I would have expected the opposite but...

this was a surprise. I thought na there would less opposition from the people on the junking of the impeach complaint this year comapared to last years.

Pero baliktad ang nangyari. From Ellen Tordesillas:

The latest survey of the Social Weather Stations showed that more Filipinos disagree (45 percent) than agree (30 percent) with the decision of the House of Representatives last Aug. 24 to junk the second impeachment case filed against Gloria Arroyo.

Forty-five percent is a substantial number. It’s almost 50 percent or half of the Filipino people.

The latest poll, Sept. 24 to Oct. 2, 2006, shows greater opposition to the House’s decision compared to last year when Filipinos were split (37 percent disagreed and 36 percent agreed) on the dismissal of the first impeachment case against the President on Sept. 7, 2005.

This also belies the excuse given by a number of the 27 congressmen who turned around (from voting “no” to dismissal last year to voting “yes” or simply absented themselves this year) that it was pressure from their constituents that they did not support the impeachment complaint. Well, the survey shows the people wanted Gloria Arroyo tried for cheating in the 2004 election and for betraying the trust of the people with her misuse and abuse of the power of the presidency.