While Marcos appears sincere in getting to the bottom of the trillion-peso flood control scandal, his part in approving the questionable insertions in the budget and the release of funds for projects that turned out to be inexistent cannot be ignored. Perhaps the time is ripe for the president to acknowledge negligence and be forthright in admitting his faults.

Hindi agad huminto ang patayan dahil lamang sa nagpalit ang administrasyon. Maaaring lingid sa kaalaman ni Cardinal David, pero ang pagtangan at pagsulong niya sa impormasyong ito ay pagpasakop sa bisa ng “bloodless” drug war propaganda ng administrasyong Marcos. Bagay na paulit-ulit na tinunggali, pinabulaanan, at tahasang nilantad na mali ng Dahas Project ng UP Third World Studies Center. Binubura ng “bloodless” drug war na propaganda ng administrasyong Marcos ang mismong mga pagpatay na gustong mabigyang-linaw at katarungan ng Cardinal.

The Duterte children are capable of giving orders to kill because that is the political culture they had been habituated to.These children were raised up never to fear the repercussions of their actions. They can explode in violent behavior. Sara’s plan to have Bongbong and Liza Marcos assassinated when the House’s citation of contempt for Zuleika Lopez tested Sara’s patience, was a manifestation of that venom. Self-confessed former DDS hitman Edgar Matobato made reference to a bloody incident at Deca Homes in Davao City when Paolo Duterte was confronted for his hoodlum behavior.