THERE are obvious reasons why this former priest is thankfully now an ex-priest.
He will bite the hand that feeds him. He is no more than a stir-the-pot-type person. He knew coming in that politics is what it is — and why is it that now he is claiming to be the holy one. The Mister Clean?
– Louis Payawal, California (via e-mail)

October 20th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
It is easy to see if one is a defender of the evil scammers, even if most of them comes in many and different colors and shape. Something is wrong with their eyes. They can see only the bright side, however miniscule, but never the dark side which occupies almost the whole body of their idol. Maybe the darker color is too dark for their eyes, or these defenders are afflicted with a malady akin to selective blindness. They always praise their idol, or attack their idol’s detractors, most praises and attacks are camouflage because of embarrasment, you know, praising someone with an statistical rating of negative 15% trustworthiness and popularity. Very easy to understand them, but more pityful. This entry here by Louis Payawal is one who attack, one blog here praise the merit of Charter Change, forgetting to mention that the success of a move for Charter Change will be a success by the scammers to perpetuate their rule and their stinks on this land and its people forever.
October 20th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Heres the differentiation of American Democracy and Philippine Democracy, all americans has what we called freedom, while pilipinos has what we called Corruption. Its almost ingrained in the eyes of Transparency international. There are lots of magician in the eyes of philippine politics which a 500 thousand pesos can be given through a politician without receipt and the politician who received it cannot determined whether its corrupt money or Bribery money, Corruption and Jueteng remains the same forever.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
If these politicos will continue to be arrogant and irresponsible, more Panlilios will invade their turf bcoz they did not perform their duties. Worst, if the people become restive and hopeless, chaos will surely follow. The government is saying that communism has no place in our country but why are embracing the Chinese communists. It seems better for a communists leadership leaning towards liberal economy than a dictatorial regime hiding in the guise of democracy.
October 19th, 2007 at 10:57 am
Without Gov. Panlilio’s expose, these politicos could have an unabated & arrogant whims & caprices for spending peoples’ money for projects, “only they know”. No wonder that in 2006, 615 million of peoples’ money remained unliquidated. What about this year-2007, how much could have already been irresponsibly spent or shared w/ the happy gangmembers? Without Joey de Venecia’s whistle blowing, another monstrous project could have become a replicate of BNPP (remember the nuclear plant that we have already paid, we never benefited except proving that we are honorable people). The ZTE-NBN deal is worst… ang kapal talaga. Do not invite us to help build our country, you are there and you are paid. Just do your job and do not lie, cheat nor steal. Mahiya-hiya naman kayo.
October 19th, 2007 at 10:42 am
I think Panlilio is doing the right thing. Although he is now politician, he is still a priest by heart and soul.
Other politicians especially the newly elected ones don’t have the guts to come out in the open for the reason they are somehow into it, or perhaps not, but someday they likely be.