Oh no! Its Johnny!

     The Philippine Senate. On the Impeachment Trial of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.The Senate President telling fellow Senators-Judges, the Congressman-Prosecutors and the Defendant and his Defense-Lawyers what rules must be followed and observed during the entire proceedings. Mr. Senate President, a man of many experiences, veteran politician and of course a brilliant lawyer if I am not mistaken....Yes Sir, he knows what's he's talking about so you better shut-up, listen-up and take heed.                                                                                                                                
     Mr. Senate President have been in politics way, way back. During the time of then the late President Marcos when Uncle Johnny was the Civil Defense Chief, if my memory serves me right. He was Mr. Marcos' right hand way back then. They both fought the communists who were slowly trying to  establish their own power in the country.
 
     Nothing wrong with that right? It makes them heroes right? Nope, don't think so.... Because you see, Uncle Johnny planned, faked and executed his own ambush in the early 1970's and blamed it on the communists parties/members in the Philippines. Which paved the way for then "Strongman" Marcos to easily, lawfully, reasonably and legally impose the "Martial Law". Which gave the Military and the Police all the power to legally arrest anybody out there in the streets and in their homes without any warrants or anything. Yup, the Military and the Police had a field day arresting, jailing, torturing and killing suspected communist members way back then.     
   
     Then after being close buddies for more than 20 long years, Uncle Johnny decided to spear head a revolution against old man Marcos in 1986, which resulted the peaceful, bloodless overthrow of a dictator. Then Uncle Johnny's a hero right? Well, sort of....except he didn't become President after the EDSA 1 Revolution, which I think was the main purpose of it all, Cory Aquino did. Which I think kinda pissed Uncle Johnny off so 10 more failed coups happened during the Cory Administration. Led of course by Mr. Gringo, who's also a senator now.                                               
     And what about the alleged illegal logging activities in the past in Cagayan, which denuded the forests there? The alleged smuggling activities in the free-port in that area which reportedly owned by Uncle Johnny? The centralized, computerized, nation-wide Jai-Alai which was rumored to be his?     
  
     I have no proofs about all these things but.....as they say, "When there's smoke, there's fire"...so its up to you to believe it or not. :)