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 10th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Salina
The Emir of Kuwait has just spared the life of Ranario through the iintercession of PGMA. Did you know if Chiz, Legarda or Thrilla have done anything to save the life of an OFW?
December 10th, 2007 at 7:17 am
salina
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.
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(UPDATE) hindi siya lumipad, sumakay siya ng airplane to kuwait………..
sino ang sinungaling…………
sino ang tunay na biliw………..
December 9th, 2007 at 5:51 am
There is lots of people were saying who will replace her. My goodness! Marami. They make it sound like there is no other option to replace the corrupt Gloria Arrovo.
As we all know she’s not going to step down in 2010. They were saying that when the time comes near 2010 she’s going to declare Martial law. Thats means there is going to be alot of people going to get kill. Because there would be more booming in order for her to declare Martial law.
December 9th, 2007 at 2:44 am
By the way it doesn’t matter how you want to stop the people who’s speaking the truth against the FAKE PRESIDENT GLORIA ARROYO, TRUTH WILL ALWAY COME OUT. AND YOU KNEW IT. IT JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY SUCCEED ON KICKEN HER ASS FROM HER STOLEN POWER.
December 8th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
we have been stricken w/ a disease called people power fatigue. sort of 3rd degree trauma…that it will take maybe a thousand clarissa ocampos for them to be out in the streets….we know this adm. is corrupt, but, the opposition is the same.
To mc_90, clipmaster. bopols, natros…you are correct.
the fear in everyone’s heart….who in the opposition can we trust? they have big problems re credibility too…
Fr. Joaquin Bernas…..i like him too, but, can we convince him? someone asked him about it before, but he turned it down.
Hilario Davide is a good choice too….(to those who say he is corrupt, you are mistaken!) i know some people who are close to him and they say he is honest, simple and very prayerful.
to John…..yes, Belmonte is a good choice too, but, not known nationally, but he is a very good administrator and fiscal manager.
i agree w/ you john, re Davide….
i had a good laugh when you wrote”sana wag dumami lahi nya” ;-))
to clipmaster….better ask her if you are the one being referred to?, wrong spelling naging hanger? ;-))