Today's commentary

Richard James Mendoza
07/23/2010



This July 26, 2010, the 15th Congress will open its regular session. On the same date, BSA III will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). While Malacanan has said that the speech will focus on current problems, I think this will become another episode of the blame game where the yellows are good at. They will probably go on blaming GMA for the problems that we have today. But the problem is that they are the ones who started this whole mess. It all started after EDSA I. Government assets were practically given away for free. Rampant privatization took place. It was also at this period when Corazon Aquino started a borrowing binge. As a result, she accumulated more debt in her six years than in Marcos’ twenty-one years of rule. Because of these, it would be hypocritical of BSA III to blame GMA for this mess. He was one of the many who joined EDSA II that installed an illegitimate president.

XOXOXO

Police State? Reports indicate that about 10,000 policemen are about to be dispatched for BSA III’s SONA. Why does he need such a large amount of policemen? Can it be true that they are only protecting their own kind? Or can this be a sign of things to come?

XOXOXO

Right to rally. There are reports that the residence of BSA III in Times Street, Barangay West Triangle, Quezon City has been declared a “no-rally zone”. Why is this? He is the President (supposedly) and therefore he has to respect freedom of expression as written in the Constitution. In relation to this, does anyone know if the “no permit, no rally” policy is still in effect? Anyway, the Constitution is clear about this. At least I do not see the Calibrated Pre-emptive Response (CPR) being implemented now.

XOXOXO

Complaints against COMELEC. The Philippine Computer Society (PCS) has filed criminal charges to the Ombudsman against COMELEC officials for allegedly violating the provisions contained in the Automated Elections Act. On a similar note, Gov. Homobono Adaza filed a TRO to the Supreme Court a few weeks ago asking that the elections be declared null and void, citing violations of the Constitution. Let’s see if the COMELEC can answer these charges.

XOXOXO

Miscellanea. I just finished downloading all the parts of the MIGHT-e2010 video. However, it seems that the sixth part was “corrupted”, so to speak. It probably received a lot of “tongpats” during the download. Anyway, all I need to do is to download it again and buy some blank disks. You can ask for a copy, if you want. All you need to do is contact me. I will also burn “Moneymasters”, “Great Global Warming Swindle” and Alex Jones’ “Endgame”. Give me suggestions on what to burn.