The
katigs allow the more political, rambunctious occupants of the state to engage in the rough and tumble of politics. This state of affairs is called "democracy." These are the House of Representatives and its members, the Senate and its members, the President and his cabinet, the mass media, the political elite, and even the hecklers and other troublemakers.
Over the past year, the occupants of this ship of state have been more spirited than usual. They elected a new leader, his supporters fondly call
Tatay Digong, who promised to protect the nation.
Tatay Digong seemed true to his word, although this is based on his previous captainship of a much smaller boat. Still, he appeared to be swashbuckling on the bigger boat as well.
Senator Leila De Lima, an outspoken critic of
Tatay Digong, is confined below the hold (she had been feisty, but was not even inebriated!). Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno had been slapped on the wrist (or face?) by
Tatay Digong, the boat captain himself. The Ombudsman, Conchita Morales, was similarly chastised. Is it uncanny that all three are women?
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