Monday, January 24, 2005

jail and all that jazz

I have been wanting to comment on this issue since last week... Anyway, today is just as good as any other day.

When Former President Joseph "ERAP" Estrada arrived from Hong Kong last week, his son Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, requested PNP police chief Director General Edgar Aglipay for a couple of things: (1) that the former president gives a presscon at the airport and (2) that the good senator (along with family and friends) be allowed to visit Erap at the Tanay resthouse which serves as a detention cell.

These request were turned down by the PNP chief due to security reasons and other factors (the request was made tru mobile phone and not in writing, etc..). According to the good senator, the PNP chief (who I feel was following orders and the law) should be "sacked" because Aglipay humiliated him. How's that?

The good senator, acting like a spoiled brat and a person so full of himself, wants Alglipay to resign from his position just because Aglipay didn't give in to the senator's request? Only in the Philippines!

To make matters worse, the opposition senators then conveyed to discuss this matter as if it was of national importance. Hello! what is so important about delaying a visit to the ex-president? what is so important that meet to discuss Jinggoy's temper tantrum? Do they have to force Aglipay to resign for doing his job?

Instead of discussing pertinent issues that would affect national security and economy as well as formulate laws, these good senators seem to have nothing better to do than pick petty fights.

This is what we get for voting Jinggoy into the senate. Such a waste of public funds!

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