I'm sick and tired of the ZTE brouhaha. I think Juan dela Cruz also is --- probably dead sick and tired! What is funny is that I had been present to some of the NEDA-Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) meetings wherein this controversial project was tackled and believe me, I wish I were not there. Delving into the issue now makes me puke. I've had enough of it in the newspapers, in the office, in school and even in the FX I'm riding to and from office in NEDA. It is practically, "horribly" everywhere.

A few minutes from now, the Senate hearing --- which by the way still makes me perplexed if it could be both a question hour and a legislative inquiry --- to be attended by COMELEC Chairman Benjamin Abalos and former NEDA chief now CHED Chairman Romulo Neri will commence. The papers said they will now bring out the TRUTH.

So what truth? I'd feel better trying to define this for Mr. Abalos and Mr. Neri rather than write about the nitty-gritty of the ZTE deal. The PCIJ is there to give you a dose of it, anyway. 

The wikipedia told me that Truth extends from honesty, good faith and integrity to agreement with fact or reality. There are five theories of truth under the substantive category. As a memory aid, I collectively call them 4Cs + 1P --- correspondence, coherence, constructivist, concensus and pragmatic.

Correspondence = objective reality

Correspondence = empirical information, assertions about practical matters of society

Constructivist     = contingent on human perception, social experience

Concensus        = depends on whatever a group has agreed upon

Pragmatic         = expedient in our way of thinking

So in which theory do you think would the two chairmen base their TRUTH? Harhar.