Jonathan Sison
12 June 2008s

 

Hi Uncle Al,

This is Jonathan, your Cousin Soc Sison’s eldest son. I would just like to comment on and set the record straight regarding your article, “Lawyer poised to sue PAG-ASA over Cosme,” in Sunday Punch, dated May 27, 2008.

“I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them.” — Ezekiel 25:17

I begin by referencing the above Biblical excerpt because I firmly stand by the belief that everyone is held accountable for their actions, whether it happens in this life or the next.

In the instance of the lawyer, he is suffering from the immediate consequences as a result of his nefarious practices. Though I do not wish to go into detail as to the specifics of his ignoble endeavors at this time, know that they exist and perhaps serve as an explanation for his lamentable circumstances.

If the lawyer intends to sue someone, he might as well sue The Almighty himself because it was He who had administered the appropriate punishment for stealing that which did not belong to him in the first place, i.e. the mango orchard.

To reiterate, he possesses no legitimate claim to the fruits nor the land of the orchard and has not invested a single peso for their production. I genuinely believe that losing “his” one-million peso-plus earnings this year is only one of the many Acts of God meant to produce justice out of his abhorrent undertakings.

Furthermore, the lawyer is not morally justified in suing PAG-ASA; in fact, he is only using PAG-ASA as a scapegoat to compensate for his greedy, corrupt, and wicked decision-making which eventually led him to his own demise.

If he had been prepared to harvest before the typhoon struck, then why did he postpone the harvesting till after?

Logically speaking, if one is prepared to harvest before any form of typhoon is set to hit, then by all means, exercise precautionary measures, reduce the risk of loss, and harvest before the turbulent event is set to take place. So why did he postpone? It was because of greed.

A wholesaler offering to buy the mangoes at an increased price per kilo compared to the competition convinced the greedy lawyer to postpone the harvesting until after Cosme.

In effect, it was his decision that inevitably led him to his fate. As such, nobody, especially not PAG-ASA, should be held accountable for his own decision-making.

The lawyer in the story had a chance to harvest before the typhoon but had deliberately and willingly chosen to forego the process until afterwards.

So by default, he inherits the full extent of accountability and by extension the blame for the loss in profit.

To end, I would politely like to request that you revise the original article with more precise information.

If this is not possible, then please take care to ensure that any future articles written on this particular topic are presented in a manner that is free of fallacies and with the most accurate information.

Otherwise, please discontinue the coverage of this issue in exchange for a sounder one.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration and I appreciate your effort to correct these inaccuracies.

Respectfully Yours,

Jonathan Sison

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