Marlen V. Ronquillo
THE Times requires its op-ed pieces to be submitted two days before publication. So, I typed and e-mailed this piece Monday morning, with the meat and beef of the SONA – and the accompanying fashion spectacle – still to be completely processed. But to the observant eye, there was one ominous thing about the SONA preparation – the sea of red banners that were aflutter along the Elliptical Road in Quezon City.