My sincerest apologies if I misadvertently put words in your mouth.

I think we can both agree that we would always wish for the best results for the Philippines and for Filipinos. And we are both frustrated that this simple desire is so difficult to satisfy.

Have I properly understood/characterized you this time? I hope so…..

With India, a real case can be made for synergy between IT talents of both countries. In my work, we’ve brought in specialists from India and in turn i’ve also been assigned to India to do work there as well. In case of China, we can benefit from the infusion of entrepreneurial spirit and closer commercial links with China. We know form our own experience that those who uproot themselves usually do so to actively seek a better life. Having more motivated people working in our islands will have a beneficial knock on effect to the entire system. In the near future, when we become a stable democracy, we will be a destination of choice by the Chinese and other Asian nationals who would seek to escape the restrictions of the mainland.

Among the qualities that the Filipino should cultivate, i hope that xenophobia won’t be one of them. Considering 10% of us are living as guests in some other host country, that would be way too ironic.

This Mike Defensor is full of himself to the point of being idiotic – I was surprised that the AFP Chief did not react or say anything to set the record straight when Defensor publicly uttered his insane remarks “Fire for Fire”.

Defensor is not the press secretary, neither is he the DILG chief nor is he the DND chief, the only civilian components in a government who are allowed to utter such violent military words publicly on behalf of the president.

Defensor has become abusive! He is overstepping his role as chief of Presidential Management Staff; he definitely has NO BUSINESS speaking for the military or uttering those violent military words.

In case of actual ‘fire for fire’ scenario, Defensor must be told that he has absolutely NO RIGHT to command or give orders to the military to fire; not even the defence chief has the right to do such thing; the only civilian who could morally, legally, verbally order a military officer to fire on a rebellious crowd or group, military or otherwise, is the nation’s commander-in-chief and the order should be a DIRECT order, i.e., from the commander-in-chief to a military officer!

Should a “fire for fire” scenario really happens and Defensor goes frontal to give even a semblance of a military order to an AFP officer, Defensor should be shot on the spot, and if a military officer obeys a Defensor order, that should be enough to ignite a revolution in the military from within.

This government is insane!

I don’t believe that we’re going to suffer a mental and moral decay as long as those “good” people and the audacious ones in and out of the country will remain loyal and concern to their motherland.