balahibo ko makita at marinig ang ilan sa kanila na nagququote ng Bibliya, nag-iinvoke ng Holy Spirit at paggamit ng langit para masabi ang kabilang mga arguments. 

Naku mga idol ... hiyanghiya naman kami sa inyo. Kayong mga banal, mga sagrado, at mga busilak ang kalooban ... hindi ba kayo naalibadbaran sa mga sarili ninyo? 

Hindi ba kayo nabulonan sa paggamit ng relihiyon at simbahan ... at ginagamit ninyo pa ang pangalan ng nasa Itaas... bakit para maniwala ang mga tao sa mga pinagsasabi ninyo?

Wala namang ganonan. "Thou shalt not use the name of the Lord thy God in vain."

You think all the while ... ang mga ginagawa ninyo ay mabuti? Kanino sa sarili ninyo o sa kaibigan ninyo?

Hindi na bobo ang mga Pilipino ngayon. Marunong din silang kumilatis ng ugali ... sa mukha pa lang ng tao. 

Pageant Result: Manhunt International 2025

The winners of Manhunt International 2025 from left to right: Jordan San Juan - Philippines - Third Runner Up, Piyumal Sithum - Sri Lanka- First Runner Up, Adonis Renaud - France - Manhunt International 2025- Winner, Rhyeme Wright - Jamaica - Second Runner Up,  and Vu Linh Nguyen - Vietnam= Fourth Runner Up. The pageant was held in Bangkok, Thailand, last June 11, 2025. 

Pageant Oddity

This is another pageant oddity. There are only two countries in the world that have completely won all 6 Alpha crowns - the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

We won the six crowns - how come our kapitbahays does not consider us a powerhouse? That's odd.

To think that these neighbors are not even in the list above. An oddity ... indeed!

One Liner

Hindi ko mapigilan ang tumawa sa news na ito: Ungka flyover in Iloilo being repaired.

What do you know: Hindi pa NATAPOS ang project ... pero INAAYOS na? 

Saan ka makakita ng ganoon ... aber? Only in the Philippines!

Only In The Philippines

Did the senator really mean what he said?  Or it was just lip service.  What he is doing on the side doesn't seem to coincide with what he says.  So it seems.

To avoid the appearance of impropriety in an impeachment case, a senator-judge must demonstrate impartiality, objectivity, and a commitment to ethical conduct. 

This includes avoiding personal conflicts of interest, maintaining a neutral stance on the matter, and treating all parties involved fairly.

I think our senators know how it is to be fair, unbiased, non-partisan, and evenhanded ... and they know they have to behave and avoid the semblance of falsity and pretense. 

But why is it that the public perception of our so-called senator judges tends to paint them as egomaniacs who would rather vote to acquit in the name of friendship or dismiss the impeachment trial without even hearing the case?

And who can forget the last election where PDP senatorial bets were formed to save the queen in the impeachment trial ... not necessarily geared to serve the Filipino people ... but one family only?

And who could forget the Senate president trying all the ABCs of delaying tactics and devising strategies to defer and postpone convening to gain the much-needed upper hand ... and the advantage?

And the sister of the president before the election... where can you see family loyalty in the way she acted ... when she opted to sleep with the enemy and become the attorney of perpetual help for the embattled president?

Where can you see the number 1 senator who unabashedly admits in interviews that he is willing to give the VP the "pink of health" card even before the evidence is presented?

And the rest of the senators? We haven't heard from them. They give us their silence ... and their being AWOL from the impeachment discussion is so eerie ... I could smell apathy and indifference.

And what's the latest from the newly reelected palace bulldog? He has done the UNTHINKABLE again. He was hell-bent on passing a resolution to de facto dismissal of the impeachment trial.

I am not really sure how to react now. Isn't it ironic that the so-called senator judges are moonlighting as chief architects of a game plan to reject and dismiss the impeachment ...  treating them unworthy and insignificant?

Having a senator-judge like that ... it doesn't take a rocket scientist to conclude ... he is here for one reason alone and that is to ACQUIT.

Don't you think senator-judges like the above-mentioned need to recuse themselves?

To "recuse himself" means that someone, usually a judge, juror, or other legal official, removes themselves from a legal case due to a potential conflict of interest or bias. This action is taken to ensure fairness and impartiality in the legal proceedings.

They should be treated as unqualified and unacceptable to judge 

... they should stay as far away as possible - their meddling doesn't 

Help the Philippines at all.