It was perhaps the thinking of Antonio Trillanes III that the 11 million voters who backed his senatorial bid last May, or even half of it, would support his cause to overthrow the duly constituted government last Thursday.

With only renegade Gen. Danilo Lim from the Armed Forces openly on his side, Trillanes dared the stability of the Arroyo government counting on the support of the ailing former Vice Pres. Teofisto Guingona and the civil society groups which opted to stay at the sidelines during the Makati standoff.

The half-hazard mutiny should serve a lesson for the government to use the full force of the law against military adventurists and fascist ideologues like Trillanes and his gang.

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As sure as the sun rises tomorrow, opposition figures will challenge before the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Palace order imposing curfew last Thursday night to the early Friday morning in some parts of Metro Manila including Makati City.

The curfew was lifted last Friday making the issue moot and academic.

We are of the considered opinion that the High Tribunal may not refuse to address the constitutionality issue of the curfew invoking its symbolic function under the power of judicial review to determine whether or not there is a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in all branches, instrumentalities and agencies of the government including the Office of the President.

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On the lighter side, Boholano boxing aficionados will be glued to their television sets again today as two top boxers from the province today will show their wares once again at the Araneta Coliseum.

Of course, Mayor Lim, Tagbilaran City's no. 1 boxing patron, will be at the ring side to watch Rey Bautista and AJ Banal fight for honor and glory once more. The city mayor was instrumental in forming a consortium among Manila-based boxing promoters in order to come up with the fight Bautista takes on Mexican Antonio "Barrio" Meza for the WBO Intercontinental Bantamweight championship while AJ 'Bazooka' Banal and Mexican Jovanny Soto slugs it off for the WBO Asia Pacific Youth superflyweight duel the boxing event, dubbed as "Payback: Resbak para sa mga Kababayan will feature a sexy lady ring announer,Amy Hayes.

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The mass oath-taking of newly-elected SK and barangay officials in the city last Friday at JJ's Seafood Village saw the two main protagonists in the 2004 city mayoralty elections in the best of everything.

In her farewell speech as city Liga ng Mga Barangay president, Betty Torralba, had all the kind words for City Mayor Dan Neri Lim, her mayoralty opponent in 2004. Lim also returned the compliment and even hinted at appointing Torralba as her new consultant on barangay affairs. The city mayor also announced of getting two former punong barangays, Segundina Botero of Ubujan and Yuso Claro of Manga to the city hall.

Their kind gestures last Friday typify the maxim that all's well that ends well.

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During the affair last Friday, Glorivic Yap-dela Serna of Poblacion II also took her oath before Mayor Lim as the acting Liga ng mga Barangay president while the new set of punong barangays in the city are yet to elect their new president on Dec. 11.

Not a few were also mesmerized seeing dela Serna taking her oath before the city mayor despite the verbal tussles they had in the past.

Meanwhile, Faro Cabalit of Taloto emerged as the strongest contender to replace Torralba in the city council. Reports said ten out of 15 punong barangays in the city already sealed their support for Cabalit. The ten punong barangays are all identified with the camp of Mayor Lim.

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