[PANFILO] LACSON wants to head the Senate blue-ribbon committee.
“I want to advance my advocacy of accountability among public officials. If only for it, I want to chair the blue-ribbon committee. But I won’t beg for it nor exchange my vote to get that committee,” he said, referring to his vote for Senate president.
Since majority of the Senate is now GO [Genuine Opposition] and they are serious about their anti-corruption drive and putting corrupt public officials in jail, will they prosecute Erap? Or will they go only for administration candidates and their allies?
June 11th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Well, unfortunately, Clipmaster, that is how democracy works. Now, should that stop you from voting the right person? Absolutely not. Those we think that are deserving of our votes lose over those that make unfulfilled promises. It is our duty to remind these people of their promises and deliver. If we stop reminding them, pushing them to deliver their promises, then, I agree, we are the biggest loser.
June 11th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
Dr. Henry 4
Lacson is not a politician and he indeed hates politics but it does not follow that he has bad motives. He has to withdraw his support from Erap during EDSA 2 because he thought that is the right thing to do at that time. Because he is a military man turned into politician does not follow that he cannot be a responsible Filipino. He has filed a lot of bills, a hardworking senator, no nonsense when he views his ideas. Contrary to your claim, he is not a good orator. In fact, he can be boring at times but I think what makes him different is because he speaks with all candidness and is not afraid to unveil his soul to the public. You cannot fight corruption from where you sit, Dr. Henry 4. The fact that Lacson does is a great relief for me. He once got into trouble because he tried to fight it within the military. He knows what he is talking about.
I do not think the likes of Cayetano, Escudero and Lacson are holy. They have their own shades of weaknesses. In my eyes, these are overshadowed by their courage to let people know what is wrong with the current system. The man walks the talk, that is what is important to me.
June 11th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Clipmaster
Your comments are somewhat defeatist. I am never ‘kawawa’ nor ‘magtitiis sa mga politicong manloloko’. This is the reason I say what I want to say. I do not want them to think that they can continue to fool us. There are people around them that are capable of seeing what they are up to. The politicians in our midst have a role to play and it is their responsibility to play that role well. It is our duty, our responsibility as citizens that they are doing their job well.
To OFW in Afghanistan
if we continue to elect people like we have now in government then
ANG KAWAWA, TAYONG TAONG BAYAN….. HANGGANG KAILAN TAYO MAGTITIIS SA MGA POLITICONG MANGLOLOKO…..
they will promise the electorate heaven here on earth…
they make you believe that after their term, that your life will be more better….
promises, promises, promises, that is all they are good at…..
you, me and a few others may decern their true intentions are, kaso nananalo pa rin ang mga damuho….
marami pa rin naloloko… tiis na lang tayo…. yan ang rule of majority….
June 9th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Serve the people
I do not think that we are quarelling, we are expressing our views which happened to be different and I like that and we should learn how to encourage multiple views. I support your idea of leaving the prosecution of Erap in the Courts and they have to do this fast.
Bert and Gerry
Bert, I feel sad that you do not seem to be bothered by corruption in your midst. As if, it is just the way life should be. If this is how all Filipinos would think, then, it is the end of the line for all of us. Thanks, Gerry for showing us how endemic this problem of graft and corruption is happening in our society. The proportion has never been before this high. What does this tell us about the leadership?
Bert, how can you say that everybody, all Filipinos are corrupt… and we should accept this fact? I cannot for the life of me, understand your argument. You do not even know me and all others around you who are trying hard to fight graft and corruption. Despite how difficult it is. Let me tell you, how I fight it in my own small ways. I go to the government office to get my cedula at 8:00 am. No one is there to attend to me. I wait 5 minutes, 15 minutes and nada! I asked in my own sweetest ways the person inside why they are not entertaining people who want to get their cedula. The response: the person responsible has not arrived yet. I asked why, it is past 8:00 am, as a government employee they should report to work on time. The person says, he would be coming. These are incidents, that I do not let pass by. I tell all people, all those in line and those inside the office that government employees have the responsibility to come on time because we pay for their salaries. The government deducts almost 30% of my salary for taxes and the amount is no joke. I deserve to be served in the most efficient and effective means possible.
It is sad, in most cases no one dares to speak. I do. No one seems to be angered by the brazenness of it all. I am.. very angry, in fact. Lacson dares to speak and people who wants to tolerate graft and corruption are not happy with that.
Bert, I do hope that one day, all this graft and corruption will also anger you and not just accept it as it is!
June 8th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
To OFW in Afghanistan
I’m not pro-Arroyo and I’m not demolishing Lacson. I based my views on what he has acted since Erap’s tenure. First, he said he was not a politician, he hated politics then look at where is he now. Second, his moves are so discreet that not everybody, especially like you, would have noticed what his real motives are. His aim is the presidency since Erap was ejected (remember that he too withdrew his support of Erap at the height of EDSA 2) no matter what or how it takes. That’s dangerous especially with him who was not only a former military man in the hands of Marcos but now a politician. As a Senator, yes he has filed a lot of bills that concern national interests but remember any of them came into law? He may be a good orator in front of the press (one reason he is loved by them) but not enough to convince his colleagues in the Senate. Legislation must be his prime duty, not press conferences, not inquiries in aid-of-legislation (a.k.a in-aid-of-campaign), not prosecution. Is he really fighting corruption for Filipinos, or for his own media mileage? If he is really true fighting graft then he should start with the PNP. No, not with “kotong� cops, nor with carnapped cars that were used personally by policeman, these are too superficial (barya-barya lang yan). Start with the purchasing of uniforms, guns, hand cuffs, office supplies, etc. which run as high as Php 5 Million in kickbacks (I may be conservative of the amount). When did these issues come into news? Hidden from our eyes but he knows that being a former PNP chief.
You see, the problem with Filipinos is that they base their stance and position only on what appear in media and on what politicians say, not on how they act and react and good research on the background. Mind you, Mike Arroyo is not the only corrupt personality in front of you. Lacson, Cayetano and Escudero are among the others who are just hiding behind this big guy. Yes, they may have exposed a little bit of Mike’s corruption but, my gosh, that doesn’t make them holy and righteous. I do not know them personally but the way they acted (especially taking sides with Erap for financial support), I couldn’t trust them with my vote. No matter how they hide it, their garbage stinks.