Using two govt agencies ICC to intimidate detractors and opposition at Senate is brilliant and masterful

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The strategy   is really masterful.  The brilliant senators have no choice but to capitulate.  Take Marcoleta.    Couple that with Bendalo.   Brilliant lawyering though could disentangle the mess,  But in the meantime, Marcoleta has no choice but to stay silent inside a jail.   Bato is into hiding

A brilliant genius strategist behind the scenes?

Let us not forget the ICC;   see how the govt has even disappointed Trump regarding ICC.   

Why is such rabid strategy being used vs Senators and others standing for the truth.    Just remember, everything that is good must come to an end.  Karma is real. 

Expect revenge though, counter attack.  Do not wound the adversaries.  They will bite back

 

Leviste on a 6 month leave - presssure from his detractors

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Rep Leandro Leviste is reported to be on a 6 mos leave, probably at the behest of his detractors (administration).   He would seem to have buckled from pressure from his opponents due to vulnerability as former businessman and who relies on the govt for his licenses and approval as a power supplier.

He should have not attempted to cross the lines with the Cabral files and his exposes being a former businessman.    This is a Machiavellian reality -  do not wound (or even attack a king) most especially if the king is all powerful and almighty

Reps Barzaga and Leviste will soon sit up straight; the big ones will whip them with sticks to make them behave

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The two very famous opposition reps may soon quiet down -  Rep Barzaga because of the P100 million cyber libel suit filed by mogul Enrique Razon and  Rep Leviste because of the P24 billion fine from DOE.

Their adversaries who are apparently hurt by their noise will use the arsenal at their disposal to make them stay quiet.    What will happen next?  Will they continue to be brave and fight on?

Budget hearing for the OVP - planned to embarrass the VP, or a spoiled brat

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The budget hearing for the Office of the Vice President did not turn out good and to be uneventful.   Some say that it was intended by the detractors of the VP to embarrass /piss her off.   Some say that the OVP was a spoiled brat who does not want to be questioned   (Some even lampooned the event likening this to a thesis defense where the presentor says she waives her Q and A portion.   (The panel can give her an F!)

The panel for budget hearing deferred her hearing for some later date.  

More criticisms on the PBBMjr SONA; more positive response needed

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VP Sara says that is VG;  many businessmen like this;  the progressive  groups who are wont to be anti all the time (following  their idol Hegel) says that it is NI (needs improvement):

1.   It is too broad and lacks details

2.   Some items like human rights and peace order are lacking

3.   Some items like the economic targets are not doable

This post agree with VP Sara and the businessmen

1.  We can only expect the SONA to be talking in broad strokes, to give the general direction, where are

      we going given the time constraint.   To go into the details will reduce into a cabinet meeting and will be boring

      As he said he has gathered the best in the country can bring and the managers are paid millions 

      annually and it is up to them to work out the details and the road map how to get there.  That is why

      the President has his cabinet with their huge staffing and budget

      We cant mistake the President to be like a mayor who deal with his constituents at the grassroot

       to attend to the basic needs. Neither is he the COO.  He has the executive secretary to manage

       that

      The President is right in being aspirational.  - to bridge the gap between where we are and where

      we intend to go.

     All ready the country is the 35th richest country in the world in the ranks of Malaysia and Singapore

     We achieved $400 billion in GDP.   It would take Herculean effort to be in the level of Indonesia

     whose GDP is trillion all ready

     Our goal is reach GDP/capita of $6,000 from about $3,000 today   That means we have to

     1.  Increase our economic output -   more businesses and more hiring

     2.  Control increase in population

     3.   Beef up salaries of workers

     We could be more if the economic managers work very hard and with growth rates target that 

      are at par or higher than ASEAN

     All ready there are post SONA briefings to flesh out the directives of the President

2.   Peace and order and probably human rights (the agenda of the anti)  are to be handled by the

      security forces and CHR have to work on this.   

3.   The economic targets can be achieved if we believe in the President and buy in to his agenda

We cant achieve them if we all think we are Presidents and we have a better agenda.   We cant

reach our destination if there are too many dogs barking and there are too many obstacles like 

many detractors, many anti, and many more who think they can do better

We all should like the President see stream of sunlight peering through amidst the dark clouds

and with all the 110 million of our people and the best minds gathered (and their respective

bureacracy and believe we can do it.   There cant be a President unless we have enthusiastic

followers