In an ironic twist of fate, a Good Samaritan lost his life recently in the hands of the person he tried to help. In the evening of April 28 in Caloocan City, nurse Mark John Blanco, 38, offered to assist Joel Vecino, a security officer, after the latter fell from his motorcycle. Apparently irked by the failure of his motorcycle to start, Vecino, who was under the influence of liquor, shot Blanco and Willy Manarom, 39, a
Exactly one year from this week, we will hold new elections. This early, I can fearlessly forecast the results. There will again be bewilderment, disgust, cursing, and vows to leave the Philippines for abroad, when the winners are declared. The disillusionment will come from the ranks of civil society, opposition supporters (the non-Duterte variety), and voters repulsed by the crop of politicians that now rule our country. The candidates who will again win, will be entertainers, traditional politicians, scions of big business, and chameleon re-electionists who swiftly change loyalties as soon as a new lord occupies Malacañang. There may be one
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