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Lay people constitute 99.95% of Christendom and the ‘ordained’ ministers hardly form one percent! Yes, the ordained ministers constitute a fraction of one percent: 0.05%!

The storm brewing in the horizon is about the attachments on the prosecutors’ pleading for subpoena of CJ Corona’s bank accounts in PS Bank. The attachments were originally alleged to have been given to Rep. Umali by a ‘small lady’ during the trial.

The ARMM, rightly or wrongly, is perceived to be the electoral cheating capital of the Philippines. All, from the President down to the regular Abdul, speak of ghost voters, ghost precincts and prefabricated electoral results that include the manufacture of certificates of canvass.

No doubt, there is a dynamic energy hovering over the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) complex nowadays. It is not the usual "ghosts" (ghost voters, teachers, employees and officials)! The energy refers to the new OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman.

This early, the nation is enthralled by the unfolding hilarious impeachment entertainment that we need badly as we face the difficulty of life’s nitty gritty.

The shock waves continue to reverberate in Cotabato City following the ambush in broad daylight of Vice Mayor and former three-term Mayor, Datu Muslimin Sema.

The long wait is over. Thanks to PNoy for the bold action to implement the law, RA 10153 that grants the President the power to ‘reform the ARMM’.  PNoy thought that he waited long enough and ‘enough was enough’. He acted not only deliberately but also with decisiveness to introduce not only cosmetic changes but real changes that seek to re-shape the image of ARMM.

The national government has gifted ARMM with a stimulus package worth 8.5 billion pesos, which can help make some wishes come true.

When the ‘relationship’ between the Executive and the Supreme Court turned sour, PNoy decided to appoint OICs without waiting for the further final settlement of the standing legal issue before the SC. He swore the new OIC Governor and OIC Vice Governor in Malacanan while Northern Mindanao was reeling in disaster due to the flash flood brought by Typhoon Sendong.

I see with great concern the latest direct tirades of PNoy against the Supreme Court of the Philippines.  I may agree with some of PNoy’s criticism of the Supreme Court, but I believe that there is a proper time and a proper forum for what looks and sounds like sour graping.