I don’t know about you… but the Office of the Vice President and the VP herself should thread the waters a bit careful. Her predecessor was under a lot more stress and pushback, as her father wasn’t hesitant to block, mock or go after her on a regular basis. Alas, Inday Sara Duterte has gotten off easy.
The confidential funds in the OVP and the Department of Education is within reason to question. The usage and the value of money. The “security arrangements” and whatnot seems far-fetched. As there are the military and police who takes care of that. Not the OVP or the DepEd. That’s just being honest and the OVP should be just that.
Instead she’s acting all high and mighty. Like she’s a Teflon Don and untouchable. Alas, everyone can be touched and everyone can be silenced. That is just the way of life. There is no certainties other than taxes and death. A representative and a high ranking official should especially know this, as there been so many victims of hubris and arrogance since the beginning of humanity.
Inday Sara might think she is clever and have all the allies she needs. She might think she can get away with anything. Because she has seen how her father has done that and been blatant about it too. That’s why she thinks that its easy to copy and get off the hook. However, that isn’t life and she should expect questions of her actions.
Especially when her office and the secondary department has questionable funds and possibly unauthorized expenditure. The confidential funds and the merits of these ones in the first place is flawed. It doesn’t make and only reasonable aspect for it’s existence is a secret slush-fund and a money-pit for the VP.
That is something the OVP and the VP would never say. It would undermine their mandate and the spirit of Inday. We all know that… and it would be speaking out the silent part loud. As a politician that is the most dangerous thing you can do. You better speak in codes and be mull.
Alas, her retort to the Makabayan block only shows how their “impeachment” and such is hurting her pride. She wanted to eat in peace and not be really questioned about it. Inday Sara wanted to get away with it and expected to do so. However, there are others who wants to look into it and see where it really went. This because the confidential funds in both places doesn’t make sense. Unless, she has side-dishes and operating businesses with funding from government escrow accounts. That would be worse than the pork barrels and Inday knows it…
Inday Sara Duterte should know better and should take advice. She has the ability and the reasoning, if she wants to. We might say that she has been able to play it out this far and maybe she thinks she can overcome it with ease. As the “probe” will exonerate her and get her off the hook, which was the plan all along.
I knew it when I heard it the first time that the Confidential funds was given to the OVP and DepED that it would become a scandal. It was bound to happen. The OVP and DepED isn’t supposed to have these and they should be transparent about their spending. There shouldn’t be ghosts, shoddy tenders or weird transactions. No, it should be in the open and a clear protocol of how to spend the public funds.
We are seeing that this isn’t the case. The VP is acting supreme and overconfident. That might be her downfall. As she thinks that her alliances and role in government will be her saviour. However, there might be a time when she can be touched. That’s part of life and when your at the top. You should be extra careful, because several people are plotting for your downfall. Therefore, Inday Sara should be considerate, but we know that won’t happen. Peace.
MinBane 