Arroyo's sinister plan

Philippine pseudo president Arroyo just announced that she'll be leading the charge against drug syndicates. Fine. Laudable. My observations.

This is uncanny, given that this is the first time that Mrs. Arroyo will be dabbling her puny hands on crime prevention. Since she started her checkered political career, she took part either in economic policy making (as DTI usec) or in social welfare. Even in the time of the deceased Senator Robert Barbers making overtures to be the state's foremost drug czar, never did Mrs. Arroyo agree on making herself the anti-drug czar.

So, the question everybody is asking--why just now?

One answer is, this validates a previous observation that Mrs. Arroyo and her evil minions are toying with the possibility of having an armed force that they can personally command in the event that they declare emergency rule. Bear in mind that Mrs. Arroyo has her own private anti-coup army, recruits from Pampanga that they formed as counter-force against the forces of Senator Antonio Trillianes. Maintaining such a force is financially draining, even if Mrs. Arroyo controls billions of pesos worth of intelligence funds.

It's obvious that Mrs. Arroyo has now shifted strategy by forming her own legal counter-force in the person of the PDEA. By strengthening the PDEA, Mrs. Arroyo is actually preparing for the formation of an organisation similar to the dreaded MISG of Col. Abadilla.

The grand plan? This government will be using the PDEA not just in defeating those drug syndicates. PDEA's role will be expanded and will include close surveillance and intelligence against enemies of the state. Will this include active Magdalo soldiers now incarcerated and remains defiant against Mrs. Arroyo? Probably. Will this include powers to pry open the financial records and personal circumstances of known critics of this regime? Quite strongly, yes.

Now, if that is the case, do we see Malacanang's hand in efforts at perpetuating itself beyond 2010?

Double standards in the blogosphere re: Alabang Druggie Men?

ARE WE INSTITUTING DOUBLE STANDARDS IN THE BLOGOSPHERE? I'm addressing this question to the politically-aware and sensitive bloggers of my age. I noticed that we talked a lot about the golf melee, which to me, is just an away bata. But, we dein talk about this more serious issue of the Alabang Druggie Boys. Why? Because we know some or most of them? Why? Because, at this one, Gloria Arroyo and her men did an obviously honorable thing?

DJB, a colleague of mine over at FilipinoVoices.com says that I must reserve my salute to Gloria. Why would I, when I saw how she acted in this case. She did'nt use her powers to give a favor to a friend, Philip Brodett. There are reports that the Brodetts and the Tecsons reportedly called up so many friends in Malacanang, including very very close advisers of Arroyo. In the end, Gloria did the right thing--let them rot in jail! If the courts prove these boys guilty, then, let them hang. They are not teenagers. They are adults. They know what they are doing. And definitely, they know the punishment of such evil and horrendous acts. If the law says they should hang, let Gloria hang them! But if the Courts prove that they're innocent, then, let them be given their freedom. I'll even be the first one who will heap praises to them and will damn to hell government for putting them thru all of these ordeal.

The point is--let us in the blogosphere see things objectively. Let's praise where praise is worthy to be given and let us damn those whose acts are really worthy of damnation.

Again, I commend Gloria for supporting the PDEA in their decision not to release these so-called Alabang Boys, err, Alabang ADULTS. Bulbulin na itong mga ito, yet they are being called "boys"?

Also, I NOTICE THE OBVIOUS PUBLIC RELATIONS STUNT BEING DONE OVER THE BLOGOSPHERE AND EVEN IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA RIGHT NOW, PORTRAYING THESE DRUG PUSHERS OF ALABANG AS ACADEMICALLY BRILLIANT KIDS! HAHAHA! THIS IS THE MOST STUPID AND THE MOST LAUGHABLE THING I HAVE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! WORST, A UP STUDENT ALLEGEDLY WROTE THIS LIE OVER AT FILIPINOVOICES!

WHO WOULD BELIEVE SUCH A LIE? SOME OF MY FRIENDS KNOW THESE ALABANG DRUGLORDS AND THEY ARE FAR FROM BEING ACADEMICALLY EXCELLENT! IN FACT, HOW MANY SANCTIONS DID THEY RECEIVE FROM THEIR SCHOOLS? A LOT!

AND TO MAJOR MARCELINO, I ALREADY FORMED A MAJOR MARCELINO BRIGADE! For those who want to join this brigade, just send me an email confirming your membership thru mangubat.patricio@gmail.com