Coosome Threesome

In July, there will be THRILLA IN MANILA - a TRIPLE THREAT of legal heavyweights will join forces as prosecutors in Inday Sara's impeachment trial.

Chel Diokno, Leila de Lima, and  Gerville Luistro will be an AWESOME THREESOME ... the TROIKA ... or was it the TRIUMVIRATE that will shed light on the already convoluted and intricately folded secrets on how millions of pesos from the government coffers were spent.

Filipino people are dying to know the truth, as the story has dragged on for months now. They are having anticipatory excitement ... and who wouldn't be?

I am expecting a courtside bloodbath.  And I can't wait to see who will flex legal muscle and finally win it.

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Pagkatapos ng Midterm election ... the next big thing is the impeachment of Inday Sara set pagkatapos ng SONA ng presidente this 2025.

No wonder ang daming naghahanap kay Mary Grace Piattos. "Mama ... mama ... nay kilala ka bang Mary Grace Piattos?

A little birdie says Piattos exist in Davao City ... pero Mary Grace Piattos ba ang pangalan?

As far as the people know, there's no such person as Mary Grace Piattos ... that is just a creation and fabrication of one's fertile imagination ... walanghiya parang linya ito sa issue sa pinag-awayang mga islands ah (pahiram Senator-elect  Marcoleta of the ..." there is no such thing as WPS ... it is a creation by us" fame)

Wala raw makita sa mga birth certificates records ... not even sa mga death certificates.

However dito sa amin meron mga Piattos. If you want to know their exact location ... magtanong lang po sa Savemore ... at sa mga sarisari stores. 

Tutulungan ka nilang mahanap ito.

*BAKIT TAYO HINAHAYAAN* MAHIRAPAN NG DIYOS? | Inspiring Homily by Fr. Jo...

Double Entendre

Biruan ng magkaibigan sa internet: Pati netizens nakihalo na rin.

Juam Karlos Labajo: Kuya pwede ba kitang sakyan?

Zaijan Jaranilla: Kaya mo ba ito?

Netizen: Santino ... magagalit si Bro.

This is a Double Entendre, meaning the statements have double meanings. It is a word or phrase open to two interpretations. One is usually risque or indecent.

The other meaning of pwede ba kitang sakyan is: Maniwala ba ako sa iyo? SAKYAN ko na lang ba ang mga sinasabi mo even if it doesn't sound too good to be true?

Is double entendre good or bad?

A "double entendre" is generally considered a good literary device when used appropriately, as it adds depth and complexity to writing by allowing for multiple interpretations of a word or phrase, often with a playful or humorous effect; however, if used poorly, it can be seen as confusing or even offensive depending on the context and the intended meaning. 

Lawyers Mumbo Jumbo: Double Jeopardy

 We are not lawyers ... but we need to understand their lexicon (lawyers always have their own lingo only they can understand. Same with doctors, nurses, and engineers) 

We spend our waking hours on YouTube, and we are always exposed to hearings and debates, as well as their private conversations. All we do is scratch our heads because they use legal terminologies that sound too foreign and alien to our virgin ears, and our mind wonders what they are talking about.

Let's start decoding and decrypting these words and phrases (it is irreverent for us to enter the sanctum of the in ... but desperate times need desperate measures) so the next time they use these terms again ... we are on the same page with them.  Not in limbo.

We will try to dissect and define them in simpler language so ordinary mortals and laymen (the amateur and the non-experts) can actively participate in the discussion ... and at the same time broaden their legal and paralegal stock knowledge,

So our word or phrase that is hitting the headlines today is: Double Jeopardy.

PHRASE: Double Jeopardy

MEANING: Double jeopardy means nobody can be accused and nobody can be charged with the same offense repeatedly.  This tenet protects people from being prosecuted for the same crime twice.

The double jeopardy clause bars second prosecutions after either acquittal or conviction, and prohibits multiple punishments for the same offense.

EXAMPLE: The Court of Appeals remanded the decision acquitting Leila de Lima in one of the three dismissed drug cases. 

According to CA, the Muntinlupa court committed grave abuse of discretion as it failed to explain the specific facts as well as the laws on which de Lima's acquittal was based. They feel that the acquittal was based solely on the recantation of witness Rafael Ragos,

CA cited the Muntinlupa Trial Courts' failure to adequately justify their ruling as one reason people are considering reopening the case or trying to prosecute her again. 

Leila de Lima's supporters came to her rescue, citing double jeopardy - that the former senator ... now a congresswoman, could not be charged again - she has already served her punishment in jail for more than six years, even though she was innocent.

And they could not charge the defendant over and over again, until she was found guilty.

Another well-known case of double jeopardy ever recorded is the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial. In 1995, football legend O.J. Simpson was ACQUITTED of the brutal murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

Reopening the case was mission impossible ... thanks to the double jeopardy clause that protects the accused from turning himself again under the microscope of public scrutiny.

Abraham's One Liners

 

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Observe ... but don't absorb. What a timely phrase.

"Observe but don't absorb" is a mental technique that encourages awareness of what is happening around them, and at the same time prevents the person from getting drawn or controlled by what they see.

It's about being present and noticing what is happening (the sidelights and the lowlights included) without getting caught up in the intensity of feelings or the heart-wrenching drama that goes with it. He should not be emotionally entangled. It's a practice of emotional detachment that allows the person to maintain control and perspective.

Observing without absorbing means knowing every detail of the events that are playing live in real time, and you don't let it affect your equilibrium or emotional well-being.

If the person is weak, observation will take the person to the next step - absorption.

Absorption means that the eyes see, and although the mind may register the event details, the impressions of the event are actually ingested and swallowed into the depths of the mind, on both conscious and subconscious levels.

Just like the image above ... if you are a true blue Catholic... even if you are amid a bevy of Buddhist monks ... you can pretend and act like them, pray with them ... but being a devout Catholic, you manage to be emotionally detached - completely unattached, free and disconnected.

In the last election, the VP's senators, Go, Bato, and Marcoleta) miraculously squeezed in the highly contested Magic 12, and you know what that means - a Battle Royale is looming at the impeachment trial of the beleaguered Inday Sara.

This will be the test of wills ... the Battle between Good and Evil. It is a mammoth tug of war of forces on who among the senators will ACQUIT (because they are friends with Inday) .... and who will CONVICT.

"Observe but don't absorb" means even if you are in the middle of a political minefield, if your sanity is your priority, ignore all the pressures. And getting emotionally detached is the best option..

We often absorb what we observe. But here's the thing—learning to observe without absorbing is a skill that can transform your life. It's about being present, understanding what's happening, but not letting it swallow and drown you, and take over your emotional space.