Wow! We would have witnessed some great spectacle in the Lower House last week, no, not the one that would feature eloquence and wit, but an exciting boxing bout between two Mindanaoan permanent representatives. I was disappointed with that lady in red that went in between and averted what could have been the fiercest fight in the history of Congress, when Barbers left his seat and fired at Pichay congressional expletives.
Had the trading of angry blows materialized and the smoke got cleared, I was sure the loser would be Pichay. It’s because, judging from Barbers’ stride, he would stop at nothing till he turned Mr. Prospero into ‘lantang gulay.’
I’m so envy of other democratic countries whose representatives in congress could punch a colleague that sometimes would result to free-for-all fisticuffs like a riot in a football league. Our country would benefit from it, especially if they’d go to the max like “canceling” each other the way we solved problems in mathematics as we’d have great savings from their ‘pig.’
I liked it so when Duterte issued a memo prohibiting the title “Honorable” when addressing any member of his cabinet or any executive branch’s chief of office. When Digong signed it I did really expect our congress to follow suit because I thought the word was also giving them goosebumps if not severe skin allergies.
I was wrong, entitlement is like gold and the phrase “Your Honor” swells the ears, and heads as well, of impossibly wealthy individuals in congress. Maybe, they’ve yet to realize that the world is still full of people who understand that love and friendship are more important than title and riches.
Of course, I can’t definitely say they are wrong in that aspect, as right and wrong don’t count much in this world—only the next. We Christians should just follow Christ’s words on how to behave: “Whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave” (Matt. 20:27 ).
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