Title: Fist of Fury


 


Mayor Duterte’s fist did not only hit the face of Sheriff Andes, it also hit the local


 


tabloids and broadsheets alike nationwide. Now, after a couple of weeks, the


 


controversial skirmish, as we may call it, put the mayor at the other side of the


 


trouble receiving counter punches heavily, not by Sheriff Andes, nor by the same


 


fist she used for the assault, but from different sectors in the society; among them


 


the Sheriff Confederation of the Philippines and, recently, the DILG, in the form


 


of “Misconduct Cases” filed against her. The issue had not dwindled a little, for it


 


is still being the talked of the town, in the streets, in cafeterias, and even in the


 


cyberspace, for it dealt not only on the injuries that had inflicted on the hapless


 


sheriff but the implication to the world of politics, its effect on the sovereignty of


 


implementing the law in the country and to psychological apprehension of the


 


youth who also had the knowledge of the intrigue.  Some called it a grotesque


 


incident, to others an action-packed scene-relieving the absence of Manny


 


Pacquiao’s boxing schedules, and to some it is a mere losing of one’s temper. But


 


to human advocates, it is a clear human rights violation from a high ranking


 


official to an  ordinary public servant.  The picture is now clearer as to


 


whom the supports went. The “punched one” now has a placid life going. He


 


made a right decision of not reacting harsh. The puncher now seemed to be in


 


deep trouble to the extent of losing her post. Her popularity is diminishing and


 


criticisms are building up immensely, especially that some entities riding on the


 


issue air sympathy on the battered Sheriff Andes. But after all that have said and


 


done, there seemed to be some issue that had not given proper consideration.


 


What about the moral obligation felt by the mayor at the time? What struck the


 


lady’s heart upon seeing her constituents rioting against the demolition team and


 


the police force where some were being hit and wounded at the time?  Mayor


 


Duterte asked a two hour extension because she was attending a flood relief


 


operation in another part of the city. As the city mayor she saw to it that her


 


constituents were given proper relief in those exigencies. She then rushed to the


 


demolition site, arriving upon havoc. A riot had been already staged during her


 


absence. Seeing her constituents being driven away violently; a two hour


 


extension that was put in vain, a flood relief operation there and a drastic situation


 


here, made the matters worst. Heaven only knew what possessed the mayor at the


 


very hour! She then confronted Sheriff Andes and the rest was history. If I may


 


share my humble views, levity aside, was not that deep emotional outburst pushed


 


Mayor Duterte of losing her temper? After all, public service does not only reside


 


on levity matters but of many aspects in life, not excluding emotional appeals.


 


She being a mother of her family and the city, do also has a heart that is bound to


 


defy the odds and even become violent sometimes when time requires-a nature of


 


being a mother. It should also be noted that had mayor Duterte not arrive at the


 


demolition site, the riot would not have ended. And in the larger scale, casualties


 


could have been a possibility. She had only displayed a heart of a Filipino. . She


 


did not pretend. She did not laid her side to those “big” people behind the


 


demolition. She hadn’t been afraid of exposing herself to critics and


 


condemnations by any entities, by his detractors or political opponents; not even


 


fearing the possibility of losing her post or the liabilities that will be inflicted by


 


the higher offices. We have seen and witnessed an issue that will perhaps linger


 


for a long time. Different contradicting views will loom, some will favor, some


 


will not, but above all these, only fate will determine whether the intrigue will be


 


justified or not. Yet whether an unfavorable instance occur to the good mayor, I


 


say that she had already etched story inside this heart of mine, because I have


 


this belief that not all aggressions are  villainous, for there had been no tyrants


 


that had not been subdued without that same fist. That same fist is the emblem for


 


lowly and the masses. And blotting out that kind of intrepidity in the books,


 


history wouldn’t be the same. On my part it is thus noble, if not heroic.                              


 


 


 


            Reference: Mostly from GMA T.V news.


 


 



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