Much has been said about President Benigno Aquino’s speechwriter and the wine reviews and anthropological studies on Vietnamese men she posted on Twitter.
Not much has been said of this tweet by Senator Francis Pangilinan, however:
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Customs bust a bust
The daring dawn raid we hinted at in the last post was not as daring as advertised.
The Bureau of Customs raided Tondo Friday morning and seized 60 bags of onions smuggled in from China.
At 10 pounds per bag, that comes to 600 pounds and a market value of around P17,680.
Sa presinto ka na magpaliwanag!
Admittedly, [deputy Customs commissioner Horacio] Suansing said, the confiscated onions have little value but pointed out that the raid was intended “to send a strong message to smugglers that even if the smuggled items have already left the premises of the Customs, we would still run after those selling them.â€
Consider yourself schooled, Chinese onion smugglers.
Senator invites media to top secret raid
According to our baby mouse, a senator sent a media advisory today telling Senate media that a certain government agency will be conducting a raid on some people somewhere in just a few hours.
The actual advisory was, of course, not that vague. The senator who sent it was actually pretty helpful with the details, even providing a number people in the media can call to coordinate where to meet, what to wear, what the secret password is, etc.
Which is all very good for reporters looking for some action, but not so much for Philippine law enforcement. If this website was able to get the details of the raid without even trying, it’s a sure bet the criminals who are supposed to get raided know about it too.
(thx, Senate staff!)
RP politics: all in the family
Twenty some days into the new administration, this ‘new’ politics they all promised sounds more and more like the old politics. More accurately, it’s beginning to look a lot like the old old politics of cacique days.