A silent nudge
Friday, December 05, 2025 | 10 Views |
A stranger’s laugh on a bus, the soft rain on a tin roof, a memory you thought you’d mislaid, suddenly everything leans forward, asking to be used.
It is quiet and persistent, this spark. It tugs at the sleeve during work, taps insistently at the ribs at midnight as sleep eludes. We pretend not to notice, but it is patient. It knows we will eventually answer.
More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...