Poetic Justice
The Webster Dictionary defines “Vexation” as “A feeling of annoyance or irritation”. So that when somebody annoys or irritates another he is said to be “vexing” that person.
Just before the 2004 Presidential and local elections, Geming De Castro was apparently annoyed by the fact that he was not invited to “deliver” a speech during the coronation of a barangay fiesta queen in Sta. Remedios (Bulan, Sorsogon).
Perhaps thinking of himself a king, Geming may have developed a sense of dominion over all of TagaBulans and expects all of us to pay our respects to him before we could even decide what to do with our lives.
Geming, who was then the incumbent mayor, claimed he was embarrassed when instead of inviting him, the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Sta.Remedios Elementary School asked another mayoralty candidate, Cesar Boy Gogola to the coronation ceremonies. According to Geming, “for the past six (6) years (he) was always invited to deliver the fiesta message” in Sta. Remedios. The decision, therefore, of the PTA to replace him with Boy Gogola is a politically-motivated scheme and purely aimed at “vexing, annoying and humiliating” him.
Not wanting others to follow suit, Geming wielded his power. Instead of being vexed he decided to vex the PTA of Sta. Remedios.
In June 2002, he lodged a criminal complaint for “Unjust Vexation” against public school teacher Ronald Latonero and parent Zenaida Gotladera, ostensibly, for preventing him from delivering his Barangay fiesta message, to Geming’s “great annoyance and humiliation”. Asked why he singled-out Latonero and Gotladera only, he said the other PTA officers apologized to him already. Whew! Apologize for what? For sparing themselves from his boring speech?
Still not satisfied with the criminal case, Geming pursued Latonero with another administrative complaint before the Department of Education. He also availed of his influence over Bulan’s Sangguniang Bayan by humiliating Latonero to appear before the legislative body and explain why he (and the PTA officers) did not invite Geming to the barangay fiesta coronation night.
Luckily for Latonero, the Department of Education dismissed Geming’s complaint against him. As to the Sangguniang Bayan? Well, what do you expect, it acted the way Geming wanted it, deliver the message to Latonero or anyone who messes up with him that “the strong arm” of Geming’s law will always fall on lowly mortals!
But sweet Lady Justice smiled at Ronald Latonero this week.
In a 16-page Decision, the Municipal Trial Court of Bulan acquitted Ronald Latonero and parent Zenaida Gotladera of the trumped-up charges brought by Geming De Castro against them.
Judge Marie Louise Guan-Aragon (remember this equally “sweet-smiling” lady who brought TagaBulans great pride when she held the much-covetted post of National Federation of Kabataang Barangay Chairmen? Yes, she is the acting presiding judge of MTC-Bulan.) cleanly cut Geming’s malicious prosecution of public school teacher Latonero when she wrote:
“This Court would like to believe that this case was brought about by the election fever (of 2004) that time when emotions were high and when political jealousy was prevalent”.
Giving more credence to Latonero’s defense than to Geming’s childish bickerings, Judge Guan-Aragon cited in her Decision Latonero’s testimony:
“Since joining the career service of the Department of Education, I did and has always done my best to be apolitical, or politically neutral.”
Latonero said, “If my intention was to favor or follow my father’s (Rudy Latonero) political affiliation, I would certainly have opposed the choice of Cesar Boy Gogola as fiesta guest. My father is affiliated with the Guyala group in Bulan, and not with the Gogolas then it would be politically correct if I invited instead Atty. Redentor Guyala. But I did not do that because politics to me is personal – it ends where my loyalty to my oath begins!”
Hamak mo suon! A public school teacher thinks and speaks better than a municipal mayor. At least Ronald Latonero knows where his “loyalty to (his) party ends, where (his) loyalty to his country begins”.
Just in case Geming does not know who said that famous quote, it was his high school alma mater’s namesake, the great Manuel Luis Quezon!
Sorsogonnews 
January 27, 2008 at 7:46 pm
DAKO NA PAGGALANG SAIMO, NONONG GUYALA!
MASWERTEHON KITA KAY AN MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT DIRI PA CORRUPTED. DAKO MAN NA PAGGALANG SAATO PADABA NA JUDGE MALIZ-ARAGON. PAGPAPASALAMAT KAY AN LOYALTY NI JUDGE ARAGON SA JUSTIZIA WARA SIN PRESYO. AN SMILE NIYA PANTAY SA BATAS!
AN PAGSALUDO KO SA MGA MAESTRAS, MAESTROS SAN BULAN NA DIRI NAGPAPADAOG SA KAPANGYARIHAN SAN SAYO NA TAWO. NA DIRI NADADARA SIN HADOK SAN SAYO NA MAYOR.
NA MAS MAKUSOG AN PANININDUGAN SA TAMA NA PRINSIPYO.
MABUHAY KAMO RUDY LATONERA NYAN ZENAIDA GOTLADERA.
MABUHAY AN MGA RESPETADO NA MGA MAESTRAS MAESTROS SAN BULAN. MGA EDUKADO NA TAWO SAN BULAN.
January 28, 2008 at 4:28 am
Gusto ko lang tabi ipaabot ini na kahaputan sa saimo kamanghod na abogado na si Atty. Redentor Guyala. NANO TABI KAY MASKI ARAM MAN NIYO NA KLARADO NA FALSIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AN OFFENSE NA NA-COMMIT NI ANNIKA GUELAS AY DIRI MAN NIYO INPU-PURSUE AN KASO? Aram ta man an legalidad sini. Totoo daw ini na balita na kaya diri na kamo interesado na magluwas an katotohanan kay dahil sa binantaan kamo ni Tito Guelas nyan san grupo ni Guiming na ipapalikidar kamo sa mga taga-bulod kun ipapadagos pa niyo ini. Sayang lang tabi san saimo pagiging abogado “de campanilla” kun kan Tito Guelas nyan kan Guiming man lang an saimo pagiging “de campanilla” magiging “campanilla de sorbetero” lang.
January 28, 2008 at 5:33 am
To: Alsa Bulan
Diri tabi totoo an nabalitaan mo na diri mi na inpu-pursue an kaso ni Annika Guelas. In-elevate mi lang sa Regional Trial Court kay mao an may-jurisdiction mag-settle sin kaso manunungod sa sugad sini na mga issue.
An pamilya Guyala tabi diri maaram mag-urong sa maski nano na laban basta para sa katotoohan nan sa kaayadan san kadaghanan. Wara sin Tito Guelas, wara sin Guiming o maski NPA man o militar an pwede magbari san saamo paninindugan sa bayan!
May nagkapirang tawo, kaupod na si Tito Guelas nan si Rosa De Castro, an naggamit san ngaran san NPA para lang iurong namo an disqualification case laban kan Annika Guelas.
Kun kilala mo talaga an sa amo pagkatawo, Mr/Ms Alsa Bulan, diri ka masabi suon na mga termininologia mo like, campanilla de sorbetero, dahil aram mo dapat niyan kun nano talaga an totoo. Naglalaom lang ako na para sa kaayadan an tuyo mo.
Salamat sa pagbasa mo san saamo Blog! Mabuhay ka!
Nonong Guyala
January 28, 2008 at 9:41 am
Mayad man kay in-klaro mo ini Nonong na isyu manongod sa kan Annika Guelas. Nakikisaro ako sa saiyo krusada na maibalik na mayad na pamumuno sa Bulan. Laom ko na sana mag-raynar an katotohanan para masabutan sini na pamilya De Castro na diri entero na panahon kaya nira paikuton an mga taga-Bulan.
May balak pa ba kamo na ipadagos an na-dismiss na petisyon manongod sa white elephant na Bulan Integrated Terminal? Sana kun ipapadagos niyo ini i-file na niyo sa tama na venue nyan i-exhaust na niyo an kaipuhan na administrative remedies para diri kamo pagparatirinawahan nira Guiming. May pag-asa pa an petisyon kay sa niyan premature pa man lang an pakasampa. Ibig sabihon, may chance pa na mag-mature ini na kun san-o pwede na maako san korte an saiyo mga argumento.
January 28, 2008 at 12:28 pm
And then the blessed San Guillermo of Alsa Bulang looked upon the corpses of his agonizing pride over the triumph of his worthy opponent with his arrogant vexation case with a certain Ronald Latonero, he came to realize that nonetheless there are still entities within his kingdom that do not subscribe to his strong showmanship of extravagant power. Not everyone accepts every dogma that he impose upon the silent congregation of Bulang. There are times when the pains that he have caused amongst us shall seek its long due justice and vengeance toward his dictatorial regime.
Personally, I commend the courage Mr. Latonero has shown to us, the true character of a real Bulangeño. Beyond that, the more disturbing issue and equally humiliating reality is that we were not used to be the present bulangeño that are so passive and coward as today, somebody made us to be. We ultimately became the blind obedient and fanatic followers against our will. And so, soldiers like Mr. Latonero are nothing but endangered species that ones thrived in Bulang.
Let me get back to the bottom of the story, the one story in our beloved Bulang that we could be proud of, a story that tells us that there is still hope that awaits us if we would only learn how to defend the moral virtues that we possess, the recent development of this case that dismissed the case of San Guillermo de Bulang vs. Ronald Latonero.
January 28, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Para kan Alsa Bulan gihapon:
I don’t want to discuss “prematurely” the essence of our Motion for Reconsideration that we intend to file in the Petition for Mandamus before RTC-65. One thing is sure, however,wara pa sin finality an inpapakalat nira Guiming na “dismissal” san nasabi na Petition. Purely propaganda lang ini san mga nara-rattle na na mga abusado sa gobyerno. They are merely putting-up a front that everything is okay when deep inside their hearts, they knew their into a big big mess.
In one radio interview, Rosa’s cheap propagandist quoted Adolf Hitler’s equally cheap propagandist, Goebels, that, according to the latter, “A lie repeatedly said becomes truth!”.
I hope Rosa and her propagandists are merely quoting with gusto Hitler’s men and NOT PRACTICING their dictum. Otherwise, the TagaBulans are in for more lies from them. Huwag naman sana!
Hulaton mo tabi an next Opinion piece ko sa Kabatas kay didto ko idi-discuss an mga “flaws” san insasabi nira na dismissal san Mandamus, including san insasabi pa nira na “improper venue”, like dapat kuno sa Supreme Court ini i-file.
If some people would like to sound stupid, there’s nothing we can do about that. But they have all the right to be wrong!
Salamat gihapon sa pagbasa mo san saamo Blog. Mabuhay kamo entero na naninindugan para sa katotohanan!
Nonong Guyala
January 28, 2008 at 5:01 pm
sa Good Morning Bayan ni JunGalias nag announce na si Holy brother of Corruption (TBGilana) na kakasuhan daw tabi kamo?
Matanos ka bga suon na opisyal san Gobyerno? Nano ini pagurulatgulat?
TONYBOY AN SABI KO KUN AKO AN NASA PODER NIYAN INARMIDOL KO NA KUNTA KAMO. YA HALA SIGE LANG AN PLANTSA SAN ASBO NIYO
January 30, 2008 at 1:54 am
The best weapon against Geming after his recent debacle in Sta. Remedios is for the loyal and progressive tagaBulans to ignore him now totally.His case is closed, he’s been dismissed,deleted, forgotten, thrown into the viscous glue of Nothingness. Luckily, he had seen at least before he ended, that Bulan has no place for corrupt people and that justice has always been at the side of the honest and peace-loving people of Bulan.Now, Justice is back in Bulan again, indeed, good times are coming ,that I’m sure of, and it’s now the turn of the brave and noble sons and daughters to act as one to protect and manage Bulan. Geming, exercising fully his human rights in the democratic society of Bulan, had chosen this path of self-destruction. Being once the bad boss, now he’s starting to pay the cost. Sorrows and pains, depressions and nightmares are now his best friends, always with him, night and day. Every now and then Bulan might sense tremors coming from the epicenter Fabrica. But no reason for panic or worry, for either it’s his withdrawal symptom or just one of those nightmares attacking him again.
Teaching is a noble profession, and teachers think better because they are true to themselves. No wonder why Geming’s tyranny found it’s end at the Department of Education and in the person of Mr. Latonero. As Rizal said, “Education is the light of the people”, it’s by far the best weapon against moral corruption and corrupted persons. A corrupt person, is like a thief who pleads for darkness when exposed to light, and he trembles. It’s easy to detect the thief with one single trick: Obey the laws.The one who trembles by your obedience is the thief.
I heard the radio interview with Boy Hilana. This boy is lucky being still tied to her mother Helen’s apron strings when he innocently grabbed out of nowhere the name Goebbels in his boyish defense of her mother and father De Castro.Were he in Europe and not in Fabrica when this “slip of the tongue” occurred, this boy, against his will, would have been circumcised prematurely by the angry mob.But people of Bulan are forgiving to a little boy like him. He needs to learn more about good manners and right conduct, when to speak and not speak, to have his own opinion and, most of all, to learn to read and understand world history.I think he even borrowed a former actress’s saying that “ one can not please everybody”. Well, this time he scored a half point. For indeed, a corrupt administration is not there to please everybody, for it pleases only those with leanings to moral corruption, not the morally upright ones though. Not getting enough, with a boyish pitch, he even challenged publicly Mr. Guyala to a debate! This time he over-exaggerated his boyishness. I advise Mr. Guyala to ignore him, thus sparing him the rod. We’d prefer to see him grow into a young man without inferiority complex.
jun asuncion
Bulan Observer
January 30, 2008 at 3:06 am
[…] A very curious story in Nonong Guyala’s column, Poetic justice. […]
January 30, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Mr. N.Guyala of Sorsogon News, slamatonon tabi sini na report. How disappointing to read all this and to realize our KAIGNORANTIHAN sa mga nangyayari saato Bungto nyan
san saato mga kasingbungtuhan.
I read the responses here and pls note… I digested every word and statements with thrill and admiration to the writings of Mr. J.Asuncion of Bulan Observer. Thank you very much for this piece. It was not easy to resist gigglings while reading— i`ve found my little corner of pleasure to the wholesome price awarded to Gemings` childish- Power- Rambosambos in Bulan!
How dare of you Geming to dictate (or always expect your privilege over others) the program organized by the Phil. Teachers Association? Did they ever expect you to give them higher salary after election time? 😉 Hohoxxx
If you still remember what are the PTA Obligations and Duties to a municipal mayor, youll probably get the answers why im asking you this.
They are, by the way as to remind you, the lowest paid-noble, honest-hard working govt. employees of Bulan. Those who bore days and nights the Pain, Agonies & Danger during turbulent Election time. Those who collects and carries election ballot boxes, rain or shine, amidst typhoons or flooded streets from various places, crossed bridges or rode on sikadsikads perspiring with empty stomachs just to reach the precincts so ballot boxes are safely guarded and your votes be counted, those who gathered their students to give you colorful audiences in your political campaigns, to clap their hands after your self-praised speech and promising projects of so on and on. Those who addresses you in their classroom as : “Honorable” Mayor G.dC to their students, those who sacrifices for the govt. simply carrying the title of “teacher” more than you could ever imagine in your comfort zones as “mayor”.
Those who tries to please you when it need be. Those with a ready smile and politeness to your family and chosen officials/employees in the municipal office, always ready to pay you due respect whenever you meet them. The list of truthful Tasks and hard-earned Accomplishments of this humble title= a Teacher- is long, Geming.
Inspite of these heroic tasks facing a poor teacher, you bent your power against them. YOU couldnt accept nor relinquish your title even for a day!
When you took this matter seriously against the PTA teacher,
you showed your dictatorial power to him and to the PTA Teachers! Again, a desperate attempt to show your power –to warn them:” Never forget to invite me as a guest speaker!” or else……!
Mr. Latonera became responsible for not inviting you as a guest speaker. He must have apologized to you, otherwise, he`ll not be spared from personal & legal persecutions. Undoubtedly, he was halfly persecuted and humiliated!
Geming, WHY should a teacher like Mr. Latonera continue obeying,respecting, honoring and nicely smiling,praising you?
Your unminded dictatorial “attitude” embodied by your childish tantrums (like TB Gilana) now and then, elevated seriously to the RTC are actually more embarassing than persecuting a poor, powerless teacher in the Sangguniang Bayan.
For this teacher, our HIGHEST SALUDOS for complying to an ex-mayor tantrums!!
He obeyed Gemings law (asking his presence to be scrutinized and ridiculed by the SB officers) but it didnt mean, you get even of him. Its unforgettable for him but the damages ends up to you. Now, his acquittal is just the reward of his coerced-Obedience to your own x- laws in Bulan and his Loyalty to his Oath as a simple Teacher, good and honest to his deeds and words!
If i may recall this phrase: The Truth will set you free! And our Municipal Trial Courts` decision, luckily affirmed this Truth.
CONGRATULATIONS to our MTC Juztizia and to Mr. LATONEROs
COURAGE!
January 30, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Corrigenda:” ”
On the last paragraph of my comment:
– tied to “his” mother Helen’s apron strings.
– boyish defense of “his” mother and father
De Castro.
– Boy “Gilana”
Very interesting why I made this error with the possessive adjective.For two reasons, I suppose:
1.I might perhaps projected my unconscious (S.Freud )association of the word “boy” when used as a descriptive nickname to an adult male. “Boy” used in this context must have meant something of immature, effiminate quality.So my unconscious…
2. The other reason is my German language. I’m used to think in German, this is my “working” language.It’s hard to explain it here in details, but the German Syntax (and thinking) is always interfering (negatively) when I write in English and that’s why I always end up with bad English. It’s not really easy for me to write in English. So,folks, accept little psychoanalysis, my “rationalization” and my apology. Next time I’ll write my comment in German! (Habt Ihr mich verstanden? Wie dem auch sei,ich habe die tagaBulans sehr liebt und vermisse die Schönheit der Natur und die des Volkes, insbesondere die der Knder von Bulan. Lang Lebe Bulan und alle demokratie-liebende Kämpfer. Es ist an der Zeit, Ruhe und Ordnung herzustellen, damit unsere Gemeinde Fortschritt erlebt!Seid nett zu einander. Auf Wiedersehen.)OK? Just kidding!!!
jun asuncion
January 31, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Mga kAbayan! mayad pa kamo kay matali magsuratsurat.
AN HAPOT KO NIYAN:
NANO KAY MASYADONG CONFIDENT SI MAYOR ROSA DC SA RADYO NA DIANISONON KUNO NIYAN AN BULAN ABER? SAN NAGBABATI AKO SA RADYO, ADAW AN MGA PROYEKTO NIRA KASIRAMSIRAM! MABABA NA LANG AKO
TIO S DIDI SA BULOD.
%%%%% HIKHIKHIK!
AN IMUD KO SAN BOY NIYO DIDI BAGAN BOY MAN NANGGAD.
INPAPARAPADAANIS PA NIYO AN MEANING SUoN.
“PRECISELY BECAUSE”, sabi ni Boy Gilata.
February 1, 2008 at 3:41 pm
hanep manoy G. pati radyo podcasts binasura na.
mala diktadura-precisely because..
haen ka man digoy?
February 2, 2008 at 8:20 am
nonong,
i’m just wondering why it took more than five years for you to write up this incident – it happened way back 2002. it could have been very helpful for ronaldo latonero and zenaida gotladera if this event had been published much earlier. i’m sure that both of them experienced horrendous and terrible emotion of solitary and lonely fight against a “mighty and powerful king” all these years and in need of moral and other support. nevertheless, i couldn’t help myself read this article over and over again as i could not believe that this is for real. i thought incidents like this only exists as a favorite theme in “komiks” and movies for the Filipino masses, but sadly is actually happening in our town – an oppressive, tyrannical and despotic local government is running our town. so what should be the next step?
February 2, 2008 at 12:47 pm
rudy b. KAY PAN O NGANI AN HADI GEMING DE CASTRO MAHILIG SA KOMIKS! KOMIKS NA PAMAMAHALA, HABABAONON AN PAGRESPETO SA MGA NAGTITIRIOS NA TAGABULAN, PLETEHAN LANG NA MGA PIYONES.
PERO….PAGMAGKUMPANYA SIYA MAKADADARA SIN KADIANISAN NA MGA SPITS (SPEECH PALAN!
MAO YUON, KAYA HANGGAN NIYAN NAGKADARARA AN MGA RELIHIYOSO NA MGA BOTATANTES. MAMUNDUON TLAGA INI NA MGA PANGYAYARI. KAIRU MAN NI MR. LATONERO! KUN NAARAMAN KO MAN INI DINANONAN KO INI NA MAESTRO. SOBRA KA GIMING, KAPAIT MO NA TAWO TABI!
SLAMAT KAY MAY INTERNET NA NIYAN NA PANAHON. SADTO BAGA TABI CENSORADO NI GMING AN INTERO NA MEDIA SAN BULAN.
LETS HELP, UNITE AGAINST KOMIKS GOVT. OF BULAN MGA MANONG, MANANG!
February 3, 2008 at 3:26 am
To: Rudy Bellen
Tama si Salve, niyan pa lang nauso an blogging. Wara pa man sini san 2002. But I discussed this case extensively over my erstwhile radio program, Kabatas. Reason why HOTFM (the radio station that carries my program)and its broadcast staff were also subjected to the same ridicule Geming subjected Latonero when the poor guys were summoned by the Sangguniang Bayan (SB).
In the SB, the MBC regional manager for South Luzon, station manager Ging Rosare-Gorpe and a certain Riza were reportedly bullied and lectured by Geming on how not to run an independent radio station. According to them, they were even pressured to cancel my program and allegedly threatened to close down their station. To Rosare’s credit, however, I remained on air for another year until my funds were exhausted. (You know, in Bulan, you have to fund your own campaign for good governance. No one in business would dare sponsor your program for fear of reprisal from Geming.)
Fortunately for Geming, HOTFM closed-down for lack of advertisers.
As to your question “What should be the next step?”, well, we keep on working for an informed citizenry. For them not to be cowed by Geming and to realize that the real power rests in them through the BALLOT and not anybody’s BULLET. Not to sell their votes. But most of all, for TagaBulans here and abroad, to actively campaign for “real” change in Bulan’s governance and make it a truly meaningful change!
As to Ronald Latonero, I think he plans to file a damage suit against Geming for Malicious Prosecution.
Salamatunon gihapon sa padagos mo na pagbasa san sa amo Blog! Mabuhay kamo entero na nagmamakulog sa ato bongto!
Nonong Guyala
February 5, 2008 at 1:58 pm
IF THIS STORY IS TRUE, THEN WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT GIMING MUST BE OUT OF HIS MIND SINCE 2002?!!!
POOR BULANENOS! RULED AND STILL BEING RULED BY A MAD–TYRRANT!
Please let me quote Mr. Bellen with: “an oppressive, tyrannical and despotic local government is running our Town!”
Mr. Guyala, pls pass to Mr. Latonero our sincerest Symphathy to the agonies and humiliation he suffered for many years against this MMxMB “mighty, mad, xmayor of Bulan”!
For heavens` sake, this is your credit Mr. Guyala! Without your respectable Bravery in the media, we will be the next slave on the run…….
February 7, 2008 at 9:40 am
ohmyy! hello? medieval ruling in bulan?
MABUHAY SI MARIA LOUISE GUAN- ARAGON! LETS NOMINATE HER FOR MAYOR PLEASE!!
February 7, 2008 at 10:07 am
concerned bulanon you are right-stay courageous and uncensored mr guyala and co! keep on writing mr. panelo
you get ***** shining stars on file!
February 12, 2008 at 12:29 pm
nonong,
appreciate your response, sorry for this late reply. you’re doing a great job. keep it up.
March 26, 2008 at 7:13 am
To: Nonong G:
… very educational, enlightening and interesting daw ine na column mo na “Poetic Justice” manunungod sa kaso na “Unjust Vexation” na isinang-at ni ex-meyor guiming laban sa pobre na maestro…..
niyan ko lang tabi ine nabasa sa blog san sorsogonnews… baga san nginarat ako sine, nan pagkatapos ko mabasa inparaurop-urop ko ine na column na sinurat mo (nonong g.) nakatinawahon ako san mga nangyayari sa bungto nato na bulan
…makatitinawa nan makakaaburido kay an sayo pala na meyor o pinuno san bungto kapag deri naimbitahan o nakalimutan imbitahan sa sayo na okasyun (fiesta) na mao an maghatag sin mensahe o magsab-it san corona sa beauty queen, pwde palan sampahan san kasong kriminal san meyor an mga pobre na organizers san fiesta or whatever… kaluoy man…..baga san deri ko tabi ine huna-hunaon na pwde pala ine mangyari….consider this: there are more than 61 barangays in bulan, including the 8 zones etc… kunsarabay pala magcelebrar san fiesta ine na mga baryo nan puro may nakaschedule na coronation nights an mga beauty queens,,, posible kaya na maka-atender si meyor intero na barangay fiestas, ,,, imposible,,,,so kun sino man an deri maimbetar kan meyor pwde pala kasuhan sin unjust vexation an mga organizers,
kairo man ha,,,, baga san makahahadok ine na precedent or ehemplo sa mga organizers na deri maimbetar sa meyor……baga na yun san panahon san diktadoria…..
sa batas po, an deri pag imbeta san sayo na pinuno san bungto para sa sayo na okasyun, deri man tabi yun kriminal, deri man tabi kasalanan….more so, deri man tabi “unjust vexation….
sa bulan tabi na tataramunon, (bikol-bulan)an ginagahoy na “unjust vexation” sa english, ay an pagyuga-yuga, pag-entremis, o nano man na mga himo na nakakaisturbo o pagharas sa pribado na buhay san sayo na tawo…… an deri pag imbeta sa sayo na meyor, deri man tabi yun “unjust vexation”….wara tabi ako sin aram na batas na nagsasabi na an deri pag-imbeta sa meyor sa sayo na fiesta ay na krimin…
…binuklat ko na an mga libro sa batas kriminal, pati an mga jurisprudence na dnesisyunan san koret suprema sa enternet, Phil. Reports, SCRA, SCA Digests, etc.. wara man sin kaso na sugad sun….. na porke deri naimbetaran sa okasyun, kakasuhan an mga organizers……hehhehe, badaw ine makakatinawa na mga pangyayari ha..
Sadly, “unjust vexation” under our penal laws is undefined, intentionally or otherwise. Some criminal law minds (not criminal minds) think this is a catch-all provision where any crime that it not otherwise defined there will fall under unjust vexation. (sabi ine san mga expert sa criminal law na nabasa ko sa internet or website)
So let’s go to dictionary definition of the term. (maski nano na dictionary, deri ako mabanggit san ngaran kay deri man ako stockholder or shareholder sun na mga dictionary,,, hehehehe)
As defined, vexation is defined as the “act of harassing” or “causing trouble”. So unjust vexation must mean harassing our causing trouble without justifiable reasons.
There’s a well-researched blog entry by a Bacolod-based lawyer here that already gave examples, such as:
1. Disturbing and interfering with a religious ceremony;
2. Stopping a jeep and causing a disturbance without just reasons;
3. Embracing and taking hold of the wrist of a complainant;
4. Unjustly cutting off the electricity, water and telephone lines of a tenant
(pwde ko idagdag na examples: sobra na pagyuga-yuga, pag-entremis, pag-istorbo sa sayo na tawo sa kaniya pribado na buhay…pag-harass sa sayo na tawo…(halimbawa tabi: may lalaki na kun makasud-ong sa babaye na halip-ot an skirt baga san huhumukon o rerepin niya, nan permi niya insusud-ong an legs o lubot, pwede siya kasuhan sin ‘unjust vexation…., sayo pa na example, lalaki na sige an kaiintres sa babaye na maski cge na an kaiwas san babaye, permi pa inbubungyod san lalaki maski diin magkadto, maski nagtatago na an babaye, permi pa inhahanap san lalaki, yan pwde cya kasuhan san babaye sin ‘unjust vexation”.. yung lang tabi an aram ko na pwde an unjust vexation…..pero kung deri ka naimbetaran sa fiesta, kasalan, bunyagan, lamayan, paglubong, hehehehehe, deri man tabi yun unjust vexation, deri mao?
What is the punishment for unjust vexation?
Unjust vexation is punished under the 2nd paragraph of Article 287 of the Revised Penal Code that says:
“Any other coercions or unjust vexations shall be punished by arresto menor or a fine ranging from 5 pesos to 200 pesos, or both.”
In kaso tabi na pumanig an husgado kan ex-meyor guiming, imbes na mahapihap si mr. latonero o si ms. gotladera san mapinit na rehas, pwde man sira magbayad nalang san multa na P200.00 pesos kay barato man lang an multa, hehehehe….kaso deri man yun an issue dide, an issue dide kaya ipinaglaban ni mr. latonero an kaso, because of principle and not for any reason at all…
mabuhay ka, mr, latonero, ms. gotladera,….basta kaapin mo an batas, deri ka mapepierde sa kaso…..
god bless and god speed…judge maliz guan-aragon….mabuhay ka tabi, may pag-asa an mga pobre, mga saraday na tawo sa hustisya…..ikaw an pag-asa san mga taga bulan para makamtan nira an fair, square, impartial dispensation of justice…..
March 28, 2008 at 1:04 pm
. ..may-on pa palan tabi sin sayo na “example” na pwede idagdag sa crime na ginagahoy na “unjust vexation”, an “PAGSIKUP” tabi pwede makunsiderar na sayo na krimen na unjust vexation… halimbawa po, nagkakarigos si guiming o nag-iihi, tapos sinikup ni mr. latonero, pwede tabi siya kasuhan ni guiming sin unjust vexation, pero an deri pag-imbetar sa sayo na okasyun deri man tabi yun unjust vexation…
…. nadudumduman ko tabi san elementary pa ako, may-on sin “daraga” na nagsang-at sin kaso na “unjust vexation” laban sa pilosopo na tambay na parasikup sa mga daraga na nagkakarigos sa may irrigation “sapa”… an kaso po deri natapos kay nag-execute sin affidavit of desistance an daraga kay lumalabas na an makakasuhan na ugang sin unjust vexation an daraga…
JUDGE: iha, mapapatunayan mo kaya sa husgado na an akusado mao an nagsikup saimo san nagkakarigos ka sa irrigation?
DARAGA: opo, naimod ko po siya na insisikup ako.
JUDGE: so ikaw naman iho, totoo ba sinikup mo an daraga habang nagkakarigos?
AKUSADO: deri po, kun totoo tabi an sinabi san daraga na naimod niya ako na nagsisikup… pwes, deri ko siya naimod san mga oras na yun… Your honor, kun totoo tabi an sinabi niya na naimod niya ako, ibig sabihin po na siya palan an nagsisikup saako….
weird ano po?
March 31, 2008 at 4:26 pm
It’s weird, really. I thought this man was blind and was pissing behind a carabao.
Kidding aside. It’s true that one can twist the fact if one is a master of logic. And if one has money and power, one can twist the law to one’s advantage.
But JUSTICE is a categorical imperative, not a hypothetical one.It follows it’s own logic of “twisting back” the twisted fact in time.
April 10, 2008 at 8:48 pm
hahhrrha no, the carabao pissed on him. then the man turned blind. and so all the bulanons!
July 27, 2008 at 1:34 pm
ok, lang na maging mayor ka maliz in the future kayang kaya mo aram ko na matalino ka tapos ka sa cic. God bless and take good care always. my sister is one of your teacher in cic.
from:amalia