* * *Carried away perhaps by his eagerness to impress upon his audience, the US expressed desire to retain the VFA, Law invoked the saying among mostly Filipino hoi polloi - "Ang tunay na magkaibigan, walang iwanan." ("Walang iwanan" means "no abandonment of friends," especially in times of crises.) Those two incidents, Mr. Law, are examples of the opposite of "walang iwanan". In the interest of the common weal, we have decided to reproduce it here in full:"Since 1986, the entire national security apparatus of the nation has been sick. It was the beginning of the military dynasty in the national security apparatus that today they hold the monopoly of power.

Source: Manila Times July 12, 2021 14:48 UTC