Ok so arrogance isn’t a color. Nevertheless it befits Revillame. Last Monday, when the remains of former President Cory Aquino were being brought from La Salle Greenhills to the Manila Cathedral, Revillame complained loudly on live TV why the procession was being televised –albeit in smaller frames– alongside his show. He demanded that the frames be removed which the network did. But that insulted the sensibilities of the Filipinos who were outraged at such disrespect.

Many said that Revillame should have let his program go off the air instead in deference to the most beloved Philippine leader. Still others opined that the least Revillame could have done was complain off air.

But that’s what arrogance does. It makes you speak your mind no matter who’s listening. It makes you think that you’re much higher than anybody else, including the person who was responsible in restoring the very network that hires Revillame.

In his weak apology published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Revillame said that his request to stop the inserted video was really "a sign of love and respect for Tita Cory."

Whaaaattttt????!!!!

Go to youtube.com and search for that video segment, you’ll see that Revillame was always saying, "ako," "ako," "ako." It was not about respect to President Aquino. It was about his being distracted. Personally I suspect that Revillame didn’t like the competition as televiewers would certainly be more interested in watching the events surrounding the death of President Aquino.

Yet, this isn’t just about Revillame’s disrespect for a fallen leader. Revillame has always been arrogant. Look at youtube and see how he insults contestants and guests. Perhaps he feels that he’s a demi-god who can do anything in his show. Search philiblogs.com for "Willie Revillame" and read my blogs about him and the insensitivity of ABS-CBN for the Filipino in continuing to air Wowowee.

Perhaps now ABS-CBN will step out of its character of being greedy and finally put a stop to this mendicancy-promoting program and it’s obnoxious host, Willie Revillame.

Thus, it was good judgment on the part of her siblings to have her wake at accessible venues like the de la Salle Greenhills campus and later in the week, the Manila Cathedral.

However, we wish that they would agree on a state funeral. This would certainly bring pride to the nation.

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As usual, in her brief message of condolence, Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo looked insincere. Perhaps her trumpet blowers will attribute this to jet lag or that she was "in transit," or a host of other reasons. The fact is the death of Pres. Aquino removed much of the luster of her hyped-up trip to the U.S. to meet Pres. Barack Obama. But she can’t blame Cory for this. This is God’s way of letting the nation know that the real dead person is Arroyo.

For Cory Aquino lives on in the hearts of the Filipino people.

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GMA didn’t so much as give a hint of an offer to have Pres. Aquino lie in state in Malacañang Palace. According to Sen. Noynoy Aquino, no offer was given and the family didn’t ask for an offer.

Perhaps GMA wants the Filipinos to remember the last president who lay in state in Malacañang Palace.

Who cares? Whatever good Diosdado Macapagal did for the nation, it has been tarnished by the person who now resides in the Palace: his own daughter.

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The two big TV networks are always replaying the speeches of Pres. Aquino, especially her last State of the Nation address (SONA). In that message, Pres. Aquino said goodbye and thank you for the support of the Filipinos. Love for the nation radiated from that speech.

Fast forward to GMA’s last SONA. In that speech there were no goodbyes and it left a bad taste in the mouth because it exuded arrogance.

Is it any wonder then that "Tita Cory" was so loved and "Ate Glo" so despised?