IT must have been thoroughly embarrassing and humiliating as well for BBM and party to be met with batikos and balikas left and right when they visited Canada recently. Apart from the crowd bringing colorful placards loaded with di-makaon-sa-iro nga birada, and the accompanying chants and jeers, there was also a colorful spectacle right in the FB account of Canada PM Mark Carney.
All these spectacles were naturally beamed via wifi all over the world, thereby expanding the scope and coverage of the batikos.
If that was not enough, Filipinos in Canada also provided an almost daily dose of birada against BBM and his administration.
Apparently, they are as well-informed as the Pinoys in the Pinas, probably always keeping tuned to what is actually going on here, thanks to social media.
Usually, on-time and updated on events as they happen.
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While the batikos may appear as routine to some politicians, or even as part of the risks of the job, still, this provides a rich platform for some savvy and smart politicians to start checking or verifying on things.
Of course, the family name itself already rings a bell. BMM cannot hide the fact that his late father was thoroughly baked in mud of corruption charges, not to mention the Guinness world record thing.
If he was any different, its probably because he could not expect to equal, and definitely not surpass, the brilliance of his father.
But the family name itself already rings a bell when it comes to the issue of honesty and integrity.
More so when even his sister has publicly lambasted him for being a drug addict, hence bangag in Tagalog or sabog in the local lingo.
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No amount of media shampoing could cleanse it, not even with the super-ultra brilliant (nga binali) defense foisted by Te Klir who herself was mosquitoed by an even humiliating public display of batikos and chanting when she was sighted roaming around.
Katilaw lagi og lami, as the saying goes.
This time around, Te Klir could only report to the Canadian police but could not expect mass arrests because, well, that is Canada, not the Pinas where her words would probably reverberate with super strong chord.
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My past 2 episodes generated mixed reactions, even getting a personal response from Toloy Evasco – nga giatake daw nako siya.
Susko, those episodes were crafted only in the context of the “beke nemen…..please run Tatay Jun Evasco..” ads on some FB accounts and which was only copy-posted to my viber account by a close friend, and not, yes, not for anything else.
Specifically, those episodes were definitely not personal attacks against Toloy.
In the first place, why should I attack him? What would I get? And the most important thing, why should I waste time talking about him?
For all I know, he is already living a very peaceful and stress-free life, so why should I disturb him when he rightfully deserves to live a peaceful and happy life?
No, I was only stating my personal observation, and honest opinion, based on past personal knowledge, just to bring to the core the factual and actual recount of things.
When somebody later asked me about it, I simply said – asa dapita ko nasayop adto?
And he could only smile because he knew that it was a factual narrative, not to malign or besmirch the reputation or honor of anyone.
Amen.
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Some priests are now making a mockery of the church and the Holy See by actively and openly engaging in partisan political activities that betray their personal biases.
Gawas nga nag-abusar na sa kalihokan sa simbahan pinaagi sa pag-gamit sa wali (homily) to attack some elective officials, or mag-apil-apil sa mga rallies and other concerted activities, magsul-ob-sul-ob pa gyod sa mga shirts with incendiary political contents.
Mao kini mga butang nga nakapa-bugnaw ug nakapa-usab sa mga katoliko, ug nakawala sab sa respeto sa mga kaparian.
Maayo na lang gani kay kadaghanan sa mga kaparian nagpabiling matinud-anon sa ilang pagka-pari.
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In our next episode, we will discuss the lamentable life of a disgruntled priest who is a “victim” of the horrible practice now in place in the catholic church.
Actually, super smart ni siya nga pagka-pari, buotan, dili kurakot, maayo kaayo manulti ug very, very popular among the flock, pero he later became the victim of that popularity.
