BULL’S HIT

An abusive customer
RUDY GARCIA

If former House Speaker Jose de Venecia means what he said that he is now ready to testify at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee regarding the controversial ZTE NBN deal, we expect temperatures to rise up once again on this on-going probe. Let us see if De Venecia can pull the rope against the spin masters at Malacanang in this battle for truth.

The sooner he goes to the Senate bench, the better chance our senators could convince the public that there is still a chance for the truth to come out in this contract. The Jocjoc Bolante fertilizer scam is one lesson we should now be learning a lot from. As the saying goes: “Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo? Pwede pa siguro kahit naghihingalo na, baka me tsansa pa!”
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There are some reasons why I decided to write about good changes in Baguio and to commend city authorities concerned. Worthy to note is better cleanliness and sanitation at the city public market and at the central business district. Credit goes to the mayor’s office general services office and the city council working committees.
On improvement of peace and order, credit goes to the regional and city police offices for their intensified campaign against lawlessness and criminality. Their police visibility, mobile and foot patrols. Kap-kap (frisking) operations should be regular routine to abate criminal elements from doing their illegal activities. Well, I believe that our cops in uniform are now seriously working to serve the community and not just to show-off. After all they must understand the saying “Prevention is better than cure.
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My salute also goes to all barangay officials who are doing their best to improve peace and order within their turfs. One particular official I want to commend is Punong Barangay Michael Flores of Barangay Kabayanihan. Flores sees to it that reports and complaints are acted upon, personally monitoring and inspecting his area of responsibility with the assistance of his barangay tanods and police particularly on night establishments serving liquor. No wonder that his area like Upper Mabini St. and Assumption Road now have minimum crime rate. Sana ay tuloy tuloy na ito apo kapitan Flores.
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One reason why some people bully around without fear is because they have somebody to protect them -- either a relative or close friend who could be an official in the government, police or military. One example is an incident at a bar and billiard joint along Upper Mabini St. night of July 8. A customer was creating trouble inside the bar, the reason security personnel forced the unruly costumer to go out. But instead of going out peacefully, the customer tried to hit the security guard and a waiter the reason why the security hit back the customer to defend themselves.
The customer went out but came back later with a companion who looked like a police or military official with two uniformed policeman. The man in civilian attire arrogantly asked who hit his companion while the two uniformed cops just stood by.

The security guard who was just doing his job ran inside and hid backstage trembling with fear. He was still lucky for that man whom we came to know later on as a police official and his companions didn’t see him, otherwise he could have been arrested for a purported crime or worst, he could be one among those who have mysteriously gone with the wind.

A little advice, that next time you come across with a toughie, be sure he is not a relative or a friend of an official who could be his protector, ninong padrino or whatever. But better to stay away from trouble. Iba na ang nag-iingat at umiiwas.