IN the plethora of analysis and commentary over the congressional Commission on Appointments’ unprecedented rejection of President Duterte’s nominee, Perfecto Yasay Jr., for Foreign Affairs secretary, the focus has been on the Big Lie.

True, if Yasay had not lied or given such contradictory and flatly misleading answers to the CA panel’s questions about his only-recently-renounced US citizenship, he would probably be the confirmed Foreign Affairs chief today. Because the CA would have hesitated to snub the President outright, especially one as popular as Duterte, and risk angering his fanatical base. But Yasay’s offense was so egregious, they just had to reject him.

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