ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
ALISIN SI ARROYO MUNA! THEN HOLD CLEAN ELECTIONS!
-- Conrad de Quiros is glad that finally people are thinking of elections to solve the problem of an unelected president. But he thinks the Mike Velarde snap elections proposal is dumb, dumb, dumb.
Mike Velarde and the civil society groups who are pushing for this proposal are not even honest about the real reason why Arroyo should go, he said.
-- Neal Cruz asks, "Hey guys, what about the people?":
WHILE it is full stop on impeachment and the brakes have been applied on snap elections, it’s full speed ahead for Charter change and a parliamentary-federal form of government for the 40-member Consultative Commission illegally created by Ate Glue. In fact, the Jose Abueva railroad is running too fast it is bound to derail once it comes to a curve. A few days ago, the commission, by a vote of 32-7, decided to recommend to the President and Congress a parliamentary-federal system of government. Then it’s going to go out and “consult” -- "kuno" [so they say] -- the people. This is like the train leaving the station but without its most important passenger, the people. Or like putting the coaches before the locomotive.
In an earlier column, I asked: Shouldn’t the commission first ask the people if they want to change the Constitution and shift to a parliamentary system of government? But the commission decided to do it the opposite way: Draft the Charter first and then present it to the people for their acceptance. That’s not “consultation”; that’s ramming down the throat of the people a Charter the commission members had already in mind even before they were appointed to that body.
Indeed, except for a very few independent-minded souls, that body is so packed with "sipsips" [suck-ups], notorious for their love for Charter change and parliamentary government that whatever discussions they have would be a farce. And that’s what happened: All the objections were voted down by the body’s predominantly pro-Arroyo (and Arroyo-appointed) members.
Yeah, then we'll have a "referendum" on the new constitution, with the Arroyo admin and their COMELEC in charge of the "vote counting." Siguradong pasado ito!
-- Ellen Tordesillas says Noli de Cashtro blew it:
Two months ago, Vice President Noli de Castro would have been acceptable as an alternative to Gloria Arroyo.
But not anymore. His stand, rather his failure to make a stand, on such important issues as honesty in governance and integrity of election process, is dismaying. He can’t be a beneficiary of difficult fight for truth and justice when he seems not to have an idea what truth and justice mean.
Read it all.
-- The opposition rightly rejects Arroyo's "power sharing" scheme:
THE United Opposition yesterday rejected a proposed power-sharing with President Arroyo, saying it will continue to press for her resignation.
"Kahit 100 percent admin na ang government, tanggalin lang si GMA. We (the opposition) are hungry for true change and progress, not positions," said Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (NP, Taguig-Pateros).
"Kahit 90 percent opposition, if GMA is the head of government, then stealing, cheating and lying will continue," he said.
WORD!
Sen. Serge Osmena III said that this "is a form of bribery to co-opt a few opposition leaders."
-- Jake Macasaet: Dapat hindi na lang nagsalita ang AFP
-- Grim look at how EVAT will affect the way live.
-- Paranoid Malacanang re-routes traffic after protesters give them the slip
-- More on Rosa Parks, whose appearance wasn't as spontaneous as the myth about her tells us. Doesn't diminish what she did though.
-- Francisco Tatad lists down the options on how to deal with Gloria Arroyo. Mine is this: remove her from power first, then hold clean elections.
Here's more from moi.
-- And last but not least, Manong Ernie!
Give it up, Cory. Vice President Noli de Castro has firmly rejected the offer of Cory/Hyatt 10/Black and White Movement to split from GMA and assume the presidency. Noli had previously turned down the earlier offer of Cesar Purisima and Butch Abad to lead the country made last July in Hong Kong.
Most people believe Noli de Castro means what he says for the simple reason that he knows he is not ready for the job and is just too scared to accept it.
President Cory and her group have been pushing the Noli option for more than three months now. This has become one of the divisive factors among opposition groups.
It's time to give up the idea, Ma'am Cory. That would pave the way for unity behind the call for a revolutionary transition council which Cory and Renato de Villa can head.
By the way, what happened to the six other members of the Hyatt 10? It is now down to the Hyatt 4 (Soliman, Abad, Deles, Nicolas) who are active in the Oust GMA campaign.
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Stay put. Serge Osmeña has affirmed previous reports that Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo has been pressured to resign by Malacañang that objected to his filing of extortion charges against former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez.
But if that is so, why did Marcelo have to resign? The Constitution precisely gave him independence. Marcelo is now being praised for resisting the pressure and resigning his post.
He would deserve more commendation if he stayed and filed the charges against Nani Perez, against Chairman Abalos and the Comelec commissioners, and against ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines officers.
Resignation will not stop corruption. At least file the charges first. The principal witness against Nani Perez, former Rep. Mark Jimenez is coming back soon and will testify.
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Incredible. NCRPO Director General Vidal Querol warned the Lakbayan-KMP marchers of New People's Army (NPA) infiltrators in their ranks.
Yes they caught two infiltrators, one from the Philippine Marines and one from the Philippine Army with firearms in violation of law, not any from the NPA.
This incident again demonstrates that the statements of generals such as Querol, Lomibao and Bataoil cannot be taken at face value. What happens is the opposite of what they say.
Meanwhile, mediamen led by dzMM reporter Rod Izon joined the Black Friday rally to deplore the continued killings of media persons and the repression of the freedom of the press as exemplified by no less than the secretary of Justice banning a Manila Times reporter from entering his department.
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Off-guard. The successful penetration of the Malacañang perimeter through the Arlegui and Solano gates by 200 members of the United Opposition (UNO) shows that despite steel barricades and barbed wire, Malacañang is not that well-guarded. A suicide bomber can easily enter.
Mayor Jojo Binay, UNO president, Secretaries Cuasi Romualdez, Boy Morales and Sonny Escudero, Senators Boy Herrera, Tito Sotto and Kit Tatad, Rep. Butch Aquino, Mayor J.V. Ejercito, Vice Mayor Danny Lacuna, Sandra Cam, Rez Cortez, Linggoy Alcuaz, Ping Fernandez, Badong Malbarosa and other well-known oppositionists were apparently not recognized by the presidential guards. They were not even asked where they were going.
Or maybe, it is true that the rank-and-file of the presidential guards are unhappy with GMA. Even the employees at a nearby Malacañang unit (the old Singian clinic) came out, waved and applauded the opposition leaders who posed in front of Saint Michael the Archangel, GMA's favorite saint.
Good job, smart move, Jojo Binay.
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