People saw the photo of Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando holding an umbrella for Imelda Marcos not as chivalry but his final act of legitimizing the conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos.Listen and take heed, civil libertarian and environmental warrior Marvic Leonen. This too may become your fate one day.

In the first three years of the Marcos presidency, cuts made by Congress in the annual budget program surpassed the P1-trillion mark, mostly from strategic transport, infrastructure and agri-based investments, and shifted to graft-prone projects like flood control, drainage systems and other local projects.

Ang kabuuan ng budget insertions ni Escudero na mukhang nagbabalatkayong pandarambong — P142,717,586,000.Dapat nating ilantad ang engrandeng sikreto ni Escudero na ginagawang tanga ang bawat mamamayang Pilipino.