I quote what Nasser Pangandam Sr. said: “They should be sensitive to the feelings of others, the past few days have been very painful for us.” Look who is talking. Was he sensitive to the feelings of de la Paz and family when his son and his son’s bodyguards mauled Mr. de la Paz and his 14-year-old son despite of the pleadings of the 14 year old teen? Mr. Pangandaman is talking as if his son and his son’s bodyguards were the ones mauled by Mr. de la Paz and his 14-year-old son…tell that to the marines. The best thing you can do and your son is to resign as a secretary and your hot headed son as Mayor. If your son can do that in a prestigious club, then for sure in his town where he is a mayor he must be acting as if he is the god. All the readers’ guess is as good as mine.
Bayani Magtanggol, Riyadh, via e-mail
January 6th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
I don’t think that resignation is the best thing to do– I would suggest that they be subjected to the same physical trauma that the de la Paz’s experienced. Then let’s see how they feel after making the son’s ear bloody, kicking and punching the dad several times at 2 separate places (golf course and main office) and putting them at gunpoint with several threats for future torture.
An eye for an eye– one party mauls the other, then they simply say the magic phrase of the Philippines, PASENSYA NA PO, and probably resign, and that’s it? No, no, no… I am tired of hearing the word “pasensya” because it has been abused and misused by most Pinoys to get away with almost every mistake, intentional or unintentional, that they have caused.
Bambee de la Paz, the 18-yr-old young lady she may be, is totally correct with her stand that “justice” in the Philippines is based on who holds the gun. And maybe– who gives the P 3 million pesos to get his son out of PDEA’s clutches. How about “justice” for who holds the presidency?
Think deep, my countrymen– and react.
January 6th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Pangandaman, makiramdam ka naman sa mamamayan. Sinusuka ka namin. Ikaw at ang inyong lahi.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
These Pangandaman family did this act with the full knowledge that nothing will happen to them. Actually, the Delfin Family are very lucky they are still breathing. Afterall, how many cases of government officials abusing their power have we heard before? I bet you they are hi-fiving while pretending to be sorry. And this Nasser Pangandaman is a member of a peace panel?? …. hahahaha ….goodluck Juan delacruz.
January 6th, 2009 at 9:24 am
If Pangandam didn’t want to draw the ire of the blogs and the media, MAYBE he shouldn’t acted like such a douche in the golf court, eh?
The best way to avoid a fight is not to look for one.
January 6th, 2009 at 6:40 am
Why am I not surprised that this happened? These type of things happen all the time in the Philippines . . . whether it be elected officials, cabinet members or just the local police chief . . . it is deeply ingrained into the Filipinos’ heads that you are special if you have money, you are special if you know people at the top and you are special if you are one of those people at the top . . . everybody else is below you and should act like it.