Procopio Mnemonic

I’m a “Government destabilizer” and all – and this is not a self-appropriated label – but one thing I have to give props to The Government is its propensity towards acronyms and mnemonic devices to remind us about its programs for Governance.  Take Department of Education Sec. Jesli Lapus’ new acronym to remind us all of punctuality:

WATCH: We Are Time Conscious and Honest.

That read WATCAH to me, but let’s just give it to Sec. Lapus to remind us all to wear wristwatches.  Or:

GMA: Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (among other things).

Whatever.

Of course there are those days that I think our Government runs things by way of a slambook…

JAPAN: Just Always Pray At Night… perennial classic.

ITALY: I Trust And Love You… too bad about Jolens.

BALIWAG: Beauty And Love I Will Always Give… the fuck was that?

MALABON: May A Lasting Affair Be Ours Now… I think the motel rows are in nearby Caloocan myself, but there’s no acronym for that.

PARANAQUE: Please Always Remain Adorable, Nice And Quiet Under Ecstasy… there’s something kind of wrong here, since I think the PCP is being sold somewhere else, not here.  Not that I know anything about it.

MARLBORO: Men Always Remember Love Because Of Romance Only… change of cigarette brands in order.

Then there’s my favorite:

SAN MIGUEL
EXPERTLY BREWED
PALE PILSEN
AND BOTTLED BY
SAN MIGUEL
BREWERY
PHILIPPINES
NET CONTENTS: 320mL

Here goes…

Sa
Aming
Nayon

May
Isang
Grupo
Uminom
Eh
Lasingan

Erbi’t
X
Pinaghalo
E
Rinde
Tuluyang
Lasing
Yan

Bawat
Round
Eh
Washing
Eh
Di

Pati
Ako
Lasing
Eh

Putang
Ina
Lasing
Sila
Eh
Ngayon

Ang
Nangyari
Dito

Bawat
Order
Tumba
Tong
Lasing
Eh
Dumapot

Buti
Yelo

So
Ang
Nangyari

May
Isang
Gagong
Uminom
Eh
Lasing

Bawat
Round
Eh
War-freak
Edi
Rambulan
Yan

Pati
Hostess
Inupakan
Lahat
Inupakan
Pati
Pulis
Inupakan
Nahuli
Edi
Selda

Ngayon
Etong
Tangang

Constabularyo (Philippine Martial Law Cop)
Ominom
Nalasing
Takas
Eskapo
Nag
Tuloy
Sauna

320
Masahe
Lang

Corny, but true.