Strictly Pinoy

  SHIMINET  Such is the circus that happened during budget hearing for the Office of the Vice President.  A trending word SHIMINET was coined from the statement of the Vice President Sarah Duterte:                " "She may not like my answer. She may not like how I answer. She may not like the content of my answer, but I am answering." Watch from here:  COMPILATION: Sara Duterte vs Stella Quimbo during the House's budget hearing for OVP Governance shouldn't be defined by politicians. Instead, politicians should be defined by the kind of  governance expected from them by the people whom they say they serve. 

  Oh! Divorce in the Philippines? Finally!!! or Whaaat??? The Philippines is predominantly a Christian country. The introduction of divorce divides the Filipinos between upholding church teachings and marital realities.  There is no quarrel nor conflict with religion and the law.  Religion teaches to uphold the ideal while the law resolves the realities. Under HB No. 9349 or the proposed Absolute Divorce Act, the following are considered grounds for absolute divorce: Physical violence or grossly abusive conduct directed against the petitioner, a common child, or a child of the petitioner Physical violence or moral pressure to compel the petitioner to change religious or political affiliation Attempt of respondent to corrupt or induce the petitioner, a common child, or a child of the petitioner, to engage in prostitution, or connivance in such corruption or inducement Final judgment sentencing the respondent to imprisonment of more than six (6) years, even if pardoned Drug addiction or

  The First Lady Atty Lisa Araneta Marcos has been scorching the media for her one liners during interviews. 1.  Even Leni never did that. - referring to the "bangag" term which the Former President Rodrigo Duterte called the current President Ferdinance Marcos.  2. I know what line not to cross. - on her on-going tension with her sister on -law Senator Imee Marcos and the latter's absence during weekly family Sunday Lunch. 3. Bad shot na sa akin yan. - to Vice President Sara Duterte when she seemingly agreed with her father calling the sitting President banga. 4. Hindi na po uso ang paninira, hindi na po uso ang pagbabatikos at mga salitang napakasakit. Hindi ganoon ang Pilipino, rich or poor, may class naman tayo ng kaunti. 5. I'm many things but I am not a hypocrite," the First Lady said in an interview on the "Tune in kay Tunying" online program.  6. I felt hurt. - on her relationship with VP Duterte

  It has been an amusing past week of public display of animosity from the camp of First Lady Atty. Lisa Marcos towards Vice President Atty. Sara Duterte. The First Lady is candid and wifey in her perspective. The laugh reaction made by VP Sara when her father, the former President Rodrigo Duterte, called the current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. - "Bangag" (high on drugs), is what took the lid off. It was construed as an affirmation that the statement is true. Bad shot, is now the current trading word. A word that was popular before the technology lingos.  In an interesting twist of events, despite agreeing to his wife's reaction, the President still remained neutral and did not let it affect the professional dynamics he has with the Vice President.  Politics is such a circus. 

Campaign promises are often times ideal, that out of desperation the people believe it.  Some times, promises are outrageous and the people are awed by the audacity of the person to pronounce such promises. Other times, the promises are lame because they are practical and doable.  But the people go for the flashy but uncomplicated ideas  to solve all their known problems. We still never learn. Or we refuse to learn. Simply because, hope is the only thing that hold each one of us in the face of crisis, deprivation and hardships. So go ahead.  Keep on hoping.

Why is the government helpless? This has been a long playing illegal occupation. The politicians had been busy investigating issues instead of pushing back against such aggression to the country's sovereignty. What is the Philippine Government afraid of?