Dionisia is right: Pacman should retire
By Belinda Olivares-Cunanan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:27:00 11/17/2009
I totally agree with Mommy Dionisia that her son should now retire and not face Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the “Dream Fight,” as boxing aficionados are pushing for. Dionisia doubtless wants to see her son hang up his gloves while he’s way ahead, and not to end his glorious career in defeat, a distinct possibility with the entrenched Mayweather. If a poll of all Filipino mothers were taken, I think majority of them would go with Dionisia.
I caught the fight in Fort Bonifacio’s grandstand where the Army put up a giant screen. It was packed to the rafters and when the National Anthem was sung by three women, a lot of us in the back and side rows stood up. Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes and the VIPs with him in the front row remained seated. This, I think, was improper behavior. If they were in the privacy of their homes it would have been a different story, but the grandstand is a public area, just like a movie theater, and they should have stood up to honor the anthem. The former AFP chief of staff should have set a good example to the soldiers and their families.
So what do you expect pa ba sa isang high government official who is there only to serve his self-interest. Kaya nga di pa mahatulan si General Garcia ng plunder kase andyan pa siya. Kung babasahin mo ang mga articles ng PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism) siya ang brains behind the procurement scams ng AFP, lackey nya lang si General Garcia. Malas lang ni Gen. Garcia at siya ang nakulong, di itong garapal at matigas ang mukhang si Ex-General Angelo Reyes.
Don't vote that puppet/ lameduck retired general for any local office once he file his candidacy. Just recall he held the following as department secretary- National Defense, Interior/ Local Government, Environment/ Natural Resources and presently Energy. Did he accomplished something significant for the country?