{"id":19818,"date":"2026-10-04T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/?p=19818"},"modified":"2026-10-04T06:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:30:09","slug":"the-pambasang-aso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboholtimes.com\/?p=19818","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe pambasang aso\u201d<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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INSTEAD of testifying in the impeachment trial, and be subjected to a grueling cross-examination by the defense lawyers, the pambansang aso opted to withdraw and did a presscon instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The variance between testifying under oath and doing a presscon is glaring. In presscon, he owns the microphone, and he controls the time and the narratives. He can choose either to answer or not, so he maintains total control. He cannot do that when he testifies under oath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mibahag ang ikog, nag-presscon na lang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as expected, his big mouth spewed the same rehash, the same hearsays, the same baseless accusations, all nothing new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He attacked his perennial punching bag – the Dutertes – and included the senate president, because he was disappointed with his performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And listening to him make mincemeat out of the senate president, he was trying to make it appear that he can \u201cdo and undo\u201d a lot of things, nga morag gamhanan lang gihapon siya bisan civilian na lang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, of course, who knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe, somebody \u201chigher up\u201d was using him as a convenient mouthpiece to \u201cthreaten\u201d the senate president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, he has already established himself as the favorite \u201cbarking dog\u201d of the admin against its critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, there\u2019s really nothing new, and no surprises there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final analysis, what did he achieve from his presscon – a little media space, a little attention but did it give him that modest amount of credibility?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, miandar na sab ang \u201clisod masabtan\u201d nga panghuna-huna sa atong mga lideres karon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imbes adunay pagahimoon nga piniliay alang sa barangay ug SK election (BSKE) karong Nobiembre 2, 2026, gi-usab kini pinaagi sa RA 12326 ug tungod niini, daghan ang mahitabo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wala nay piniliay sa BSKE nga mahitabo karong Nobiembre 2,  nausik ang giandam nga sobra sa 8 ka bilyon ka pesos sa Comelec alang sa maong piniliay og migawas na sab ang hilabihan ka huyang \u2013 ug kataw-anan pero makalagot – nga rason aron kanselahon ang maong piniliay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matod pa sa presidente, dili kini pag-uswag sa termino kondili, usa kini ka pag-uswag sa ilang mga responsibilidad sa mga katawhan. Gihinganlan sa presidente ang mga panginahanglan sa ilang serbisyo batok sa kampanya sa kriminalidad, mga problema sa pagbaha ug apil na ang pag-atubang sa problema sa mga basora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susmariosep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kon wala kini matagad sulod sa pipila ka tuig nga paglingkod, aduna bay garantiya o bug-at nga rason nga ila kining solbaron kon lugwayan ang ilang termino?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kon adunay kakulang sa paghimo o pag-atubang sa ilang mga responsibilidad, adunay balaod alang niini og mahimo nga manubag ang mga nagpabadlong sa ilang katungdanan ug dili na kinahanglan nga lugwayan pa sila sa ilang posisyon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sa mga nagpabadlong, sama sa gi-premyohan pa sila og pipila ka mga tuig nga paghupot sa pangatungdanan nga kon hunahunaon og maayo, angay man unta nga taktakon sila og pulihan sa mga ligdong nga mga opisyales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sa mga nanglabay nga mga panahon, ang kasagaran nga rason nga i-uswag ang piniliay sa BSKE mao ang \u201changyo\u201d sa mga mayor, gobernador ug mga kongresista. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple lang ang hangyo – i-uswag ang piniliay kay bun-og kaayo sila sa kagastohan sa kampanya sa piniliay sa BSKE. Nganong bun-og man, tungod kay sila man ang gihimong \u201cgatasan\u201d o pangayoan sa mga kandidato sa maong piniliay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiaw bay gastohan nimo ang kampanya sa tanang mga opisyales sa barangay nga kaalyado sa imong partido sa maong lugar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasagaran mahitabo, ang mga opisyales sa barangay gihimo sab nga \u201cleaders\u201d o \u201ccoordinators\u201d sa mga mayor, bise mayor ug mga kagawad sa lungsod nga ilang magamit sab panahon sa kampanya alang sa pagka-mayor, bise-mayor ug pagka-kagawad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gitawag sila sa balaod og \u201cnon-partisan\u201d o \u201capolitical\u201d pero layo ra kaayo kini sa kamatuoran tungod kay ang tinuod, sila ang pinaka-kusog nga mamolitika sa mga botante sa barangay, sila ang kusog kaayo mangampanya ug moapil pa sa pagpa-kidnap ug pagpa-preso sa mga botante alang sa piniliay sa SK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karong mga panahona, nahimo nang inadlaw nga ehemplo sa atong nasod ang gitawag og bendalo o \u201cbend the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matawag ba og bendalo ang RA 12326?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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