P-NOY IN SELF-DESTRUCT MODE

QUICK-SAND SITUATION — I don’t want to be in the shoes of President Aquino these days. He is beleaguered almost in all fronts and from the looks of it, he is ill-prepared to deal with them. He appears to be in a mythical quick-sand predicament.  Any move he makes will worsen his situation. He has to adroitly handle things from here on, otherwise he will  on a self-destruct mode.
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BANGSAMORO — The latest I heard earlier this week was that there will be NO  draft law that will be submitted in Congress soon because the constitutional issues have not been resolved. This simply tells us that despite the earlier protestations and claims of Malacanang to the contrary, there are indeed constitutional infirmities bedevilling the peace agreeement with the MILF.
If this serious breakdown is not resolved, expect more conflicts and violent incidents to take place in some parts of Mindanao.  Mark my words.
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CUT & PASTE — There must be something gravely wrong on how the peace negotiations was done. If the peace agreement (CAB)  was signed with no less the whole world applauding   and the MILF now publicly  admitting that   that the draft law was crafted  on a “cut &paste” manner  to hew closely to the CAB, then why are there serious constitutional issues now? I thought they learned from the past mistakes. It’s either due to  unpardonable naivete or  unmitigated  hubris.
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WORLD IN TURMOIL– World media never had it so good. Consider today’s news:   an MH17 plane with 298 people on board killed in Ukraine; fighting in  Iraq  with Christians who refused to convert to Islam being threatened and leaving in exodus; Hamas and the Israelis at war in Gaza; Libya fighting raging. More trouble  elsewhere in the globe. Do you  all want a quiet, stressless day? Don’t read us in the newspapers  and don’t listen to TV and the radio. Guaranteed peace of mind!
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BIG FUEL INCREASE —  In the coming months,  due to the on-going war and  evacuation of oil fields in IRAQ and the conflicts in the Middle East,  it is predicted that the price of crude oil will increase by about $35 per barrel (compared to the usual fluctuation of from $.35 cents to $1.00 dollar.)   That translates to  an increase of about P4.00 per liter or more. Wow! On the long term, a shift to natural gas (ethanol or methane ) for our vehicles  is the only hope for the future.
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THANKS TO TYPHOONS — Although China is saying that it has moved its oil rigs and naval vessels from the disputed areas with Vietnam due to the completion of exploration work, I think it is more because  of  the onset of the typhoon season.   Remember how the  Vietnamese attacked Chinese nationals and destroyed chinese properties due to the dispute?  Hopefully, the typhoon winds can blow cold the simmer and  lower the temperature.