Kaban ni D_BystandeR: ANG KAHAIT SA PLUMA NI JBJ, IKATANDI SA UBAN PANG INILANG MANUNULAT

As expected, this article written by Atty. JBJ for The FREEMAN, to my honest belief and personal assessment, has made him the number one  opinion maker in all existing news media outlets in  Cebu City. Perhaps, he can even be regarded as deserving an honorary slot in the company  of renowned national opinion makers (columnists) like Randy David and  Conrado De Quiroz, both of PDI. (CDQ's column has been observed absent for quite sometime in several PDI issues.) It is not easy for one to  just simply write something on any burning issues of the day that confront the nation because it needs his high array of facts and related information to make his arguments valid, logical and cohesive to form an opinion that is the hallmark of one's vision more profoundly expressed by the "mastery  of his pen." The author's choice to supply the missing links why P-Noy's justification to prefer to go to Guiuan, Samar, known as the place where  the first landfall of typhoon Yolanda took place, and not to go to Tacloban City, which actually bore the brunt of the massive destruction of the  typhoon, is full of loopholes and is positively considered as not convincing at all. And no amount of confusing statements to support the "half-baked" propositions can rightfully withstand against the strong bulwark of truth  that is immensely provided by the author.

Footnote: This comment came out in connection with an article written by Atty. JBJ for The FREEMAN entitled, "Wanted: Disaster management beyond politics." It came out on 11/08/14.