THE word "premonition" was used by Congressman Paolo Marcoleta in connection with Kiko Aquino Dee of "Tindig Pilipinas."
Who is Marcoleta in the House of Representatives? He is the first nominee of the SAGIP Partylist. As the son of Senator Rodante Marcoleta, I thought upon seeing him articulate his piece during the House Committee on Justice hearing—in connection with the ongoing deliberations on the impeachment filing against Vice President Sara Duterte—that he is truly his father's son.
As far as "noise" is concerned, Paolo can hold his own against Rodante, who is making plenty of noise in the Senate. Paolo claimed he had a "premonition" that Aquino Dee, who was in the gallery, would do something untoward. As I understand it, the panel chaired by Congresswoman Gerville Luistro was not pleased with such activity. The impeachment complaint of which Dee was a convenor had already been discarded in favor of the third and fourth ones.
Violent reactions to Marcoleta’s statements followed. Among them was the question of whether he was even a member of the House Committee on Justice. Consequently, Marcoleta was put in his proper place—which was "no position" on that panel. Ultimately, the "premonition" regarding Aquino Dee did not work in Marcoleta's favor; it worked against him.
I also remember that during the impeachment season against the Vice President last year, the younger Marcoleta claimed the House had "defied" a decision of the Supreme Court. Someone placed him in his proper position then as well, noting that a "Motion for Reconsideration" is not the same as "defying." The word "defy" was deemed incorrect and was stricken out.
There was another word uttered by another congressman during the deliberations in early March: Congressman Jesus "Bong" Suntay of the 4th District of Quezon City. He stated that when he sees Anne Curtis, a "desire" arises within him. He was attempting to make a point while articulating his view that the impeachment against the VP was insufficient in substance.
He subsequently received significant flak from various sectors, including other committee members and various women's groups—especially since this month is Women's Month. Poor Suntay; it was a poor analogy.
Anyway, during those deliberations, a video of VP Sara was shown, complete with facial expressions and hand gestures indicating a "desire" to cut off the head of President Bongbong Marcos.
In that moment, I remembered the comment of Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro, who said that when the VP gets angry, she looks like the Chucky doll. I researched Chucky then; it is a film depicting a doll with a bad habit of killing those who cross him. Yet, I also remember Melvin Anggot, a local radio station manager, saying that Sara will become the next President—if she plays her cards right.
So, the question remains: is she playing her cards right?
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