Tiglao ‘out of touch most of the time’
The use by Rigoberto Tiglao of such terms as “extra service” and “all the way” (Inquirer, 3/15/12) bared to us the world he lives in—the seedy world of massage parlors, sauna baths and brothels. Alas, the Inquirer is read by young people whose innocence should not be tainted by pieces like Tiglao’s “The House of political prostitutes.”
Tiglao could have made his point without allusion to prurient matters. His “below-the-belt” tirade only betrayed his lack of imagination as a writer on how to express his point of view without assaulting the sensibility of Inquirer readers.
But it is not only Tiglao’s style, or lack thereof, that offends. The very substances of his columns are, most of the time, out of touch with reality—with their recurring theme of defending his “erstwhile”(?) boss, former President Gloria Arroyo and her minions, like impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona.
It is lamentable that Tiglao has been using the Inquirer as a vehicle to do damage control for his boss and to attack those who are making her try to account for her sins to the Filipino people. Tiglao is a disgrace to the Inquirer.
—JANICE BARREIRO,
