A few weeks ago, the president appointed herself “Drug Czar” she in charge of all the government activities in the battle against illegal drugs, with that sweeping declaration, the “Boys” at the DOJ, PDEA and other agencies took the cue: the direction? Make the Czar appear active in governance, headlines and news spin and management to make the public forget the “real” problem.
I, however suspect that given the foregoing premises, the plan for this “Created” event was already in place maybe months before this DOJ – PDEA – Alabang Boys affair surfaced. Which I also believed was fabricated mainly to avoid Filipinos to see the “Bigger Picture”, thus creating an absolute diversion that seems to work. The issue now is centered in the DOJ - PDEA feud and bribery.
All the government action and commentaries that followed tend to make the public believe that responsible government officials were swift on their decision. They ordered DOJ officials involved to go on leave. Very favorable to the public opinion, but on the other hand , has freed them from the “Eye of the Storm”. What happened soon after the investigation and the media frenzy was that the issue is now centered on the guy prosecutor who wrote the resolution and who supposedly started all this events, John Rezado. The issue now is focused on his 800,000.00 deposit and the 50 million bribe, tends to be forgotten. His resolution will go through several review and approval by officials, if I understood this right, before it can be final.
All has an opinion now, because of this issue on the status of our criminal justice system, our officials being “Bribable”, corrupt system’s modus operandi, etc. But in the fight against dangerous drugs, nobody can win. The “Antidote” to this menace is personal! I can see that again, nothing will come out of this DOJ – PDEA – Alabang Boys affair. Few weeks from now it will be out of the limelight and the winner is???
For all we know Rezado is really part of the chain of whatever, but common sense dictates that a pattern is set. If we believed that Rezado got 800,000.00 for his effort, then correspondingly, all of the 50 million also goes “Equitably” to parts of the chain!. conspiracy at work? The answer can simplify the issue going back to the premise of this observation, you can call it “Fall Guy”, “Escape Goat”, etc. Rezado is convenient to their objective, but again it can also help a simple understanding of the real picture. We have here a syndicated system, social and government and what more which makes the small fry always a victim in any social struggle be it in the governance or any other.
I will not dwell on the technical, legal, police terms. What is clear is fight between the strong and the weak, the have and have nots, the moral and immoral continues. Is Rezado a victim? Of course he is, among his peers he is low ranked, poor Rezado, he can be sacrificed in the altar of “Unenlightened Competence”.
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