BULL’S HIT

Rudy Garcia
Who is this bloodsucker?

Whoever is behind this text tax bill in disguise as a good trust fund deserves to be thrown to the trash bin together with this bill to stop another stupid bloodsucker of the Filipino people. The stupid value added tax law is already enough for the poor Juan. Maybe those people In Congress who are pushing and supporting this bill will have to say sorry for their sad fate come judgment day on 2010. This is another bet and I challenge to anyone. Deal?
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The “milk scare scandal” continues to be felt not only here but in other countries as well, meaning it’s a global scare. For sure, plenty of our friends would now be scared of buying “GSM” products to avoid being a victim of “GSM blues” I hope, these products are not the popular agua de pataranta, my friends favorite but the milk products made from China that is GSM “gatas sinangkapan ng melanin.” but if I will be made to chose what brand of milk I prefer, of course, “yung gatas na galing kay Melanie, siguradong walang melanin! Well, Melanie is the name of my favorite cow somewhere there in our pasture land at Pangasinan! Melanie milk, anyone?
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A department head official in Baguio who is also a relative of a ranking politician is now hiding from operators of night establishments in this city whom he got good favors. The reason is, he could not pay them the favors now now that it’s payback time.

This fat bellied official used to be a regular client or shall we say regular visitor of some of these girlie joints and you could just imagine how he was treated as a very important person. But fate struck badly some of these establishments as they were affected by an administrative order imposing prohibited linear distance on liquor dispensing businesses. Hence, this official could not do otherwise but to implement this AO. However, he let his men do the personal issuing of the closure notice to avoid any discussion of payment on his utang na loob to those operators of these joints to be shut down.

Its easy to guess who this official is. He was set aside and not included as an active member of a composite team of an anti-vice task force headed by Councilor Galo Weygan during the term of former mayor Braulio Yaranon.

This task force was reorganized when Mayor Peter Rey Bautista was elected to office. He was then back in power and now his office that was tagged as a rubber stamp office was also back having the authority to regulate business establishments in the city. So, if you happen to see a top official who cannot look straight into the eyes of operators of these girlie joints, your guess is as good as mine. And to the officials beware, if you want to have some fun, never do it here, do it somewhere else, the farther the better. Mahirap na ang mabuking.
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The Baguio City public order and safety division under the city mayor’s office known as the “men in black” deserves a pat on their back for doing a good job in their clearing operations at the city public market. The fact that the market is now far better proves that the demolition team of the POSD is on the right track. My salute to their good chief Greg Delijero.

But then, I wonder why Kayang St. that is just a few meters away from a police precinct is now a parking area for vehicles owned by a known influential retired military top official. Did the POSD clear this road from vendors to give way as parking lot for this known “untouchable” at the city market? That is now a question that should be answered by city administrator Peter Fianza and market committee chairperson councilor Elaine Sembrano.

Again, I don’t want to think that our laws are only applicable to the less fortunate but not to the chosen ones. Huwag naman po kayong magbulag bulagan at magbingi bingihan! Walang palakasan Apo!
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I nearly burst with laughter when a friend related a story on what he witnessed at Abanao Square mall last week. Accordingly, a snatcher was intercepted by a security guard inside the mall but the snatcher proved to be more physically stronger than the guard.

Worst, other guards were just watching nearby while the two were trying to wrestle each other. In fact he said, the snatcher nearly was able to snatch the gun of the security guard if not for the timely intervention of some onlookers who bravely came to the rescue.

What is funny he said, is the snatcher and his companions were able to slip away after the security guards made a show of chasing the snatchers with pointed guns and flexed muscles. The spectators of course had much of the entertainment brought by these overacting guards.

If the story told is true then, there is no reason for the administration of this mall to change the security agency in charge of security services on their establishment. The inefficiency and lapses of the guards are enough grounds to terminate its contact, otherwise, the safety and protection of the people going inside their mall will be placed on risk. Alisin na!
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The proposed ordinance of Baguio Vice Mayor Daniel Farinas to strengthen the public order and safety division office in this city is timely and called for. In his proposed ordinance, the POSD which acts as the anti-peddling task force, anti-vice task force, investigation and security intelligence, among other duties, needs to be strengthened by way of providing just compensation and additional manpower by upgrading position levels at the like.

I have been a hard critic to some of our local officials because of their lapses but this one of a proposed measure by the good vice mayor deserves my support. Undoubtedly, the POSD has duties and responsibilities that call not only for the implementation of the city mayor’s directive but other sensitive tasks that most often have to face the consequences of risking their own lives and their families.