Pathologically, 'noy

CASE STUDY 1. “Medyo ang liit naman yata. If the report that three out of three million is true, how can we say there is an epidemic—that there is a high probability you will get into trouble or that you can say there is a chance you will fall victim to the racket?”

Thus spake BS Aquino III on the tanim-bala phenomenon at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Furthered the BS: “Like out of 10 (people) who will go to the airport, how many will be victimized? For every 10—two, three? That is not what happened. It was sensationalized and there were those who benefited to sensationalize it.” Veritably channeling his ka-utak Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, much earlier saying: "It appears that the cases have been blown out of proportion.” As he cited that the actual number of cases is only about 0.008 percent of the total number of passengers leaving the country every year. 

CASE STUDY 2. "So tanong ko lang nga sa Kongreso, sabi ko: 'Malaki ang pressure sa inyo. Talagang 'pogi bill' 'yan'… Ayokong sabihin sa inyo 'babawasan ko ang buwis niyo' tapos baka naman 'yung sumunod...Tapos 'di ba 'yung susunod sa akin magsabi: 'Wala tayong magagawa kailangan kong taasan ang buwis niyo.' Mumurahin naman ako 'non. O baka naman maalala pa ng taongbayan na ako ang magmungkahi na bawasan na alam ko naman dadagdagan. Ayoko naman masabi 'yon,''

Gibberish goes the BS on the firmness of his opposition to an adjustment or reduction of the income tax rates.

Asserted he: ''Siyempre eleksyon, pulitiko, lahat ng mga nagbabagang mga headlines nakakatulong sa kampanya...Is that a responsible action?”

CASE STUDY 3. "Filipinos leave the Philippines and work abroad because they want it, not because they have no opportunities in their country."

Declared the BS during his state visit to South Korea.

CASE STUDY 4. "Pero palagay ko, wala naman sigurong magmumungkahi na huwag na nating tignan dahil trabaho ng Customs 'yung pangalagaan yung inaangkat dito sa ating bansa."

Concurred the BS with the Bureau of Customs’ rifling through balikbayan boxes.

Explained the BS: "Ang pangunahing layunin nito ay makatulong doon sa kampanya natin laban sa mga ilegal na droga.” And to strengthen the government’s drive against smuggling, noting that he has received reports that even firearms, ammunition and dismantled motorcycle parts are being smuggled into the country through the OFWs’ blood-sweat-tears-invested kahon ng mga pangarap for their families.

CASE STUDY 5. “Sa pagwalang bahalang ito, parang ginarantiyahang masisira ang train. Hindi po ba maski sinong kumpanya dapat sinisigurong masusulit ang kanilang investment pero hinayaan lang nilang lumala nang lumala ang sitwasyon hanggang umabot sa puntong ipinasa na sa atin ng ura-urada ang pagsasaayos ng MRT.”

Responding to calls that he apologized during his SONA for the sorry state of  Metro Manila’s mass public transport system, the BS instead laid the blame squarely on the Metro Rail Transit Corp.

Justifying: “Nang aayusin na natin, at inaayos na natin bigla naman silang humirit. Sila na naman daw ulit pero ang mungkahi nilang pagsasayos, ‘di hamak na mas mahal kesa sa ating plano. Syempre katumbas nito dagdag na gastos at perwisyo sa taumbayan.”

CASE STUDY 6. “May mga nagsasabi nga po na may blinders daw ako para sa taong matagal na nating kasama sa daang matuwid. Ako, mulat sa maganda pero batid din natin ang mga hindi maganda.”

Riposted the BS to critical calls for him to fire deadwoods in his administration, read: Abad, Abaya, Alcala, Paje, Soliman. Turning the tables on the critics: “Ako ba ang may blinders o itong mga pangit lang ang nakikita?”

CASE STUDY 7. “Makatuwiran po bang pagbitiwin sa puwesto si General Purisima na namumuno sa mga pulis na ginagawa nang mahusay ang kanilang trabaho?”

So the BS spurned calls demanding the resignation of the PNP chief over the  involvement of the police in high-profile crimes highlighted by the daring P2-million robbery-abduction on EDSA perpetrated by 10 cops in Sept. 2014.

CS 7.1. “Hindi po natin kilala ang taong ito bilang maluho o matakaw.”

So went the BS’ defense of Purisima after he was haled to the Ombudsman on graft and plunder charges rising out of the overvalued White House renovation and his undervalued property in Nueva Ecija.

CS 7.2. “Wala naman akong minamasama doon dahil parang iyon ang normal na naging flow for quite a number of years — mula 2012 yata, kung hindi ako nagkakamali, ‘yung mga — involved si Alan Purisima dito sa paghahabol ng mga high value targets.”

So the BS said, finding nothing wrong in having the suspended Purisima on top of the Mamasapano operations

CS 7.3. “Nagsinungaling ba? Baka masyadong mabigat namang sabihin kung nagsinungaling. Pero baka naman ‘yung information nagkaroon ng konting wishful thinking on his part.”

So continued the BS’ defense of Purisima accused of having fed him the incorrect information on the Mamasapano operations, subsequently finding a scapegoat in 

Special Action Force chief Director Getulio Napeñas Jr.

CS 7.4.  “If ever I [was at] fault here, it was [because I trusted] these people. Why did I fail to detect that they were misleading me?”

More rationalizing than regretful went the BS, ultimately, when his beloved Purisima could not convincingly extricate himself from blame in the massacre of the SAF 44.

CASE STUDY 8. "Namatay rin ang tatay ko, alam ko pakiramdam niyo kaya patas na rin tayo ngayon."

The BS’ weird way of empathizing with the families of the SAF 44.

CASE STUDY 9. Eh buhay ka pa naman, di ba?

The BS’ rebuff of a businessman in Yolanda-devastated Tacloban complaining that looters shot at him.

CASE STUDIES 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17…ad nauseam. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is to blame, thus: “There is a problem, but it's a problem that should have less problems attached to it if certain things were done before we took over.”

And at the recent APEC Summit: “When one thinks about it, it is quite sad. If 10 years ago my predecessor had done what we’re doing now, I can only imagine where the Philippines would be.”

DIAGNOSIS 1. Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

“The narcissist lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others,” according to the American Psychiatric Association.

"Narcissists do not consider the pain they inflict on others; nor do they give any credence to others' perceptions," says Dr. Les Carter in the book Enough of You, Let's Talk About Me (p. 9). "They simply do not care about thoughts and feelings that conflict with their own."

Cautioned the Doc: Do not expect them to listen, validate, understand, or support you.

DIAGNOSIS 2. Schizoid Personality Disorder.

“A defining feature of individuals with SPD is a preference for solitary activities and isolation, reflected by a pattern of detachment and withdrawal, and an indifference to social relationships. This preference is not due to anxiety about being in social situations or paranoia but rather stems from an inner emptiness and apathy towards social situations. They generally lack strong emotional experiences and display a restricted range of emotion. In addition to their own lack of emotionality, they also lack an awareness of other people’s feelings and struggle to empathize…”

FINDING. Whichever, plainly pathologically ‘noy.