Honor Among Thieves

"Nowadays there's no honor, only drama. Your friend today can be your enemy tomorrow."

I had a meeting with a client last Saturday who happened to be a prominent figure (PF). Towards the end of our meeting, we began talking about people in politics. The discussion actually started with the cost of the 3-floor building they constructed and/or renovated. PF, after doing some calculations, said "O, di pala overpriced ang building ni Binay e", which brought laughter to the whole conference room. His wife (HW) joined in by saying " There should be honor among thieves." "Among Bong, Jinggoy and JPE, Jinggoy is the lesser evil as he admitted (or at least did not deny) that he knew the Napoleses. Unlike the other two who vehemently denied having ties with them." I was amused by her wit but what amused me more was the response from PF.  He simply said "Yeah, there should be honor among thieves.  But they need to eliminate competition."  

PF's words hit me. Coming from a politician himself, there is really some truth to what people are saying - what's happening between the Binays and the Cayetanos is politically motivated. :P