Quo vadis?

"The End"

Mane thecel phares. After the tears, innuendos, and the hype, the "hero" of the opposition turned into zero.

ARTICLE FROM

News Sense
By Pachico A. Seares

Jun, Leah and the Cebuanos

RODOLFO Lozada Jr., Senate hearing star witness, flew back to Manila
Tuesday probably still stunned why only few Cebuanos were star-struck
by his visit.

The guest at forums in USC and UP Cebu, Jun noticed the sparse crowds that couldn’t fill a third of the space at each site.

Organizers had ready answers: (1) final exams, (2) onset of Lent, and yes (3) the mass they "heard" was banned.

Check the first and the second, but what did not having a mass to do with thin crowds? Was the mass the come-on, the front act?

And Jun had to crack a "joke" about the Cebu archdiocese being an "archdiocese of Malacañang." But was he joking?

Not likely. Review the quote sourced to him in news reports. He wasn’t
kidding. He was just being mean. The man can summon quick tears but
he’s no Gary Lising.

Dark secrets
Even if there are dark secrets Jun knows and Cebuanos don’t know about
the archdiocese and its leaders, it was poor strategy to win the crowd
by bashing the cardinal and the church.

And in gross taste. No one jokes about the cardinal. Yes, broadcasters
poke fun at some wayward priests, more recently that one who’s accused
of hitting on high school girls by toying with their bra straps during
confession. But not about our holy archbishop, "di ba?"

Speaking of atrocious manners, Leah Navarro, entertainer cum Gloria
Arroyo hater, reportedly called the cardinal "a congressman in a
cassock."

The insult stings Cardinal Vidal and the congressmen. And she faces no
risk of being cited for House contempt or excommunicated for life.

She and Jun merely earned the wrath of many Cebuanos.

- Me thinks because of this and other news regarding Jun, people came back to their senses which is good as far as political maturity is concerned. After the 3 EDSAs, Filipinos must think of a more sensible and more appropriate way of reforming the government. The Jun Lozada issue is indeed a good lesson for the Filipinos. Stick with protocols and believe not in hearsays. "Pang mga chismosa lang yun"

Just want to share some facts regarding Letran. This article was written by Larry Henares in Philippine folio. Arriba Letran!!!

Come off it guys, did you ever stop to think that Ateneo and La Salle
have not produced a single President of the Philippines? The Dominicans
of Letran and UST produced SIX presidents: Emilio Aguinaldo, Manuel L.
Quezon, Jose P. Laurel, and Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino and Diosdado
Macapagal.

     Ateneo and La Salle never produced a single saint. Letran
produced the Peruvian saint San Martin de Porres by “bilocation”
according to the Dominicans (1637) and EIGHT Blesseds: Brother Pedro de
Sta. Maria (Chinese, 1627); Jacobo Omonaga (Japanese, 1633); Vicente
Shiwosuka (Japanese, 1637); Brother Tomas de S. Jacinto (Chinese,
1628); Francisco Shoyemon (Japanese, 1633); Vicente Liem de la Paz
(Vietnamese, 1773); Vicente Yen (Chinese, 1838); Fr. Domingo Tuoc
(Vietnamese, 1839).

     Did you know that our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal studied 3
months in Letran? He was asked to leave because the Dominicans
complained he was asking too many damn fool questions. He was
transferred to Ateneo, where he took up his high school and Liberal
Arts education, and was so badly educated (notwithstanding subsequent
tutoring in Sto. Tomas) that he had to be shot in December 1896. The
Dominicans from Letran knew from the very start that this upstart Rizal
would come to a bad end.

     Did you know that Letran educated more Filipino heroes than
all the other schools combined, including U.S.T.? Also the forbears of
most Ateneans and La Sallites? Count them: Francisco Baltazar, poet
laureate; revolutionaries Apolinario Mabini, Emilio Jacinto, Marcelo
del Pilar, Padre Jose Burgos, Padre Jacinto Zamora, Artemio "Vibora"
Ricarte, Dr. Jose Panganiban, Jose Torres Bugallon, Enrique Mendiola,
Gregorio Aglipay; Chief Justices Cayetano Arellano, Manuel Araullo,
Ignacio Villamor, Victorino Mapa, Ramon Avancena; businessmen Vicente
Madrigal, Enrique Zobel Sr., Fernando Zobel Sr., Francisco Ortigas,
Gene Puyat, Joaquin Preysler.

   
   Also the forebears of Cory (Juan Sumulong, Jose Cojuangco),
of Ninoy (General Servillano Aquino, Benigno Aquino Sr.), of Mita
(Trinidad Pardo de Tavera), of Father Pat (General Vicente Lim), of
Tony (Jose Cuenco), of Joker (Jose Ma. Arroyo), of Maria K.K. (Teodoro
Kalaw), of Pancho (Enrique Magalona), of Benny (Benigno Toda y Toledo),
of Imelda (Mayor Miguel Romualdez of Manila), of Lindy (Leandro Locsin
y de la Rama), of ZsaZsa (Carlos Padilla Sr.), of Iking (Antonio Belo),
of Johnny (Alfonso Ponce Enrile), of Tito/Vic but not Joey (Senator
Vicente Sotto), of Ting (Antonio Jayme), of Canlubang (Jose Yulo Sr.),
of the owners of Cebu (Luis Aboitiz E. Irastorza), and my own grandpa
(Senator Daniel Maramba of Pangasinan).

    

Oh well. After the numerous attempts of the idiots, here comes the NBN-ZTE issue.

—> Guingona during the best moment of his life

As far as my brain cells are concerned, the "testimony" of the self proclaimed probinsyanong intsik Jun Lozada is not quite impressive or perhaps to say credible. Let me point out that he is giving testimonial evidence in the investigation conducted by Senate. Though it can be use in courts, testimonial evidences are less credible in nature. You will often hear the words narinig ko po, nakita ko po from Lozada.  Second, the (eew) Senate of the Philippines is obviously not a court. The Senate can definitely conduct investigations but it has no judicial authority. The Senate can only refer its findings to juridical agencies of the government such as the Ombudsman.

There were many inconsistencies in Lozada’s testimonies. Just use your brains and you will see. I’m not saying that the "star witness" has no credibility at all. I believe that some are true especially in the kickback issue. However, if you will try to analyze, the return and eventual testifying of Lozada was well orchestrated.  The names of  the ever notorious Senator Lacson and Senator Jamby "illegal logger" Madrigal was well documented. Reports say that prior to the arrival of Lozada in the airport, Senator Lacson and Lozada had met or had a communication. He (Senator Lacson) was even in the airport when Lozada arrived from Hong Kong. Something fishy? You bet. As Senator Enrile puts it, "very clever, very mean".

In the Philippine perspective, it’s natural that protests and rallies will be the reaction of my fool fellow Filipinos in this issue. Of course, left leaning organizations will do the chores in organizing rallies. I will see again those big red flags and paid rallyists. The opposition of ousted President "patatas" Estrada is expected to join the big celebration. Zesto drinks and egg sandwiches will do the trick for hungry rallyists. Not to mention the estimated P 200 - P 500 "gift" for every rallysist. Maybe they can go to Starbucks and have a frappé after the exhausting (non sense) rally.

Corruption will always be a problem. Heck, even other countries  have their own problems regarding corruption. No one is saying that we must tolerate corruption especially in the government. But we must also not forget that there are legal proceedings to be followed. We must avoid and not tolerate the "rule of the mob" mentality. If Jun has concrete evidence, he should take care of it and present it to the proper place which is the court. He must tell exactly what he knows about the scam and avoid dragging names which are not truly involved.

I don’t know the real reason and more importantly how but i guess its about time to merge the two premiere collegiate sports league. Forget about the technicalities (Pato Gregorio and his cohorts will take care of that), forget the concerns about security and order (Ateneo, La Salle, Letran and San Beda are now at ease with each other) and forget about the expenses (Ad sum! Manny V. Pangilinan). According to daily broadsheets, the University of the Philippines, being an NCAA founding member, spearheaded the plan for its grand centennial celebration.

Old rivalries (Ateneo-San Beda and Letran-La Salle) will certainly be resurrected once the merger takes place. I wonder if the Araneta Coliseum can accommodate the strong and spirited students, fans, supporters and alumni of the 16 schools. Some say the plan is ambitious. Others say it’s foolish and impractical considering the different factors especially the eligibility rules. But for me, one thing is sure. Philippine sports especially basketball will benefit from this unification.

My two cents worth.