Poetic justice in the Yellows vs GMA sagaPOETIC justice is defined “as an outcome in which evil is punished and virtue rewarded usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate.”That is an excellent description of the finale of the Yellows’ persecution of former President and retiring Speaker of the House Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Of course, the poll yielded the result, as banner-headlined by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, “President Arroyo, the most corrupt president — Pulse Asia,” which even some stupid academics to this day take to be true, just because of that poll. The Yellows are history, and even they are no longer wearing their once-proud yellows shirts. Following the administration’s request, the House passed mining, alcohol and tobacco tax increases, reforms in property valuation, capital income and financial taxes along with the tax amnesty program pushed by the Department of Finance. The House promptly passed all the bills highlighted by President Duterte in his last State of the Nation Address.

Source: Manila Times June 11, 2019 16:18 UTC