Pres. PNoy:From Noynoying To Annoying

A couple of days ago in one of his overseas visits, President Benigno Aquino III once again lambasted his archenemy the former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Just like his smoking habit (I heard he smokes up to three packs a day!), our dear president simply cannot give up his hobby of enumerating Arroyo's transgressions to us Filipinos. We all know Arroyo rigged the 2004 presidential elections and that she and her husband Mike along with some close political allies had received pay-offs from the NBN-ZTE deal as well from other government procurement projects. Oh, and that she has a son named Mikey who considers himself an actor but cannot really act (sorry, can't resist this one hehehe). But to always segue to her in  public speaking events and interviews and blame her for the widespread malaise in the country, it's becoming disagreeable.

Aquino is cruising every avenue to prosecute Arroyo at every turn. To Arroyo, her former student is as tenacious as a pit bull - he just won't let go no matter how she tries to shake him off. Definitely, the wheelchair thing failed to elicit sympathy from PNoy.

His quest to bring down Arroyo and her cohorts seems to highlight the rumor that he's noynoying, or basically doing nothing in his incumbency. IMO, PNoy sounds like a broken record in his personal vendetta against the former prez that he begins to annoy me - a lot. Mr. President napakarami pong problema ng bansa that needs your full attention. There's our territorial disputes with China and other neighbors, the "sin tax" on tobacco and alcohol, the RH bill, red tape, the Freedom of Information bill, the state of our international airports, and so on.

I'm not asking PNoy to let the corrupt go scot free; what I want is for him to accomplish what he always promises in his SONAs which is improved lives for Filipinos. Let the Ombudsman and other inquiry agencies such as the Revenue Integrity Protection Services (RIPS) do the digging for him. Tutal may mga appointees (which is euphism for tuta)  naman si presidente sa mga yan for sure. Although admittedly I rarely hear of RIPS doing its mandate so baka wala ring ginagawa ang ahensya para bantayan ang kaban ng bayan. At tutal may common pain in the butt naman sila ng dating pangulo so may be he can now ease off the noose on Arroyo. The common and shared pain? If Arroyo has Mikey, PNoy has a sister named Kris who considers herself an actress but also cannot act  (sorry, can't resist that one too). I remember a joke bandied about Kris Aquino when she's just started her showbiz career. Q: Anong pagkakaiba ng iyak at tawa ni Kris Aquino? A: Eh, di wala!