“Hello, Garci! D2 na ba u?” must be the SMS message currently being composed in the minds of the citizens of world’s texting capital. Yes, we’re all wondering: Is Former Comelec Commissioner Virgilio “Hello Garci” Garcillano already here in the Philippines?
It looks like Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez–provincemate of Ate Glue’s patrons, former President Fidel Ramos and House Speaker Jose De Venecia–has lots of things to explain.
Indeed, the “Hello Garci” mobile telenovela isn’t over yet. The current public interest in Garci’s reported return belies the Palace’s pronouncements that the “Hello Garci” issue is already dead.