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Saturday, August 30, 2025

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Wag The Dog Ginamit sa Pinas?


Wag The Dog Happening In The Philippines?


Unfortunately wala ng buhay at natabunan na ang balita sa impeachment ni Sara Duterte ng mga flood control scams and scandals ng ating mga butihing senador at congressmen. Whether it was intentional or not ... yon na nga ang current standing ... NILUNOD at NILUBLOB sa BAHA ang mga papungas pungas na balita ni VP ikumpara sa alingasngas galing sa massive corruption ever recorded sa history ng ating Kongreso.

May mga theory ... na yan daw ang main goal ng mga alipores ng VP sa Senado ... ang tuloyan nang naibaling at mai-divert ang attention ng mga madlang people sa mga alleged kasalanan ng prinsesa ng Davao.

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Effective nga ang pakulo nila. Paano nga ba matabunan at itago ang nakakarimarim na mga rason kung bakit nauwi sa impeachment ng VP ang lahat?

Paano nga ba? Dahil uso nga ang baha ... perfect ang timing na buksan na ang Pandora's box sa gitna ng dagat-dagatan sa Taft Avenue. Lulunurin nila ng mga nakapanlulumong balita ng mga ghost flood projects na pinondohan ng bilyong peso ... pero hindi kailanman naumpisahan. O nang bagong umpisang project ... pero dumating ang tubig ... isang hampas lang .... wasak na. Kung hindi ka hihigupin ng balitang yan ... tell!

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Ano ba ang ang pamana ng isang pipitsuging balita katulad ng impeachment ikumpara sa malawakang paglustay ng kaban ng bayan ... hindi lang ng isang tao ... kundi marami sila.

Tama nga ang suspetsa nila. Kaya ngang ipagsangkatuparan ang layunin na ilibing na ng tuluyan ang angas ng sinampang impeachment. Nagmukha tuloy na parang nag-jaywalk lang si VP ... or nag-double parking kahit marami pa itong mas malalang ginawa ikumpara sa kanila.

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Diverting the attention of the Filipino people ... may mga nagsasabi that the scenario's intent is a shade of the 1997 film Wag the Dog, where a fictitious military action was concocted to distract the public from a domestic political scandal. Imagine ... bombahin mo ang isang nananahimik na lugar para lang maitago mo ang kati mo?

It centers on a spin doctor (same as a spokesperson like Hariruki) and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war in Albania to divert voters' attention from a presidential sex scandal.

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The Wag The Dog scheme ... people believe happened in America when President Bill Clinton "allegedly" had a midnight tryst with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The hoopla created a lot of ruckus in the WH, and with constant drumbeating, it has the potential to erode public trust in Bill.

Was it a case of "art imitating life... or life imitating art," people ask. The similarity of the situation is almost identical because it followed the same pattern: A president embroiled in a sex scandal in the Oval Office tries to save his presidency by distracting the nation with a made-for-TV war when the admin initiated a bombing campaign in Iraq.

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What is Wag the Dog to the uninformed? Wag the dog is a political term for the act of creating a diversion from a damaging issue. It stems from the generic use of the term to mean that a small and seemingly unimportant entity (the tail) controls a bigger, more important entity (the dog).

The phrase “wag the dog” refers to a strategy where a political leader engages in diversionary tactics—often involving military action or another high-stakes maneuver—to distract the public from a pending or existing scandal, crisis, or failure.

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Balik tayo sa Pinas ... the Wag The Dog script being used in Inday's case is just a mirage, I think ... an optical illusion ... at hindi ako naniniwala doon. Not now ... not ever. Haka-haka lang yon. I know the senators want to save the VP from the impeachment ... but not by way of opening another can of worms that may eventually be splashed on their faces.

Sigurista ang mga senador na yan. Tinutulungan na nga si Inday ... pati sila madamay pa ... tapos sa kanila isingil ang mga utang nito? Huwag sila ... mga tol. Wais ang mga yan.

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Ang mga nangyayari ngayon sa Senado at mga senador na tumutulong kay Inday sa linya ng mga commenters sa social media: "Amidst flood control projects scam ... KINARMA silang lahat."

Some misconstrued it as a divine intervention—a wake-up call ... and a reminder of the things they had ignored (the impeachment) .... and their excesses (archiving the impeachment complaints).

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Iyan yata ang mangyayari ... kung nasa panig ka ng MALI. The bystanders already thought that the VP was already safe in the hands of the senators and the SC. May ibang nagiisip na hopeless na ang case ... yon ang akala natin ... pero ang Makapangyarihan has revised the storyline and devise the justice fit for them. Tingnan mo halos lahat sila ngayon in a panic mood at parang may naka-ambang Damocles' sword ready to fall anytime ... para i-out sila sa kahihiyan.

Let me end this post using Jessica Soho's words: Hindi pala sa baha malulunod ang Pilipinas. Malulunod pala ito dahil sa GANID ng tao."

Oooops huwag natin kalimutang isama ang kanilang followers na patuloy silang binoboto ... wala silang nakita at walang naririnig. Kung meron man ... political harassment ito ... or isang demolition job. How stupid!

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Slip Of The Tongue



Slip Of The Tongue

Even the grammar police ... do make mistakes.

The day has come when this loquacious and verbose high priest of the English language admits that he can also have unwanted slips of the tongue ... and that he can stumble also in a situation where he has to make excuses and use the much overused and battered cliché: " Tao lang po ... nagkamali rin ... in the most unexpected time and places."

In an impassioned discussion with us when we met in the mall accidentally (we talked about the latest political scandal - the flood project scams). Though he did not see that coming ... he showed us, like any ordinary mortal, that he can be human too - that he is capable of making conversation blunders just like anyone else.

After making everybody uncomfortable, what with his tendency to use the King's language (which made our ears bleed)... his word bank was copious and abundant (nay, it was vast and extensive), it dwarfed whatever little confidence or knowledge we had ... we'd rather be a willing listener than become an active but stammering debater.

He pounds his hand on the table to emphasize his thoughts and points ... and who could ignore his American accent that is just too hard to handle? As he rattled words (that seemed easy as ABC) ... it was paralyzing, we could not beat him at his own game. It was as though our tongues were frozen ... or tied. Or just timid to make boo-boos under his umbrella.

The discussion lasted for an hour, then the moment we had been waiting for arrived.

Obviously, he was angered by the news that floods were becoming a habit (it is almost like eating rice three times a day), and the government-sponsored flood projects scam was the main culprit. He was livid, nearly breathless ... and he was oblivious of the words that came out of his mouth.

"The Blue Ribbon Committee hearing was ANTI-CLIMATIC ... (when the CLIMATE and the floods are threatening the lives of the people) ... why drag the investigation and make it snail-paced when you can name names (senators and congressmen) right away?"

Anti-climatic was heaven-sent. Was this the opening we needed ... to taunt him or make him get off his high horse? If we let it pass ... we will miss the opportunity of a lifetime to rub his verbal gaffes in his face.

If we confront him with his mistake ... we don't want to sound rude. We decided to do it anyway because we are curious as to what his reaction will be.

"I think what you mean is ANTI-.CLIMACTIC ...", I started teasing him.

His lips swelled up, and his face turned crimson.

"You don't have to be ashamed, my friend. Anybody can make mistakes (even to the syntax sheriff like you. ... It can happen to anyone ... nobody is exempt.

Obviously, you were upset ... and emotions at times distract the best of you and your train of thought." I consoled him.

"OO naman. Tao lang po. Pwede ring magkamali", was all he said.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Political Meme


I saw this meme today.  At first glance, I did not get what the author meant. Pero Napagtanto ko baka ito ang ibig niyang sabihin.  See if it matches yours.

The phrase "do as I say, not as I do" is the same as "Follow what I say ... and don't follow what I do.  

The message of this meme means that the children have to follow the instructions or advice given by someone, even if her actions contradict what she is telling them to do.

It implies that, while she may not be practicing what she preaches, her words still hold value and should be taken to heart. This phrase is often used in situations where someone acknowledges her own shortcomings or hypocrisy but still wants her instructions followed. 

But the meme above is not what the phrase says. If you look and listen closer, she is more of saying "Do as I say ... and do as I do." 

Or was she just telling the children: "Tingnan ninyo ako ... bakasyon grande ... naglalamierda pero may sueldo."

Monday, August 25, 2025

Pageant Result: Miss Grand International Philippines 2025


The winners of Miss Grand International Philippines 2025 from left to right: Beatriz Angela Ocampo - Second Runner Up,  Nikki Buenafe Cheveh - Face of Beauty International Philippines 2025, Anita Rose Gomez - Miss Asia Pacific Philippines 2025, Emma Tiglao - Miss Grand International Philippines 2025, Beatriz Abalajon McCleland - Miss Reina HispanoAmericana Philippines 2025, Michelle Arceo - Miss Tourism World Philippines 2025 and Margarette Briton - First Runner Up. The pageant was held at MOA Arena last August 24 2025.

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Sino Ang Dapat Magimbestiga?

The INUNDATION has not stopped at BINABAHA na nga ang Metro Manila ... pati na sa probinsiya ... OVERFLOWING.

It is quite an irony na pati ang gobyerno ngayon is DELUGED with problems on FLASHFLOODS ... nakisabay pa sa DELUBYO ng problema sa corruption related to massive FLOOD scam.

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Sino ba ang dapat magimbestiga sa major pasabog ng taon ni President BBM? 

Hindi pwede ang KAMARA.  Lalong hindi pwede ang SENADO. If anyone believes na capable sila to police their ranks ... diyan kayo nagkamali.  Haven't you heard of the term CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

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What is a conflict of interest? A conflict of interest arises when a personal interest of a person causes bias in decision-making ang affects their job performance.

A conflict of interest occurs when a senator's or congressman's personal interests could compromise their judgment, decision, or actions. It can also be a situation where the government official has two competing INTERESTS and LOYALTIES that can potentially corrupt the motivation of the other and introduce bias in his professional judgment.

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Why do we say conflict of interest? Kung ikaw ang judge sa finals ng Tawag Ng Tanghalan tapos relative mo yong isang contestant, do you think wala man lang bias on your part na papaboran mo siya?

Ganyan din sa Blue Ribbon Committee. Kung ikaw ay isang senador hahayaan mo na lang mabahiran ng PUTIK ang isang institution na kinabilangan mo? Or kung ikaw ay congressman ... hahayaan mo na lang ang BFF mong si Cong na ma-outed, mapahiya at mahila sa KUMUNOY?

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Sa initial stage pa lang ng investigation sa Blue Ribbon, kung napansin ninyo lahat ng sisi at mura ay nakuha na ng mga contractor at ng DPWH? Naghugas kamay at nag-Ponsiu Pilato na ang lahat. Ibagsak ang mga MARUMI ... basta kami MALINIS.

At kanya-kanya ng palusot ang mga senador, nagkakampihan sila at nakapila sila in support sa nakakawindang na expose ni Senator Panfilo Lacson.  Biglang GOODY-GOODY and lahat ... more SANCTIMONIOUS and SELF-RIGHTEOUS more than ever.

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This is the reason why this post was made. Kung seryoso ba ang lahat na mahuli ang maysala huwag sa Kamara at huwag sa Senado.

This is no ordinary case: marami na ang NAMATAY ... marami na ang NAPINSALANG kabuhayan ... at marami na ang PAGOD sa taunang pagbisita ng baha at bagyo. Sabi nga ng presidente: This is tantamount to ECONOMIC SABOTAGE.

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Bakit hindi natin ibigay ang trabaho ng pagimbestiga sa isang INDEPENDENT BODY? Isang independent people's commission. Mga taong walang kaugnayan sa mga kaso.

Kung makinig ang presidente which I think he will ... magbigyan natin ng hustisya ang lahat ng mga biktima. Biniksan niya nga ang PANDORA BOX ... aba'y lubos-lubosin na niya.

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As per Tito Sen, ang composition daw ng independent people's commission, wala raw mga pulitiko para wala ngang conflict of interest. Sabi niya it should be chaired by a retired SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. At dahil mga flooding infrastructures ito one member should be a certified PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT para usaping budgeting ng pera. Meron din daw dapat CIVIL ENGINEER or ARCHITECT na gamay ang mga infrastructures at nakakaintioendi sa gastos dito.

Meron din daw dapat na member ng NGO at isang ACADEMICIAN (somebody who specializes in public administration or economics. All of which are appointed by the president.

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Maganda ang plano Tito Sen. Parang Agrava Commission ito at the time of Ninoy Aquino's assassination.

Ang importante mapanagot ang mga naghasik ng lagim. BBM as the chief whistle blower ... we know we are heading in the right direction. Sana maparusahan naman ang direktang mga involve sa pag-aabuso ng ating nga kababayan who have suffered enough sa kamay ng mga nagkunyariang mabait na politiko. Balatkayo lang pala ang mga pinapakita ninyo.

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