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MUKHANG mauuna pang lumaya si Janet Lim-Napoles kaysa kay Leila de Lima, ang bilanggo ng konsensiya, dahil inabsuwelto siya ng Sandiganbayan sa 16 criminal cases tungkol sa multibilyon piso na halaga sa pork barrel scam. Nabigo ang mga state prosecutors na patunayan na nilabag ni Napoles ang Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

Kapag nangyari ito, totoo ang akusasyon na tumbalik ang sistema ng katarungan sa bansa. Mahirap tanggapin na mauuna pang makakalaya ang pinagbintangan na magnanakaw ng salapi ng bayan. Samantala, lumalabas na pinagtagpi-tagpi lang ang mga sakdal kontra kay de Lima. Mukhang pinag-initan lang siya ni Gongdi.
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MAY pahayag ang Akbayan Party sa pagpawalang sala kay Napoles.

AKBAYAN PARTY: HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN FOR CRIMINALS AND CORRUPT INDIVIDUALS

Akbayan Party denounced the Sandiganbayan’s recent acquittal of Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind behind the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam, in 16 cases against her.
“This decision sends a terrible message: that corrupt individuals can easily evade accountability. This cannot stand. Parang hindi ata napapanindigan ang pangalan ng Sandiganbayan. Sana mas maging sandigan sila ng mga mamamayan kaysa sa mga gumagawa ng katiwalian,” said Akbayan Party President Rafaela David.

“Masasaya na naman ang mga magnanakaw. This verdict underscores an urgent need for vigilance. If anything, Akbayan will take up the call to accountability more fervently.”
Akbayan Party said that this acquittal should “serve as a wake-up call to the government, the justice system, and the Filipino public.”

The Sandiganbayan recently found Napoles not guilty in 16 counts of graft that originally involved Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla where he was accused of funneling ?224 million to bogus non-government Napoles-owned organizations and guilty in 2 counts of malversation of public funds and 2 counts of graft connected with the late Davao del Sur Rep. Douglas Cagas and around ?7.6 million, all in connection with pork barrel funds.

“While we welcome the four guilty verdicts against Napoles, we are shocked by the 16 acquittals. Guilty sa maliit na halaga, pero abswelto sa mas malaking halaga ng pagnanakaw? Kung kagaya sa ibang mga kaso ng katiwalian na nakita natin, nabawasan na ng malaking problema si Napoles. Magugulat pa ba tayo kung maya-maya makalaya na siya?” David added.

“We cannot allow a culture of impunity to prevail. We call on all defenders of democracy to demand transparency and be vigilant. The money plundered by this greedy individual could have gone to projects that may have uplifted the lives of so many Filipino families. Sa huli, sila pa rin ang nanakawan ng kinabukasan. Napoles must remain in jail because that is where she belongs.” David ended.
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KAMAKAILAN, ginamit ni Sara Duterte ang salitang “tambaloslos” upang isalarawan niya ang mga pulitikong hindi niya kasundo sa bansa. Hindi presidential sa ganang amin ang paggamit ng ganyang salita. Hindi namin ginagamit ang salitang iyan sa Romblon, ang aming lalawigan. Pinulot ko ang post ni Ba Ipe upang maintindihan ang katagang iyon. Pakibasa:
From a high school batchmate: “Tambaloslos means naughty, haughty and hyperactive. You always have it with you: punishment and aching wounds! Tambal goes together with, as in “katambal;” “los” is short for hambalos or punishment and the second “los” is “galos” or wounds.”

Another netizen said: “Tambaloslos is someone who is good for nothing.”

A netizen friend said that word is a Visayan word for a “super large penis,” but it also refers to a person, who is considered “worthless.”

A seemingly angry netizen said: “You’re a pr*ck” in Bisaya “Tambaloslos ka”
A netizen, who claimed to be an Ilocano, digressed from the issue, saying “salawasaw” is one who “habitually utter, or speak foul words.” It is the same as “bastos” in Tagalog.

Two Ilonggo netizens likewise digressed to offer the equivalent words in Hiligaynon. A netizen said Ilonggos tag a worthless person as “sariwa-ol,” while another netizen said hyperactivity is “palakan,” which is derived from word “palak,” or unreasonable activity.

Other netizens had varying explanation of the “tambaloslos.” A netizen said: “Tambaloslos is a supernatural being who when you are walking alone in the wilderness makes you lose your way and then try to eat you. It will first peel itself beginning from his lips all the way down until its skin is inside out. Such scary sight will surely make you lose your mind and that’s when he starts to eat you.”

He continued: “The antidote to that sir if you can remember first before he eats you is by turning your clothes inside out fast before he does with his skin. And don’t turn your clothes inside out again until you find your way home or your intended destination.”

Another netizen said: “Tambaloslos in Bicol folklore is a mythical creature whose main characteristic is a wide mouth that stretches from ear to ear and very thick lips that measures 2-3 inches (yes, somebody must have been crazy enough to measure with a ruler just to be exact).”

This supernatural being could be called “sarawayon” in Bicolano, another netizen said in a rejoinder. Or it could be likened to a “kapre” in Tagalog folklore, another netizen chimed in.

Another explanation by a netizen: Tambaloslos, in some sense, can be understood generally as “bayag mo, (your testicle).”

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