Walk The Talk

Marami nang versions ng iconic saying na "Walk The Talk". Palagi itong ginagamit sa politika lalo na sa America.  Pati mga beauty pageants nakihalo at nakisawsaw na rin.

Walk the Talk means putting your words into action - showing that you mean what you say ... by actually doing it yourself. It is a modern-day version of "Practice What You Preach."

An example is a politician who displays a TOUGH and ROUGH facade. When the going gets tough ... the tough should get goin'. But if the toughie politician was the first one to raise and wave the white flag of retreat and surrender ... it is not WALK THE TALK ... the best phrase to describe him is ... he IS ALL TALK!

If you want to be regarded as the cleanest politician - ikinula at walang bahid ... binabad ng magdamagan sa sabon ... malinis pa kay Mr. Clean ... by all means do as what you say or what your image project.  

If you want people to see yourself as principled, transparent, accountable, and honorable, nobody is stopping you as long as you maintain those standards. Hindi yong pakitang tao lang ... or sabi-sabi lang. Madali kasing makahalata ang Pinoy ... katulad ng mga Youtube podcasters who made a list of classic example of the above politicians.

Katulad ng isang politiko whose "Make my day remarks" were made to bolster his macho image and to prove to all and sundry that he is "MAISOG", not even a warrant of arrest can make his knees turn to jelly. Kibitzers have their tongues wagging when a rumor circulates that an arrest warrant will soon be served on him. Mabilis pa sa alas kuatro, hindi na makita ang politiko at nagtatago na. Sisiga-siga noon ... tapos magtatago? Something seems off?

Katulad ng isang congressman noon na hindi tinantanan ang ABS CBN kahit mismo BIR, SEC, at DOLE  testified that the company has not violated any laws and is compliant with labor standards and they have paid all their tax obligations. People saw the guy na galit siya sa mga taong nagmamalabis, sa mga sinungaling, at mandarambong at sa mga tax evaders.

Nasara nga ang ABS CBN and people expects he will continue his crusade sa pagsugpo ng katiwalian pero sabi ng mga komentarista sa youtube What gives? The guy ngayon ay nagsisinungaling sa kanyang SALN at SOCE and he might have violated the Omnibus Election Code?

Tapos nasangkot pa sa mga kontrobersya at akusasyon ng paggamit o pagtatanghal ng isang testigo na may kuwestiyonableng kredibilidad at ebidensya.  And not to be forgotten are his verbal clashes with the Speaker Pro Tempore, as he obviously is lawyering for the Discayas.Ano ba yan? Ang mga politikong santo-santito ... mga huwad lang pala? 

Then may isa ring politiko at the height of the flood projects controversy, who unabashedly barked without batting an eyelash: " Mga KADIRI kayo!" Tapos after awhile ... kasama na siya sa mga pinaginmbestigahan? Shall we say" Kadiri rin pala siya?

May isa pang politikong deny ng deny at hindi daw niya kilala ang mga akusado sa flood scam.  Wala pang 24 oras, isa-isa nang naging viral ang naglilitawan nilang mga litrato ... showing the politician and the accused having a picture together. And they looked like they were more than friends? They knew each other so very well.

Now, regarding the other versions of the maxim? Here are the hallmark examples in pageantry. The only difference is that this time around, the candidates mentioned did not use the idiom right ... they butchered it to its core.

In the Miss Cosmo 2024 pageant, Ketut Permata Juliastrid did say the line: "One thing I have learned in Miss Cosmo is... here ... we don't talk ... we walk. Whatever that means. That really became a viral and iconic moment, sparking heated discussion about action over words in pageantry.

In Miss Universe 2025, Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch had misgivings with Nawat, the Executive Director of MUO, when he publicly berated her, resulting in her WALK-OUT together with other candidates in a pre-pageant event.

The hecklers made fun of the incident and put words into her mouth: "In Miss Universe we dont WALK ... we WALK_OUT!.

Hahaha! By the way, instead of " walk the talk and practice what you preach, people often use other idioms to point out when someone is all talk and no action:

• "All bark and no bite."
• "All foam and no beer."
• "Smoke and mirrors."
• "Put your money where your mouth is."

Philippines Won Gold At SEA Basketball

News: Thailand fans accused Gilas of cheating by using imports and Americans to win gold at the SEA Games.

Imagine being accused of cheating by the cheater? You should see the 5 Thai team members being aided by 3 referees? If that is not cheating, tell!

And that's not what amazes sports fans. Despite the many free throws given like Christmas gifts (we understand it's Christmas season) courtesy of the referees who acted like Santa Claus ... they still fell short ... and eventually bowed down and bit the dust ... and lost. 

If we are not mistaken ... the 2025 Thai Basketball team holds the record of most free throw attempts (37 total). If they could not make it with all the free throws bonanza ... something is wrong ... somewhere!

My friend says even La Salle, UP, or Ateneo UAAP teams can beat them. And with regards to using imports ... yes, the players speak English ... but they are Filipinos.

This year, the SEA Games in Thailand adopted FIBA rules, allowing only one naturalized player per team.

And to the info of Thai fans, the Filipino-American players you saw in the games have passports issued before age 16 ... so they are considered "local" and eligible to play. 

Gilas understood the logic behind the adoption of the FIBA rule. This "local-only" push aims to stop teams from fielding too many imports, ensuring homegrown talent development.

What A Waste of Life

DPWH Maria Catalina Cabral: What A Waste Of Life

Maria Catalina Cabral, one of the former Department of Public Works and Highways executives tagged in the flood control corruption scandal, was found dead on Thursday night after allegedly falling from a cliff along Kennon Road in Tuba town in Benguet.

This early, the mystery of her death is sending netizens into a frenzy. Her death caused a tumultuous and chaotic reaction from internet users, sparking rapid sharing, comments, and speculations.

This early, her death resulted in a myriad of guesswork and hypotheses ... and there are some whose minds were soaring high, insinuating conspiracy theories that there are powerful people who want her out because she knows too much.

This whodunit story is creating a lot of questions, and the most important ones are:

-Was it an accident?

-Was it suicide?

-Was it a rub-out?

-Was there any foul play?

-How would her death affect the flood control probe?

-Was it just a ploy to escape the investigation?

-Was it a fake death?

-Was this a pseudocide? Meaning, when this is done, the person escapes to another country to start a new life, motivated by the desire to evade legal issues, escape debt, or disappear and start over.

Well, DILG head honcho Jonvic Remulla said they will cover all the bases, and that includes having the DNA test done on her remains despite the protestations of the victim's family.

It sounds like hyperbole, but even DILG believes ... (who can blame them ... a lot of Hollywood movies have dealt with this story) ... that Ms. Cabral may have faked her death primarily to escape desperate situations like the peering public scrutiny, intrusive media incursions, or legal troubles ... and then seeking a fresh start in another country?

Well, to solve the mystery ... we need the expertise of Jessica Fletcher of Murder She Wrote, and detectives like Sherlock Holmes, plus a private investigator, Remington Steele, to unlock the secrets, the truth, and the lies of the death of DPWH bigwig Maria Catalina Cabral.

Libreng Sakay

Libreng Sakay sana ... pero huwag na lang.  Maglakad na lang ako.  Di baleng mapagod ako basta siguradong makauwi ako.

Blaming Others For Your Mistake

Listen to the news report of Manila Times: Vice President Sara Duterte said she used her confidential funds to investigate the involvement of former AKO Bicol partylist representative Elizaldy "Zaldy" Co in the laptop scandal of the Department of Education when she still headed the department.

Napakamahal namang imbestigasyon yon ... inabot ng milyon. Or was it napakamahal na palusot yan?

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Kung totoo ang balita ... Bakit ngayon lang ginamit ag narrative na ito? Bakit tikom ang bibig nila noon? Can you imagine kung sila ang nakahuli kay Zaldy that time ... baka si VP pa ang heroin at nagbukas ng Pandora's box tungkol sa corruption.

Kung kailan hinahanap ng buong Pilipinas si Zaldy at pati passport ay pinacancel na ... dito pa nila sinakyan ang isyu?

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Baka sabihin ng mga DDS diyan ang much abused na palusot ... the overused cliche: "Huli man at magaling ... ay naihabol pa rin ..."

Sorry, folks, that one doesn't seem applicable in this case. Baka itong isa ang akma "Anhin pa ang damo ... kung patay na ang kabayo"?

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Bakit urong-sulong si Inday sa pagfile ng kaso kay Zaldy Co noon for her expediency, convenience, and advantage? Even for her benefit and practicality? Sa dami ng mga think-tank vloggers nila at trolls ... wala man lang nakaisip nito?

Had she played her cards well ... baka wala at hindi na naisipan ng mga tao ang impeachment ... and the whole country, including the economy, was spared from its harrowing repercussions and heart-rending ramifications?

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At may isa pang tanong. Kung talaga bang ginamit ang milyong-milyong pera para imbestigahan si Zaldy Co ... kailan ba niya fi-nile ang kaso? It really sounds awkward that you spend a lot of money for a tedious investigations... tapos dahil walang political will ... or dahil sa "ningas cogon" the filing never materialize?

This is another sad case of a "ghost" investigation that is so much in vogue in the times of "ghost projects", ghost employees, ghost writers, and ghost voters.

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Isa pang tanong. Sabi ni VP pinaimbestigahan si Zaldy Co. So why do some DDS put the blame on the Kakampinks? Eh kung may nakafile na kaso e di sana wala tayong problema ngayon?

Why blame the Silent Minority for the political chaos the country is experiencing right now? They only voted for good governance, and you voted and joined the bandwagon of the most popular ... not even knowing why you chose them, and you WON. Now you shifted the blame to somebody else ... ikaw na naghuhugas na lang ng kamay?

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The Kakampinks prayed very hard na sana mali sila sa kanilang ibinoto ... pero the fact of the matter, ang self proclaimed vloggers na ito ang mali.

Nagpabudol sila because of their blind idolatry ... tapos ngayon ibunton ang sisi sa kanila? Very pathetic!

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You even call their unusual stillness and quietude amidst the ruckus and political hubbub created by the leaders you voted for. You confused their silence and tagged them as the SILENT ERA for the opposition ... paano pa sila magsalita niyan eh matagal na ninyong tinahi ang bibig ng mga iyan para hindi magsalita. Sila ang binusalan ng boses. Tapos, you expect them to scream their lungs out ... for what ... para lokohin ninyo ang inyong sarili na kakampi pala ninyo ang Kakampinks?

All they can do right now is watch the country crumble ... because the result of the election and the corruption that comes after that is your own DOING. So stop being a fraud and sanctimonious. You don't have business moralizing and telling the Kakampinks to speak up dahil gusto ninyo lang may kakampi. kayo

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Indeed, this is the worst time for all Pinoys. We don't have the balls to say "RESIGN BBM!" Because if that happens ... the Duterte takeover will be a chaotic mayhem waiting to happen.

We sing to the high heavens, " BBM ... please don't go."

It is choosing the lesser evil to prevent the greater evil.

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Have You Experience Ambivalence?

Ano ba yan? Para sa mga Dutertards ... it is just a pity na AMBIVALENCE ang nararamdaman nila ngayon sa sitwasyon ng kanilang si Tatay Digong.

Ambivalence ... ano yon? First of all ... ipaliwanag muna natin kung ano ito ... para magkaliwanagan.

I recall one psychiatric doctor, with whom we were affiliated at Moustashpha Homiyat, who did a good job explaining what it was all about. 

Ambivalence is when a person or a group of persons has MIXED, often OPPOSING or CONTRASTING feelings or thoughts towards someone.

To the uninformed ... they often asked: "Is it possible that a person will have co-existing opposite and contradictory emotions? Yes na yes ang sagot diyan ... it is possible. Simultaneously at sabay itong nangyayari. Hindi paisa-isa or separately.

Kaya nga di ba may old song na Never, Never, Never si Shirley Bassey capturing the intense, contradictory feelings of loving someone despite the pain he gave, with lyrics that run..."I LOVE you ... HATE you ... love you, hate you, but I want you till the world stops turning ... "I never, never, never want to be in love with anyone .... but you." 

This song perfectly describes that push-and-pull, inescapable love where she feels it is impossible to live with him ... but can't live without him either.

In the flood control project scams, Pinoys felt AMBIVALENT about their government, too. With the Trillion Peso March, one feeling tone is that they want change pronto, and they want justice by putting the "kurakots" in jail. Simultaneously, they also experience an opposing/contrasting feeling, and that is, they fear the outcome - that BBM is just too weak to match the imminent threats of the destabilization.

Stated another way, ambivalence is the experience of having an attitude towards someone that contains both positively and negatively valenced components.

This is the kind of ambivalence the DDS populace felt.

On one hand is the positive feeling, where all of them wish he could be brought home so he can have the pink of health.

On the other hand is the negative feeling ... they also wish (under the present circumstances) he would be diagnosed cognitively impaired ... perhaps mentally incapacitated, so ICC could cool off its steam and decide the ex-president needs a breather - and in a jiffy let him pack his bags and jet-ski his way home.

Well, reality bites ... and ICC doesn't care less.  Whether Tatay Digong is in a tip-top shape ... and in excellent condition ... or he has deteriorated and is unfit to defend himself in court ... PRRD will stay in prison ... where he belongs.

End of discussion.

No One Is Around

Bakit parang hindi na tayo makaraos sa hirap ng buhay?

Ang problema kasi ipinanganak tayong naghihikahos. Gusto man itago ng ating parents ang kanilang mga karanasan pati na ang kanilang mga masakit na hamon at dagok ng buhay ... pero nakita pa rin natin ito first hand and it was served to us in full color and in Cine Vision pa man din.

Sad to say ... sa ating murang kamalayan ... kahit hindi natin maintiendihan yon ... ang first thing na natunan natin sa kanila is mainly survival at kahirapan ... at yong kanilang araw- araw na pagpupunyagi.

Walang silang panahon sa atin ... hindi dahil gusto nila ito . Priority lang kasi nila yong kumita ng konti mairaos lang ang mga dapat unahin at pangangailangan para sa isang buong araw.

We don't have a parent present who has time para turuan tayo na huwag mangutang kung hindi naman kailangan.  Na huwag tayo manghiram ng pera kung wala namang tayong means and ways na mabayaran ito. 

Wala man lang  pumapayo sa atin na huwag tayong mainggit sa kung ano ang cellphone ng mga kaibigan natin. Na huwag pilitin ang ating sarili na maabot ang mga imposibling bagay na hindi naman tugma sa estado ng ating buhay ... pagkatapos ng lahat malibing lang tayo sa utang at tago ng tago sa naniningil?

Wala man lang nagturo sa atin how to set healthy boundaries ...and no one has ever told us that yes we can say NO to somebody na gusto ring manhiram ng pera ... without experiencing that sickening feeling of guilt ... or feeling selfish and insensitive to help another tired soul.

No one has time to explain to us that yes ... you can choose to leave a relationship even if you still love the person. Yes, you can walk away from a love that hurts ... because staying destroys your well-being more than leaving.

Nobody has shown us the importance of prioritizing self-love and personal peace. Nobody has educated us to protect ourselves from further damage and make time and space for a healthier love ... even though leaving tears our hearts out and break our souls.

We feel swamped and inundated... entertaining the flood of questions, why we feel this unusual idea that we are BROKEN when in reality ... we were never taught the fundamentals of being WHOLE in the first place!