CHECK out Philippine Daily Inquirer editor John Nery’s latest post in Current, the joint blog he maintains with Inquirer columnist Manuel Quezon III.
Here’s an excerpt:
Sometimes we can read too much into the “meaning” of a particular vote.
I found Raul Pangalangan’s last column, on the meaning of the Honasan-Trillanes vote, a provocative read. I especially thought this particular passage was right on the money.
By manipulating the various arms of government to harass its enemies and protect its own, the Arroyo government has weakened the rule of law. It has conditioned the people to look to end-results � stop corruption, improve education, expand health care, make housing more accessible � and be indifferent to the means, constitutional or not. It has lowered the bar, so to speak, that the law has placed to guard against extra-constitutional power grabs.
This weakening of the rule of law � “culture of impunity,” anyone? � must be counted as one of the main legacies of the Arroyo administration.
May 31st, 2007 at 7:42 am
Well Gloria is not responsible for such acts that led to disunity in the country except for:
Her administration attempts toward dictatorial rule, the attempts to abridge the democratic freedoms including the freedom of the press, right to free speech and freedom of assembly to name a few, the modification of the Constitution to suit their needs, the effort to resurrect the leftist bogeyman in order to persecute all even those in the political center, the cover-ups of corruption by administration allies, warrantless arrests, the grave issue of modifying election results in the past and up to the present especially in election hotspots like Maguindanao and Lanao… to name a few
May 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
duda ko lang po, hindi siguro si gma ang mjaor na salrin dyan eh, kahit sinong maupo dyan sa malacanyang eh wala rin magagawa kahit nga ata si cory imposibleng hindi naabutan yan ng mga payola papiso piso lang yan pero malaki rin yan at the end of the day…ang tinutukoy ko ay yung mga taong hindi natin naririnig araw araw na nagpapaikot sa buhay buhay nating mga pilipino tulad ng mga gamblig lords, mga may business interest, mga mayor,congressman,governor na may mga interest na piniproteksyonan, kaya saludo ako sa mga nakagraduate na mga presidenteng tulad nila cory na kahit na kino ku de ta na sya eh natapos nya ng flying colors, si tabaco na nakatapos din ng term, si erap na medyo naging garapal kaya hindi nakagraduate si gma…?
talamak na talaga ang sistema dyan sa taas at malalim na ang ugat nyan at self sustaining na ang ka talamakan dyan sa taas kaya kahit anong silip mo ay natatapaln nila ang mga butas na yan na not nessesarily presidente ang may kagagawan kundi ang mga nagpapaikot sa sistema na yan.
parang halus lahat ng bansang umasenso ay dumaan sa proseso ng “civil war” bago nila nakamit ang estadong kinatatayuan nila ngayo di po ba?…sana wag na tayo dumaan sa proseso na iyon at sana maisip natin yon.
May 30th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
opinion lang po, wala po akong masyadong alam sa pagpapalakad ng isang bansa pero sa nakikita ko, ngayon nagaaway away tayo kapwa pilipino para ihalal ang mga taong ito( di naman cguro lahat) pero mas nakakarami, na walang ginawa kundi sakyan ang kahinaan nating mga pilipino tulad nyang nagkakagulo tayo at parang concern lahat ng mga partido sa magiging kahihinatnan ng ating bansa pero wag ka pagkatapos nitong bilangan (kung matatapos) pag nakalimutan na ang lahat ng maaanghang na sinabi sa isa’t isa, matapos makalimutan ng lahat ng mga kababayan natin ang nangyari sa eleksyon na to (na hindi malabong mangyari) eh…maaalala pa ba tayo ng mga binoto natin?…pag nahawakan na nila ang mga “pork barrel” na para kuno sa ikauunlad natin ang bilyong-bilyon na “pork barrel” na yan
eh…maaalala pa ba nila ang mga plataporma na mga pinagsasasabi ng mga ibinoto natin?.NAGTATANONG LANG PO
meron din po sana akong suggestio, sana po ang senatorial race ay gawing regional. BAKI? sa aking pananaw lang po… para mabilang sila sa lokal at madaling ma contain ang mga bilang tulad ng gubernatorial at cngressional at matututukan ng comelec,namfrel at ppcrv ang bilangan, bali magpapadala lang ng reprsentative sa bawat region, bale ang bilangan ay regional na sa isang lugar na pabor ang lahat ng partido. kasi magulo ang paglipat lipat ng mga balot eh.
tanong po ulit? magpapakihirap ba ang mga candidato na mga yan at maglulustay ng milyon para sa pangangampanya kung aasa lang sila sa sahod ng isang senador o isang congressman at walang pork barrel?at tunay na serbisyo lang ang ibabalik sa mamamayan?
May 30th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Quote:
Fr: Salina.
Kaya tayo ng kawatakwatak ng dahil we let Gloria Arroyo, To do that.
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Salina,
I totally DISAGREE with you. we got divided not because GMA is responsible for such act. its entirely because, (though, it’s sad to say) like 70% of filipinos allowed themselves to be USED and manipulated by SOME POLITICIANS. (wow.. that means only about 30% are using their brains when it comes to politics. and im sure, politicians belong to that 30% :D.)
agree or not, the reason in why we are divided is mainly of our “OPINIONS” and “BELIEF”.
sasabihin ng iba: “mali paniniwala mo pre, ganto kasi yan.”
syempre, ung kabila naman: “ay hindi.. mali ka jan.. kasi ganto un…”
see what i mean? wla kasing nag iisip ng para sa nakararami.
dapat isingit ang tanong na to sa argumento ng bawat isa sa atin:
“hhmmm kung d applicable ang opinion mo sa akin, sa nakararami kaya?”
i would like to end my posting with this argument:
“Juan, wag tatamad tamad,
dagdagan ang sipag,
nang ikaw ay umunlad.”
May 30th, 2007 at 8:37 am
drhenry
Indeed Raul Pangalangan’s choice of words was “intelligently� poet but not “intelligently� right.
First, he has already the accusation of the political killings as being the method of Arroyo to silence her critics. In fact, the victims were not actually directly critical of Arroyo but the immediate officials in their localities, maybe on one hand, being supportive of Arroyo. Then the real criminals are running off the way leaving Arroyo as the sacrificial lamb. One can notice also Pangalangan’s position also of Arroyo grabing the power by extra-constitutional means of “People power 2�. If he would remember the events, Erap left the Malacañan Palace, a sign that he had resign. Everybody saw how JV Ejercito cried while they were riding the boat at Pasig River. Then since Erap had resigned, the next constitutional person who will lead was the Vice-President, at that time was Arroyo. I don’t see power grab at that scene, compared the attitude of the opposition last 2005, at the height of “Hello Garci� scandal, when they (Estradas, Pimentel, Escudero, Cayetano, Lacson, etc.) would demand for the resignation of both Arroyo and De Castro while the “evidence� they were having points only to Arroyo, talking to Garcilliano.
John Nery’s term “culture of impunity� had been in the country since time in memorial. Look at Estrada, accused (and clearly guilty, without the technicalities his lawyers are raising in the hearing) of the highest nations’ economic sabotage (and let me enumerate some, jueteng, kickbacks from government projects, kickbacks from GSIS & SSS payment of PCIB stocks to comply merger with Equitable leading to Velarde account, stock manipulation with BW shares of Dante Tan) still enjoying the popularity and the benefits of his wealth from corruption, is this Arroyo’s legacy? Clearly, it is the Filipinos legacy. The Filipinos, in 1998 elections, put Erap to Presidency. And every eye saw what happened, only the events did not sink into the brains. Poor in history recall.
In this note, I would like to quote Enrile’s words,
“Our leaders are more preoccupied appearing more popular and democratic without doing the reforms that are needed first in the economy and later on in the political life of the country.�
Filipinos would bank on what is “popular� equating it erroneously with what is “right� and would rather emphasize on “democracy� to liberally criticize who is in power rather than pushing on “discipline� to pursue reforms, in individual life and as a nation.
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Salina
How can you say that Erap, Resign when he didn’t sign any piece of papers.
You were saying all those scam throw at Erap, That is already been proven that he’s not guilty. The only reason Gloria Arroyo, Don’t want to let him out from jail because she’s afraid of him. She’s afraid of Erap, Re-claim he’s Presidentcy!
If she’s not guilty of any wrong doing she don’t have nothing to be afraid. But truth of the matter is she’s guilty as hell. Dapat sa kanya sa kulonga. Not in Malacanyang Palace.