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Napoles

The hottest issue in the country right now is the surrender of alleged pork barrel queen Janet Napoles. She surrendered to the President on Wednesday night. She was initially brought to the Camp Crame and was transferred last night to the Makati City Jail. She was not placed in one of the cells though. Instead, she was locked up in an air-conditioned room in the compound.

People are complaining about the "special treatment" she's been getting. I think I might need to cut down my Facebook visits today because everyone seems to feel so strongly about it. And I find it annoying.

I agree with what the President has done. It was best for him to allow Napoles to surrender in Malacanang. I also do not find anything wrong in making sure that Napoles is locked up in a secure place. I do not think she is getting any special treatment. People need to understand that she is a high risk and high profile suspect. We should all look at the bigger picture and the end goal here. We cannot nitpick and be critical of each and every move the Palace makes. We all want the same thing - justice and punishment for everyone involved in this fiasco. But how can we even get those things if we do not have Napoles (if the President did not agree to her request to surrender in Malacanang) or if she's dead (if we do not place her in a secure place). Of course, there is no guarantee that she will cooperate or divulge any vital information. But we have to wait and see first. We cannot speculate because that does not really do us any good.

Maybe I'm getting old and the fire in me is slowly dying. But I trust Noynoy on this one and I think he's doing the right things, so far. Yes, we should all be vigilant but we should also exercise restraint in making totally baseless and unnecessary comments.

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