Brigada Hudikatura

They have one for schools, why not for justice? To clean up the spider webs in court dockets, sweep the dust off case files, vacuum decisions out of judges and clear the jails of unwanted non-criminals.

Mediation has been doing so, fast-tracking compromise agreements between the "presumptive " litigants.

Leni in the Palace

Coconut, i.e.  Leni has more coconut than her predecessor. That edifice was rented at half a million a month! She could spend that amount for satellite offices in the provinces, the incoming VP says.

There will be less outgoing expenses this time.

Federer

Similar to the tennis champ, would federalism be better too? Or best?

Or all the more entrench the local dynasties and their very public private armies?

Freedom of Expletive

Duterte is becoming a bane in the news of television stations with his colorful language.

Will he abolish the MTRCB next?

1+1= 10

This was the answer of one child to his teacher in a foreign film caught on Cinema World. When the teacher asked him why, he replied that his father and mother had 10 children!

Duterte doesn't like that. How to mediate reproduction?

Beyond Turncoatism

That is because a coat has only two sides. Politicians , on the other hand, change "parties" after every national election.

Perhaps, we can just have the administration party and the anti-administration party. The former we can call present, with presents.

Ducking Problems

From B. C. comic strip: "What's your special? The duck. How was the duck prepared? He didn't take it well."

Facing problems is mediation's way.

Angry Birds' Eye

For lack of any other choice, watched The Angry Birds movie on senior citizen pass. It was witty -"Kevin Bacon on eggs"; their version of anger management class and other human endeavors. The pigs' invasion on the island of the birds was reminiscent of similar events in history, too.

It also brought out the best in the Angry Bird. That's sublimation, a weakness turned to something positive. Mediation does that, too.

Concerted Efforts

The open-air concert at MOA this weekend left 5 dead. Another one in west Austria resulted in 3 casualties after a man open fired at the audience after a spat with his girlfriend, as reported by Reuters.

Perhaps concert tickets should have a warning: Dangerous to health.

Mediating Sides

Duterte will have his hands full holding the left and the right-ists in his Cabinet.

Let us see how he mediates.