On the much talked about Karen Davila interview with incoming Secretary of Finance Benjamin Diokno, retired broadcaster Jay Sonza can’t help but take this as an opportunity to remind aspiring broadcasters, TV host and news readers the importance of due diligence before opening their mouths, especially in front of the TV camera.
Sonza opened the sermon of sorts that in the Karen Davila interview with incoming Finance Secretary of the Marcos administration is the prime example when you can catch a TV presenter who is stupid, pretending to know it all but in reality, she is just an empty head.
You may now read Jay Sonza’s original FB post below.
Dito mo makikita kung gaano katanga ang isang announcer o program presenter sa telebisyon. Hindi lang boba, kundi nagpapanggap na may alam, samantalang, wala namang alam.
Moral of the stolry:
Mag-aral, manaliksik munang mabuti bago magbukas ng bunganga o bibig. Otherwise, the whole world will find out that you are as stupid as hell.
Meanwhile, a certain Angel Abella posted the transcript of the Karen Davila interview with Benjamin Diokno plus her side comments, which radio host Mark Lopez shared in his wall.
Karen Davila said: “I will make it simple, “Walang pera ang gobyerno! So you will be facing a lot of challenges as the new Finance Secretary of the incoming Marcos administration. So what is the plan?”
This was her premise when she shot her first question to Ben Diokno, anticipating that the former BSP Governor will make a litany of the failures of the outgoing Duterte administration.
But lo, and behold, her jaw almost drop when the finance genius answered:
– I had the benefit of having served the government for more than 30 years, and I have seen all kinds of crisis. I’ve seen worst of our economy, but we are in a better position now. Prior to the Duterte administration, we were heavily indebted, and had a hard time arguing with the IMF. Before, our foreign reserves will last for only 2-months atleast. But with the Duterte admin, we have at least 9-months worth of import reserves;
– Currently, we do not have a problem with paying our debts which is mostly domestic than foreign, and we are a net contributor to the IMF;
– The Duterte admin has the best tax structure than the previous admin that can help the Marcos leadership; –
– The Duterte administration is the golden years of infrastructure for our country due to the Build, Build, Build program where the government spent from 5 to 6% of the GDP, and gave us better airports, and better seaports that boost our international trading. It created jobs, high quality jobs, and expands the capacity to gain economic growth. This is unlike the previous administrations where the Philippines was branded as the poorest in infrastructure in Asia because they only spent less than 2% for infrastructure;
– Now we have the Public Service Act that is a 90-year program, allowing 100% foreign investments for big ticket projects like telcos, airports, subways and other similar projects;
– We have a standing 80 plus programs from the current administration that will be continued by the Marcos leadership.
– We have a goal of achieving a 70% digitalization of all transactions, and the like.
Finally, Ben Diokno said, that we have plans for the economic future of the country, and we will be ready.
And then suddenly, Karen Davila lost her glow, and showed her true face.
I am just confused, why Karen and her kind, like that woman hosting the Mangahas Interview, are so eager to see the government fail.
Are they not Filipinos?
Don’t they live here?
Reaction?
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yes a lot of them are being blinded by their own understandings, they only wanted to show that they can pinned down+ unstabilized the administrations coz it was not theirs, maybe Ms Davila was among those indoctrinated to be against the government/ Administratios.
well ….minsan mahirap ang sobra sa bilib sasarili….
Magkakaroon na nang lesson sa buhay yan nang pagiingat bago bumusa ang bunganga. Akala nya ay tanga ang kausap nya. Short sighted ang mga hinayupak na kaisipan ng mga kalaban sa pagunlad kaya napapahiya.
This might sound to be out-of-sync. But, perhaps we should also disabuse ourselves from our supposition that just because someone already speaks very good English and very eloquent talking in public, means that they are very intelligent and could never be had by her guests nor the viewing public, eg, Karen Davila. Perhaps, we should also blame private schools known to be focusing more on English speaking, other than other subject matters, believing intelligence goes with it. But sad to say, it cuts both ways. Let us exemplify Jay Sonza’s assessment of Karen Davila’s intelligence.
Kupal ka Karen Davila. supalpal ka tuloy!!!
We know how stupid she was but still she wants to be laugh at and be berated..I think she should be outcast in mainstream media.she might influence new newscaster and immitate her actions.She may fool a lot of people..
Prang gusto ata mag hirap ang Govt ng husto dito mo mkikita n bias tlga sila instead n tumulong sa incoming adminstration lging negative di b niya naisip n pag fail ang GOVT sino rin mhihirapan di lhat ng Pilipino, minsan tuloy iisipin mo n prang di mga Pinoy itong mga ito dhil puro sa negative side, sila sumisira sa ating GOVT PURO SILA NEGATIVE.
Karamihan sa ating mga journalist daw puru kayabangan ang sinasabi at very proud Silang May nasasabi kahit walang tunay na saysay at lihis sa tutuong katotohanan ang sinasabi. Sana maging positive sila para may ma inspire sa mga makikinig or manonood!