Gone are the days when government officials conducted themselves with dignity and professionalism. These days, they seem more interested in generating social media clout than anything else. Kadiri.
Accountability is easy to demand when it's someone else in the hot seat. The real measure of character is whether you're willing to face the same scrutiny when it's your turn.
Some of the same “Duterte”Senators who used to say, “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear,” now seem unable to practice what they preached. Instead of facing the issues directly, it's been a parade of excuses, distractions, and claims of persecution.
Contrast that with what we've seen before.
De Lima faced every allegation against her and was even arrested inside the Senate. Trillanes did the same, facing his cases head-on and being arrested within Senate grounds as well. PNoy attended hearings on DAP and Dengvaxia despite already being ill. All of this happened under a Duterte supermajority in both the House and the Senate.
And where was the drama back then? Where were the calls for unrest? Where were the endless claims that the system was out to get them?
They showed up. They answered the accusations. They went through the process.
What makes the double standard even more glaring is that Cayetano was quick to defend Bato and Estrada, yet many of these same voices had little to say when De Lima and Trillanes were being arrested inside the Senate itself.
If you truly believe in accountability, then that principle shouldn't change depending on whose name is involved.
Absolute disrespect for the Filipino people. What entitlement.
Mag-boycott tayo.
Huwag mag trabaho.
Hayaan natin ang mga nakabinbing panukala.
Mga senador, binabayaran kayo ng taumbayan. Pambabastos ito sa Pilipino.
'ANY 7-YEAR-OLD WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT'
Kinuwestiyon ni Winnie Monsod kung bakit hindi natuloy ang Senate session ngayong araw kasunod ng pag-aresto kay Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.
"Is accompanying Sen. Estrada more important than presiding over a senate session," tanong ni Monsod, dating Socioeconomic Planning secretary.
Pasado 7 PM ay hindi pa rin nagsisimula ang sesyon na Senado, na dinaluhan naman ng 11 minority senators. Ayon sa media relations officer ni Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, hindi na raw tuloy ang session ngayong Lunes.
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Girly is pissed, pissed. Ang valid and true ng rant n'ya about taxes and yes, please lang, makinig kayo sa sinasabi n'ya about voting the right people for public office.
Wow! Sana all may choices. 😒🙄
Yung ordinaryong Pilipino, walang option. Kinulong agad dahil napagkamalang nanlilimos.
Pero kapag makapangyarihang opisyal na may kasong plunder at graft, may pa-consultation muna?
Dapat patas ang proseso. Walang special treatment, walang VIP lane, walang batas na para lang sa mahihirap.