At first, I thought that President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino The Last, I mean The Third, was just a spoiled brat. Now, I know better. He’s actually much worse. His diatribes against the Supreme Court decision on his pet Disbursement Acceleration Program and his defense of the indefensible showed this.

In his defense of the DAP, he wanted to impress the public that he wants projects to immediately benefit the people, that he’s a man of action. Yet, his actions belie his words. Where’s the fast action on the relief and rehabilitation of victims of the Zamboanga Siege and of super typhoon Yolanda? Where’s the fast action against smuggling that has cost the government hundreds of billions of pesos in lost revenues? Why was it taking long for Malacañang to give full details on the sources, use and recipients of the DAP? Why hasn’t he acted fast enough to upgrade the services at NAIA-1 and the LRT?

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