Kaban ni D_BystandeR: MADUNOT SA BILANGGOAN ANG WALAY NAHOT!!!

A man who is already at the doorstep of his twilight years is not supposed to spend his remaining time in jail especially if the infraction committed does not assume the gravity of a crime of murder or homicide, much less if it does not constitute any semblance of inflicting physical injury to the aggrieved.

What he needs is, yes, psychological counselling sessions to streamline his mental faculties to get along with his relatives in a friendly manner. At his age when he is already supposed to be planning  for his "final journey to the world beyond" the laws of the land should be tempered to his situation and should not be applied literally to exact punishment. Unless he has inflicted physical injuries to somebody or in this case to a relative, the court  should be kind enough and understanding to make his jail time shorter than the prescribed term of more than two years. If the soldiers who were convicted in the murder of Ninoy Aquino at the tarmac of the Manila International Airport (now called NAIA  in his honor) in his return to the Philippines in the 80’s were released from jail when they reached the mandatory age of 70, I find it hard to reconcile why this old man, at 84, was still subjected to a "long" prison term of more than two years when what he was found guilty of is to harass a relative. Sometimes, poverty could be considered a culprit why the poor easily gets a jail sentence from a court compared to the rich and influentially powerful.

Footnote: Mariano Molina, 84, a new inmate of Baguio City Jail is serving a prison term of more than two years for a grave coercion conviction in February. He has turned to prayers while spending time in prison. A resident of Barangay (village) Sto. Rosario, Baguio City, Molina was convicted by Municipal Trial Court on February 27 for harassing a relative. He was sentenced to spend time in jail until June 27, 2015. Molina professed innocence and has appealed to be released as soon as possible so he could see his wife and eight children. "I feel sad that I have to be in prison in my old age. Fathers are supposed to be with their families," Molina said.

(Bug-os ang  pasalamat sa KAHAYAG ngadto sa magtatampo  nga si JOHNNY LOVE. Nagtakuban siya sa pangalan, "D_BystandeR".  Natawo siya sa Sugbo apan anaa na karon manimuyo sa Illinois sa tinipong nasod sa Amerika. Ang kusog nga koneksyon sa kasayuran pinaagi sa internet kanunayng naghaling sa iyang kadasig  pagtuki sa mga nagbukalbukal nga hisgutanan dinhi sa atong nataran. Usa siya ka magsusulat nga gradwado sa kursong komersiyo padulong sa pagka accountant sa University of San Carlos kaniadtong tuig 1961.  Nahimo siyang miyembro sa usa ka hugpong sa mga batan-ong magsusulat nga gitawag ug STUDENT PRESS.  Nahimo usab siyang   Associate Editor sa basahon  USC-JPIAN sa tuig 1962-63. Magtatampo usab siya isip magsusulat sa nasudnong magasin,  "Philippines Free Press" ug sa mga nag-unang peryodiko dinhi sa dakbayan sa Sugbo sa lunhaw pa ang iyang pangedaron. Nahimo siyang mamumuo sa usa ka pribadong kompaniya sa dakbayan sa Sugbo, ESCAÑO LINES, sulod sa napulo ug duha (12) ka tuig  dayon niyang tapon  ngadto sa NAPOCOR  ug nahimong kawani sa kagamhanan  sulod sa bayente dos (22) ka tuig. Niadtong tunga-tungang bahin sa tuig 2000, nilalin siya ngadto sa tinipong nasod sa Amerika ug sulod sa napulo (10) ka tuig, nagtrabaho siya sa  buhatan sa kagamhanan sa nasod sama  sa  UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS).  Karon sa pangedaron nga 68,  gihuptan gihapon niya ang walay pagkutat nga kadasig ug walay busganan nga kaikag sa pagpaambit sa iyang nahuptang abilidad  ug kabatid sa panulat.  Dili niya mapugngan ang kaugalingon sa pagpaambit sa iyang mga hunahuna labi na kon molambigit kini ug hisgotanan nga makadani sa iyang mga mata. Makadawat siya sa inyong mga hunahuna mahitungod sa iyang sinulat sa johnnylobedica@yahoo.com)