"Matalino Man ang Matsing..." (The Monkey May Be Wise...")

There is an old Tagalog saying that goes like this: "Matalino man ang matsing, napaglalalangan din." Roughly translated, "The monkey may be wise, but it can also be deceived." Considering monkeys' biological affinity with human beings, the saying is also relevant to our daily existence. As we start this day, we ought to be watchful of deceitful persons who maliciously aim to make monkeys out of us.

A monkey inside a cage at a zoo in Bohol province.