By Danilo P. Padua, PhD
There are a lot of things and actions that make one wonders continually. Some are blatantly in disregard of a norm in a society, some are consciously but blindly done. Some are unmindfully in disrespect of laws or guidelines. Still others are patently for selfish considerations.
Definitely, I can not fathom Senator Imee Marcos making a mockery of the decisions or actions of her brother President who is not exactly doing very badly in steering a ship called Philippines. She did not not lift a finger when her dear brother (maybe he is not dear to her actually) was publicly pilloried in front of national and international audiences, such as when he was threatened to be assassinated (nah, not assassination according to the badmouther). She just threatened to kill the President, together with two others. (see, there is no assassination there!)
The good (or bad?) Senator is definitely siding with the adversary. I did not say enemy because they are not considered by the President as such! Maybe the word enemy is correct taken in context from the other side. The siblings may now be considered as enemies by others.
Who says, blood is thicker than water?
With such eventuality, I wonder what Senator Imee can do to somebody who does not belong to her bloodline, especially when she holds higher positions or just be re-elected to her present political position.
The election fever is now gearing up into its apex hotness, just less than a month to go to the election time of May 12. I wonder why some politicians are mudslinging (yes, that was the term used before together of course with the word, smearing) their opponents although they know that it is inappropriate to do so.
How will such mudslinging politicians do if ever they are elected? Your guess is as good as mine. I posit though that they will largely ignore the interests of their constituents. It will always be, me first. Beware of them.
Have you seen somebody cutting the newly-repaired or paved road in Km3, L.T. when it was just curing? That thing had been happening since time immemorial everywhere in the country. Why is it being allowed, I wonder. Maybe what the LGUs can do is craft an ordinance banning such activity within one year after the road is cemented. They should find a way to inform the public and all concerned that there will be major repair to be done at least 6 months before the project will commence. All other activities like pipe-laying should be before such project start.
Am wondering too about herbals, locally-made of course, that are found already to cure some illness by many, but such are required, when commercially sold to show something like, “There is no therapeutic effect. It is not a medicine!”. Why? Am wondering.
Maybe there is a point for such. For Western medicine, why not also put in the label the possible side effect of such meds. That is only fair.
When you pay your bills such as that of electric, water and internet past the deadline even just for 1 day you are assessed a past due interest. But when their services are interrupted sometimes for days, they are not subjected to any kind of fine. It is unfair and surely I am wondering.
There are projects using taxpayers’ money, that had been done before like a bridge or road to nowhere. Meaning the bridge and road are there but they are not serving the real purpose. I saw some of them. I wonder if there is something done when evaluation of the project just before they are accepted or turned over. That’s definitely a wonder to me.
I hope any day soon such sources of wonder would be already a thing of the past.••
