MALACANANG PALACE BLAST

A loud blast rocked Malacanang palace grounds and surrounding areas yesterday.

A renegade group of military officers claimed responsibility for the blast. Further, they claimed that this is a warning to the Arroyo administration. More will come if the President does not step down.

The Presidential Security Group (PSG) claimed that the explosion was caused by paint thinner discarded in a garbage can accidentally set off by a cigarette butt thrown into the can.

Some in Congress claimed that this is a deliberate move by the Arroyo administration to build a foundation for declaring martial law.

The President's top-dog spin doctor says that whether or not this is caused by seditious elements, the act of claiming by the renegade military officers is "unpatriotic".

People have to really be careful about their choice of words. These are "unpatriotic":

• Massive vote-buying and vote-rigging operations
• Cover-up of congressional investigations of vote-buying and vote-rigging
• Using government funds for vote-buying and vote-rigging
• Cover-up of congressional investigations of use of government funds for vote-buying and vote-rigging
• (This post is too short to list all the unpatriotic acts inflicted on the hapless Filipino mass)