In my column today, I tried my hand at reading public opinion on graft and corruption under GMA — and why more people haven’t taken to the streets. (I actually did the reading last Thursday, before the Rotary Club of Manila, on the same day as the Trillanes caper.)
I sifted through the findings of three surveys, but essentially the attempt is a meditation on the latest (October 2007) Pulse Asia poll. These findings, in particular:
(Please click on the images to enlarge them.)
The conclusion I reached (and of course I am aware I could have gotten things fundamentally wrong) suggests that Ping Lacson’s latest attempt to disclose another corruption scandal still won’t force people out into the streets.
The lesson for regime-changers: Corruption scandals do not prematurely bring down an administration, but proof of something else entirely — brazen fraud, gross impunity, lewd dancing in the halls of the Senate.
This also suggests that suspending the high-profile Senate hearings on the ZTE case, where revelations not only of corruption but of obvious duplicity or gross arrogance were a real possibility, was a strategic mistake on the part of the opposition.
What do you think? More to the point, what kind of brazenness, similar to the “na-onse tayo” vote on the second Velarde envelope, would set the streets on fire?
December 6th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
salina
TAMA SI CLIPHANGER.
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ako ba tinutukoy mo……………..
December 6th, 2007 at 3:46 am
MC_90
dalawa ang kulang sa opposition:
OJECTIVITY at CREDIBILITY
OBJECTIVITY: Ano ang dahilan kung bakit nila pinapabagsak ang presidente?
1. Para sa sarili nilang interes
2. Dahil galit sila sa presidente
3. Dahil gusto nila na sila naman ang uupo sa trono..at ng sa gayon sila naman ang may kapangyarihan.
4. Definitely hindi dahil naghihirap ang pilipino
5. at definitely hindi dahil gusto nilang makatulong sa pilipinas at sa pilipino.
6. Gumagawa ng gulo ang opposition para bumagsak ang econmy…tapos isisi agad nila sa administration (lame)
Walang nakikitang OBJECTIVITY ang majority ng mamayang pilipino para supportahan sila
CREDIBILITY
Walang credibilidad ang taga opposition…bakit?
1. Nandaya daw angp residente, SINO BA ANG HINDI NANDADAYA SA ELECTION SA PILIPINAS? PATI SILA MANDARAYA
2. Magnanakaw daw ang presidente…SINO BA ANG D MAGNANAKAW NA POLITIKO NG PILIPINAS? PAREHO LANG SILANG MAGNANAKAW..MAS MALALA PA SILA
3. Kurakot daw ang administration ni GMA…EH SINO BANG ADMINISTRATION ANG HINDI KURAKOT? SUMAHIN NATIN MULA NUNG PANAHON NI AGUINALDO..SINO ANG ADMINISTRATION NA HINDI KURAKOT? PALAGAY KO YUNG KAY MAGSAYSAY LANG KASI NAMATAY SYA AGAD
4. Marami daw pinatay na militante sa administration ni GMA…EH SYMPRE KAHIT NA NPA ANG PUMATAY DUN SA MGA KADRE NILA…SASABIHIN PA DIN NG OPPOSITION NA MILITAR ANG PUMATAY para lang siraan ang administration
AT PINAKAIMPORTANTE SA LAHAT…ANG MGA NAGRARALY…AT GUSTO PABAGSAKIN ANG ADMINISTRATION….PURO MGA NASA MANILA LANG…PURO MGA GANID NA ….WALA NG IBANG GAWIN KUNDI ANG MANGGULO!!!!
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TAMA SI CLIPHANGER. BECAUSE HIS STILL HANGING UNDER DE SAYA OF PANDAK. HE IS ALSO RIGHT WHEN HE SAID THAT GLORIA ARROYO, IS DA BEST ON ROBBING THE GOV’T. COFFER,. TAKA KA!!!
December 6th, 2007 at 1:03 am
UPDATE) Arroyo won’t fly to Kuwait
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she won’t fly to kuwait. Because she’s afraid doon siya mamatay.waaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
December 6th, 2007 at 12:17 am
When Manny/John:
“Say whats demoracy look like”
I’ll say, Democracy what democracy are you talking about. There is no such thing in the Philippines.
I was right on saying that. Because of what’s happening in the Philippines. Worst then MARTIAL LAW.
December 6th, 2007 at 12:13 am
Leo of Riyadh
Kabayan, sang ayon ako sa suggestion mo, FR. JOAQUIN BERNAS for President ng Transition Government.
Totoo nga na nagulo ang mga demonyo at swapang o mapagsamantalang politico nong nanalo si Among ED.
Sana meron mag umpisa para sa signature campaign para mapapayag natin si FR. JOAQUIN na maging presidente.