Be a Lawmaker, Not a Plunderer

Lawmakers are expected to write new laws, review and amend existing laws. There is nothing more that is expected from and definitely nothing less. Life would have been simpler if they just follow this dictum, but obviously greed creeps in.

There is no plausible explanation or justification why the legislators should be involved in identifying if not implementing government projects. Who told them to provide scholarships or medical allowances to their constituents when it is clear as day it is the role of the executive branch.

Pork By Any Other Name

Did Malacañang offered bribes or incentives to lawmakers using the so-called Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) to convict former chief justice Renato Corona? We all know the answer to this question, right?

Unless you are trying to pretend that you are blind and brainless, then the obvious answer is no. Why? Because Senator Bongbong Marcos who did not convict the chief justice received funds from DAP on December 2011, while Senator Pia Cayetano who convicted Corona did not receive anything in 2012.

Abusive Yellow Taxis of NAIA

I am posting here an email I received a couple of days ago about the new modus operandi of several dishonest yellow taxis serving the arriving passengers of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). I am not sure if this actually happened or has a semblance of truth to it, but it may be worth noting that there are unscrupulous drivers who will try to dupe you into paying more for their service. It also helps to be more vigilant next time and to report any incidence of abuse to the proper authorities.

NANGYARI NA BA ITO SA INYO?

I always take the yellow airport taxi sa airport when I arrive from a trip. So yun uli ang ginawa ko when we arrived from China. Me and the rest of the Fellas lined up to get our own cabs that would take us home.

Why is GMA7 Silent on this Attempted Rape Case?

Finally, the man suspected of abducting and attempting to rape a minor, 13-year-old-student of Ramon Magsaysay High School in Cubao, has been identified. Police has just filed cases against Jose Carlos Rosales in Quezon City after they tracked down the car he was using when he allegedly seized his teenage victim.

Quezon City Police District's (QCPD's) Kamuning Station said that the alleged victim was able o remember the license plate – ZRD-461 – of the red Honda Jazz once registered to GMA7 network driven by the man last 1 July 2013.

Possible Alternatives to the BSA

A few days ago, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) lifted a ban on openly gay youth, a change that will begin January 2014. A ban on gay Scout leaders remains in place.

Don't get me wrong on this. I don't have anything against the move by more than 61 percent of the Boy Scouts national council to approve a resolution overturning the longstanding ban at its annual meeting in Texas nor I am trying to "gain anything from someone else's misfortune". In fact, it could be the right move by the BSA in the right direction.