I'm neither pro Noynoy or anti-Noynoy but I'm find it amusing that, ever since Cory, if a newly elected president supposedly under performs during the first year, people groups call for an ouster. Now, imagine if this happened then it means we'd already have 25 presidents in the same number of years. We're similar to several countries in the African continent and look where those countries are now, in the doldrums. Sad.
IMO, Miriam has shown how low she can go in the past. While I do admire her guts, here amusing tirades and knowledge of the law, her being a typical trapo is a total turn-off. As for her credibility, Ias long as people continue to vote for her and she wins, then technically her "credibility" with her voters is intact.
But of course. It's the usual "if I go down, you go down with me" tact.
This might not be entirely true. Me thinks that GMA and Mike Arroyo both maintain "connections" where they can pull strings from to threaten Bedol. Most of us don't like GMA and MA but they aren't idiots - they are shrewd operators and like most shrewd operators, they would know how to cover their behind or have somebody take a "hit" for them.
I just hope that whatever expose Bedol and Ampatuan bring out, there is absolute truth to it and the government will act on it.
"Funds used to give millions to those bishops were taken from charity fund, does anyone else think it was wrong? I think so. "
Sa tingin ko, kung ang magiging tunay na layon ng "donasyon" sa simbahan man or sa isang civic organization eh para sa - at gagamitin sa - taus-pusong kawang-gawa eh wala naman sigurong mali. Sa aking palagay, magiging mali lang ito kung sa una pa lang eh mali na ang intensyon kung saan at paano gagamitin ang donasyon. Pero kung sinasabi ng Simbahang Katolika eh talagang dapat eh hindi sila tatanggap ng anuman mula sa bunga ng "organized gambling" (gaya ng PCSO, kung maituturing man na organized gambling organization ito) eh siguro hindi na dapat nang-hingi or hindi na dapat tinanggap ng mga obispo yung donasyon ng sasakyan man o pera.
Could not have said it better myself.
The press always sensationalizes news and it won't be the first time they do it. We all know that the press will, at times, cut out portions of statements or interviews to make the news more sensational. I think if the press sticks just to brick and mortar reporting, the news won't sell because it will not immediately get the interest of the people. Is this style bad? I believe, to some degree, it is.
The root of these bishops problems is politics i.e. their connection to a politician. Had these vehicles or the money used to purchase the vehicles been given by a private citizen or politician with whom the people have a high respect for, then the furor might not have been this big.
Politicians will always be politicians. They're like vines. They will cling to or wrap around a tree that the vines know/feel will be beneficial to it. There are vines that give back to a tree but there are vines that kill the tree.
I think wining against these NBA players is just a 2nd or maybe even 3rd objective. What the Philippine team would want to do is learn from what they will experience when they do get to play with these NBA folks. If tne Gilas team manages to win, it would be a bonus.
Of course it would be the Arroyo allies. it would be the logical thing to happen. GMA can't depend on neutrals or those against her to bail these bishops out for her so that she can save whatever good name she has left. But the way politics moves, everything has a price and an equivalent - and a debt to pay. Speaking of debt, "utang na loob" or debt of honor is the hardest thing to pay because it is not quantifiable and since Atienza and other GMA allies all have huge "utang na loob" to pay, they'd stick their balls out to be licked by sick goats if need be just to "save" Arroyo.
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