It would be in President Aquino’s best interests and definitely that of the nation, if his advisers could just gag his mouth during this most horrifying episode of our people. They should realize that in the wake of such human suffering as that wrought by super-typhoon Yolanda, communications, and I don’t mean its technological aspect, break down and a distressed people magnify the flubs of those in power.

For instance, I was surprised that a TV report the other night showed an obviously educated, comely woman in devastated Tacloban suppressing her tears to say: “What does the President want to see for him to help us? More dead bodies?”