Rejoicing in the misfortunes of others

  LOS ANGELES --- What do we call supposedly church-going and deeply religious Catholics who rejoice in the misfortunes of others? 
     Here in the Zamboangueno community in Los Angeles I know several individuals who fit the description above. And all I can do is to watch in awe. What makes them think they are better than the rest of us? Is it because they go to church every Sunday even though they spend Mondays through Friday trying to destroy the lives of others that include their own relatives?
     I know exactly how it feels to be on the receiving end of this vicious and very un-Christian acts. I know because I have several relatives who fit the description above.
    What these people don't realize is that Satan is happily awaiting their arrival in Hell when Judgement Day comes.
    Oh, one more thing. I advise them to bring their abanicos when their time comes for all I know it gets very hot in Hell even during winter time.

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In the next week or so, more than 80,000 Filipinos will be deported to the Philippines by the Malaysian government with Zamboanga City serving as their final destination. 
    In fact, the exodus of these refugees to the City of Flowers have already started and our city, once again, will be in the receiving end of this problem as in the past.
    My questions are: How will the city officials in Zamboanga going to tackle this problem? Have they come up with a contigency plan on how to deal with the expected influx of transients in the city? Did they ask for monetary help from the national government? Does the local government have the political will to handle the arrival of the refugees?
    We've had some really bad experiences in the past in dealing with refugees who come to the city seeking temporary shelter from the decades old civil war in the South.
    In 1974, we witnessed thousands of refugees arriving in the city from Jolo island when the Philippine government launched an all-out war against the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) that led to the burning and looting of Jolo by government troops.
    The Malaysian-government imposed deadline of August 24 in deporting undocumented Filipinos in that country will no doubt trigger a crisis in the city in terms of housing and rendering out government services to these refugees.
     Our city officials---who have proven their inutileness in solving similar problems in the past---know what they need to do when the August 24 comes. 
     And this time we hope they do their job right. 

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