A time for denials

BULL’S HIT
Rudy P. Garcia

It seems that this now a time for denials -- everyone accused of bad deny with the main characters starting to give ideas on what roles they portray and end up with the heroes or heroines of the story defeating the kontrabidas.

This time it’s the real true story for every Juan de la Cruz to watch from the sideline. The characters are now starting to come out and it’s not yet clear who the bidas are or kontrabidas. And we tune on events now that we have new administration.

Starting on the case of the Ampatuan clans and their cohorts deny committing the alleged crimes accused to them. A witness of the prosecution claims that the Ampatuans gave millions in bribe to government and police officials. Then former secretary Jesus Pureza denies receiving bribes from the Ampatuans.

Then here comes the issue on jueteng payola…thanks to former archbishop Cruz who started to whistle. I believe that he means to blow his whistle seriously this time when he blew hard that some officials went on to hide covering their ears upon hearing the noise from the whistle which these officials tried their best to cover.

Their sound of silence is deafening our ears on the issue of jueteng. The new PNP chief denies receiving money from jueteng. Batangas governor denies the same and here comes the Bgauio city mayor denying to have received jueteng money and claims that there is no jueteng in Baguio but admitted to have had some apprehensions of jueteng under his area of jurisdiction.

Perhaps Task Force Jupiter which he himself created would do their job in eradicating all illegal forms of gambling including jueten -- no sacred cows this time including their “boss.”

If they do good their job, then this story perhaps would end up as a better story to watch than the past stories whose main characters are best described as comedy cartoons.
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Although some of my friends and relatives are raising their eyebrows on Domogan on the issue of jueteng, it should be fair to say that the good mayor is doing a good job in cleaning and bringing back Baguio’s image as the cleanest city.

Everyone could see the improvements that have been done by the good mayor. The city market and the surrounding city business district are now becoming clean and orderly. Roads, alleys, sidewalks and even overpasses are now being cleared from ambulant vendors, criminal elements like pickpockets, snatchers and holduppers are now fearing of losing their dirty income because of police visibility.

No more piles of garbage to rot seen on our public roads, alleys and sidewalks. Baguio city is now becoming good to smell and see. I also salute the alay sa kalinisan for doing a good job, now I can proudly say that I am a truly Baguio blooded boy!
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Seemingly, there is again a job being done by people whom I may have hurt out to demolish this writer. Some of my friends and colleagues in media are telling me that there are news circulating in and out from the circle that I am protecting a bar that is known to be haven of unwanted persons and minors that doesn’t have even a business permit.

Some say I own one bar along the stretch of Marcos Highway. Holy cow, how can I, when I could not even afford to put up a low investment sari-sari store? Well, I challenge those who are saying that I am the protector of any bar. Name the bar they are saying and if I myself find violations committed by this bar, then surely will report and file complaints to authorities.

However, if what they are doing is only to destroy me, then I urge them to be man enough to come out and talk to me. Demolition job? Sorry sir, but you cannot put a good man down. Period!