THERE are obvious reasons why this former priest is thankfully now an ex-priest.
He will bite the hand that feeds him. He is no more than a stir-the-pot-type person. He knew coming in that politics is what it is — and why is it that now he is claiming to be the holy one. The Mister Clean?
– Louis Payawal, California (via e-mail)

October 19th, 2007 at 8:34 am
It is precisely that this priest-turned governor of Pampanga understands what’s grievously wrong about our kind of politics that he stirred the pot to wake people up to the moral bankruptcy that this administration is trying to propagate. What is being given as a gift are taxpayers’ hard-earned money given quite freely and quietly in a no-questions asked manner. There is no receipt, no legitimate instructions of its purpose given, no accountability. In that sense, that is a bribe in exchange for some special favors. The fact that this happened right in Malacanang why is it not one from Malacanang admits to it as its handiwork? It does not save GMA from owning the responsibility on the claims of others that she was no longer there when monies were handed out. Where else will the money come from and who else has the means to give it than the one who lives in that big house?
October 19th, 2007 at 8:19 am
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October 19th, 2007 at 3:41 am
I somehow agree. Regardless of whether he is a priest or not, when somebody hands you money, specially in such big quantities, you will not forgot who and when the money was given. In addition, if you are really clean, won’t you ask paper work, specially it is well known how corruption is prevalent in the Philippines. Just claiming that he is a priest that he cannot lie is illogical. There is this big sex scandal among priest here in the US (who knows if it exists in the Philippines). If he just forgot, I thinks that a very dumb of him and I don;t think a dumb person should serve as a governor.
He should have done more private inquiry fist on his own before we went to the media. He seems to love the attention. If he’s one of them who have true honest intentions for the country, kawawa naman talaga ang Philippines.
October 19th, 2007 at 2:28 am
We need more AMONG ED PANLILIO in the Philippines. A light in the midst of darkness.
October 19th, 2007 at 1:26 am
The Philippines is a very HOPELESS country,look what happened with the marcos cases!