THE TRIAL of President Estrada is the first case of a former Philippine president being accused, arrested and tried for alleged crimes committed during his regime. Our society has become polarized on this issue, and the impending verdict seems like a brewing storm looming over the horizon.
As it was, the ball fell into the hands of the Sandiganbayan, where a special division was created, to conduct a speedy and impartial trial. And rightfully so, due to the uniqueness and precedence of this case.
The aftermath of EDSA II, the force which catapulted Mrs. Arroyo to power, saw a third force which aimed at reinstating Mr. Estrada. Certain politicians rode the crest of this third force but abandoned it later on. A string of events occurred culminating in the violent dispersal at the gates of Malacañang.
This was the first feather on the political survivor cap of Ms. Arroyo.
The trial of Mr. Estrada on the charges leveled against him is already a part of history. The impending verdict, in my view, is a necessary evil to put a closure to this. It is therefore the duty of both opposition and administration elements in government not to inflame the passions of supporters but to let reason prevail. On this, let history be our judge.
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January 14th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
One sad thing to note though is how come there are still many Erap supporters, loyalists and fans. I can hardly believe this. It only means a lot of us are bankrupt of moral values. A man who admits to have a dozen or so mistresses or women in his life doesn’t deserve to be honored, adminired, followed, adored and much less rewarded of the highest position of the land. There is a saying that “tell me who your friends are and will tell you who you are.” So, whoever is with Erap as friends, supporters, loyalists or followers, we can more or less determine what type of these people are and how ruined are their values.
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You better believe it! Erap is corrupt but not as corrupt as Gloria and her compatriots. Erap is mambababae, and who is not in the circles of these corrupt politicians? Allegations against Estrada’s plunder has never, never, never been proven without stain of dishonesty and wicked misinterpretation of the law. Chavit Singsong said he can’t prove his allegations, he who is a jueteng lord himself. Another is that Erap may not have gone far to Harvard, but he is not a liar like Gloria. He did not cheat when he was elected President. Gloria was alleged to have cheated and has been using unconstitutional executive orders to squash the investigation of herself and Garci. Erap’s friends are common folks star-struck Filipinos, but Gloria’s friends are the scums faking as economists like herself. We are proud Filipinos whose heart, like Estrada, throbs with the masses who are longing to be free of the kurakots and fake government that is now reigning in the Philippines. Gloria has nothing to offer the Philippines except her promises that are bound to be nailed tight because all her cronies are appointed in their positions based on their loyalty to her, not on their qualification to execute intelligently whatever programs she initiated. Take the VAT, still very little is flowing into the coffer of the Philippines. See how she dole out moneys that should have been spent wisely to build the economic infrastructures for the poor, instead she is doling the poor food good for the day as if the poor are hungry dogs. Her economic policies are only meant to benefit those who are already rich. She is artificially increasing the countries easy manipulated economic figures by selling the country’s infrastructure to the foreigners and privatization of government agencies. Walang matitira sa mga batang hindi pa naipapanganak while the rich who are skimming the little dollars that are coming into the country are being spent as fast as they can through their frequent traveling abroad kasama lahat maski yung mga tagapunas ng kanilang mga puwit. Geezzzz…give me a break!
January 9th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Tarsier
It is enough that Erap is convicted. The fact that he was pardoned is proof the case against him was successfully prosecuted. He was proven to be a felon/criminal and a convict. If he disputes and wants to prove he is innocent, his chance was lost when he waived his right to appeal his case, which is tantamount to acceptance of his guilt.
He is now a good example of a big fish caught, tried and convicted. Never mind about his not being made to serve his sentenced. That is another problem to be addressed by any future administration. Anyway, he was already detained for six years, which is impossible to happen during any past administration. What is important is no other past administration was able to prosecute and convict big fishes.
One sad thing to note though is how come there are still many Erap supporters, loyalists and fans. I can hardly believe this. It only means a lot of us are bankrupt of moral values. A man who admits to have a dozen or so mistresses or women in his life doesn’t deserve to be honored, adminired, followed, adored and much less rewarded of the highest position of the land. There is a saying that “tell me who your friends are and will tell you who you are.” So, whoever is with Erap as friends, supporters, loyalists or followers, we can more or less determine what type of these people are and how ruined are their values.
On the other hand, GMA has been demonized as the most corrupt by everybody, yet nobody can present any proof like bank accounts for the money she had stolen. Nobody can also prove she is living an immoral life. She just keep silent doing her job. This is something we should ponder because I don’t see evil in her but in the intentions of those who want to bring her down. There is no other president ever who had performed well in managing the country’s economy.
Unless and until we learn how to choose our leaders, our chances of prosperity and solving the problem of poverty will remain elusive, if not impossible.
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You must be one of the people who help kick President Joseph Estrada, From Malacanyang Palace and install Gloria Arroyo, From her stolen power! HA HA. You people haven’t learn yet. That your evil thing only bring you KARMA! AND MORE KARMA TO COME FOR AS LONG AS THE POWER GRABBER THE ONE IN POWER.
January 8th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Tarsier
It is enough that Erap is convicted. The fact that he was pardoned is proof the case against him was successfully prosecuted. He was proven to be a felon/criminal and a convict. If he disputes and wants to prove he is innocent, his chance was lost when he waived his right to appeal his case, which is tantamount to acceptance of his guilt.
He is now a good example of a big fish caught, tried and convicted. Never mind about his not being made to serve his sentenced. That is another problem to be addressed by any future administration. Anyway, he was already detained for six years, which is impossible to happen during any past administration. What is important is no other past administration was able to prosecute and convict big fishes.
One sad thing to note though is how come there are still many Erap supporters, loyalists and fans. I can hardly believe this. It only means a lot of us are bankrupt of moral values. A man who admits to have a dozen or so mistresses or women in his life doesn’t deserve to be honored, adminired, followed, adored and much less rewarded of the highest position of the land. There is a saying that “tell me who your friends are and will tell you who you are.” So, whoever is with Erap as friends, supporters, loyalists or followers, we can more or less determine what type of these people are and how ruined are their values.
On the other hand, GMA has been demonized as the most corrupt by everybody, yet nobody can present any proof like bank accounts for the money she had stolen. Nobody can also prove she is living an immoral life. She just keep silent doing her job. This is something we should ponder because I don’t see evil in her but in the intentions of those who want to bring her down. There is no other president ever who had performed well in managing the country’s economy.
Unless and until we learn how to choose our leaders, our chances of prosperity and solving the problem of poverty will remain elusive, if not impossible.
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It doesn’t matter what you said. Erap, Is not guilty of any crimes its been proven in court of law; When they create the special court, They create to convict Erap! The convict him on juenting money, Juenting money is not government money but gambling money. After the KANGAROO COURT CONVICT HIM Gloria Arroyo, Pardon him She must be really feeling guilty for all the wrong she has done to him. Gloria Arroyo/cronies knows Erap, Is not guilty therefore she free him because of guilt. She’s the one should be in jail. But, She’s not because she control the entire CORRUPT JUSTICE SYSTEM. LAHAT SILA CORRUPT TO THE BONES!
January 8th, 2008 at 10:48 am
It is enough that Erap is convicted. The fact that he was pardoned is proof the case against him was successfully prosecuted. He was proven to be a felon/criminal and a convict. If he disputes and wants to prove he is innocent, his chance was lost when he waived his right to appeal his case, which is tantamount to acceptance of his guilt.
He is now a good example of a big fish caught, tried and convicted. Never mind about his not being made to serve his sentenced. That is another problem to be addressed by any future administration. Anyway, he was already detained for six years, which is impossible to happen during any past administration. What is important is no other past administration was able to prosecute and convict big fishes.
One sad thing to note though is how come there are still many Erap supporters, loyalists and fans. I can hardly believe this. It only means a lot of us are bankrupt of moral values. A man who admits to have a dozen or so mistresses or women in his life doesn’t deserve to be honored, adminired, followed, adored and much less rewarded of the highest position of the land. There is a saying that “tell me who your friends are and will tell you who you are.” So, whoever is with Erap as friends, supporters, loyalists or followers, we can more or less determine what type of these people are and how ruined are their values.
On the other hand, GMA has been demonized as the most corrupt by everybody, yet nobody can present any proof like bank accounts for the money she had stolen. Nobody can also prove she is living an immoral life. She just keep silent doing her job. This is something we should ponder because I don’t see evil in her but in the intentions of those who want to bring her down. There is no other president ever who had performed well in managing the country’s economy.
Unless and until we learn how to choose our leaders, our chances of prosperity and solving the problem of poverty will remain elusive, if not impossible.
January 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Eterio
To Erap not Guilty,
That is what we called Jueteng Power and is quite tolerated by the Majority of Pilipinos, The only option that the philippines can do, is to recover some hidden jueteng money and use it as a tool to win the 2010 Presidential Election, The SSS and GSIS funds should be properly audited so to make way the sense of transparency, also the computerization of ballot counting in the comelec to avoid the hello garci controversy, there should be a starting point to get rid of these past anomalies that cannot be resolved overnight but has to begin with simple steps to move forward and has to start from the really deserving poor people to live a simple decent life of balance of right and wrong.
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computerizer is a good idea but its depend on how they program it. Its very easy to delete anything in the computer its depend on the program! Of course if they’re going to start using computer to count the votes I’m pretty sure Gloria Arroyo/cronies going to make sure that they’re going to win at all cost. The don’t need Garci or anybody else to do the cheating for them. Just delete, delete, and pad, pad, pad. Until they get the votes they needed to win.