Mayor Asshole Rules The Golf Course.

Everyone and their mother has blogged about Mayor Nasser Pangandaman Jr., Mayor of Masiu City, Lanao Del Sur and his bodyguards kicking the crap out of this old guy and his son on an Antipolo golf course, but I felt the need to add an extra (obnoxious) voice to his chorus of haters.

I hate politics and everything to do with it, but even I had to step up after reading daughter Bambee's blog entry about what happened: http://vicissitude-decidido.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-is-fucked-up.html

They got the shit kicked out of them on a golf course the day after Christmas, for God's sake. What kind of asshole does that? :(

According to Reynz's follow-up, aside from the almighty Mayor and his brother kicking ass, his bodyguards Paysal Abdulaa, Mohammed Hussein, Abdan Pacasuna, Rene Maglaque, and Arnel Astacio also joined in the "fun".

All these men against a 56 year old guy and his 14 year old son?

We only have the dela Paz family's side of the story for now, of course, but unless the kid was hopped up on some serious spider-man juice and his dad was secretly from Krypton, I don't see how the politicians could possibly spin this tale to make a fair fight seem plausible.

Of course, the famed Filipino "we-don't-see-nuthin-oh-god-don't-hurt-us" mentality has also ensured that the golf course staff is shutting up about the entire altercation, and Mayor "Asshole" Pangandaman Jr will probably never see the inside of a prison cell.

I'm hoping this is because he ends up comitting suicide like a good little disgraced politician, but then, I think I'm in the wrong country for that. :(

If you're a Filipino blogger (or anyone who gives a shit about the Philippines), please help spread Bambee's entry. Making noise is probably the only thing people have the power to do, so let's make sure we're good and loud.

Happy Holidays! :|

Related articles of note:
http://www.pinoypress.net/2008/12/28/the-warlord-of-masiu/
(An interesting look at how politicians from Mindanao operate.)
http://www.filipinovoices.com/of-golf-the-internet-and-elites
(A very sane response to the opinion that the crazy middle class bloggers are getting their panties in a twist over nothing.)