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The President

twittering. 3rd day of martial law in Maguindanao

conjugate  Twitter. Twittering. I’m twittering again in this blog. But the verb for twitter is tweet, i’ll be tweeting  again.    Stre-e-e-e-e-e-e-etch. Then  run, then prep, then off  to  work –- will  just finish up what wasn’t attended to last week, after run,  i know —  still dark, don’t worry, will wait until  the first rays, be back in a bit will take more shots for sleeping sweetie this blog is like a twitter account again; it’s good to keep watch during these times, to be alert, to be in a state of preparedness, just like that yoga pose posted here for heroes’ day, it wasn’t discussed here, it’s  described as reflecting/ meditating in a “state of preparedness”.

Where’s the President (Gloria)? it’s the third day of the declaration of martial law in Magundanao. Remember those footage of Marcos  declaring martial law….?  Here i go  again.  When  curfew was  imposed in  Metro  Manila three years ago, it wasn’t put in writing,  and  at 9pm  in  a TV show in ANC (ABS-CBN), i blurted  “…eh  kahit si Marcos, sinulat nya!”  (“Even Marcos put it in writing”)…. to be compared to the dictator is the height of ignominy. An hour later, the Palace put it in writing, and only the hapless call center agents who were not aware of the curfew imposition, were arrested.

This time…. Okay, eto na (here it is), i can’t help it anymore:  “…eh  kahit  si Marcos, lumabas sa TV nung nag-declare  ng martial law !….” (even Marcos came out on TV when he declared martial law)…after he had shut down the TV stations and summarily arrested thousands.

to be compared to the dictator….is….

In the future, this incident will be written as “she declared martial law —  in hiding…”

Here’s my best komiks-soap-opera-cherie-gil impersonation: “Youre….nothing….but a….second rate….”

i have to be out for a run, baka kung ano pa masabi ko…..

constitutional law, The President

breaking news: martial law declared in Maguindanao.

MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN DECLARED IN MAGUINDANAO THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENDED IN THE AREA. (Proclamation excludes parts covered by agreement with MILF).

1) it’s 7:20 am. Under the Constitution, Congress if not in session shall convene within 24 hours from proclamation.

2)That means Senate and House.

3)That means between now and tomorrow Sunday 7:20 am, Congress, if not in session, should convene; martial law has been declared in Maguindanao.

4)That means, if not in session, the Speaker of the House and the Senate President should now start getting their offices ready in the next 24 hours to convene.

5)The Constitution provides “jointly voting”. That means Congress (Senate and House) should convene jointly.

6)Under the Constitution, Malacañang has to report to Congress within 48 hours from declaration.

7)That means: if the state of martial law continues over the weekend, they need to report to Congress the declaration of martial law first thing Monday morning 7:20 am Dec. 7.

8)Monday morning 7:20 am, the President herself (in person), or in writing, has to report to Congress as required by the Constitution.

9)Otherwise, (if she fails to do this), the state of martial law would lapse into an illegal, unconstitutional state.

10)the constitutional clock starts now.

Let’s test it.