Vowing never to go silently, Joe de Venecia made an hour long scathing speech against his former protege, Arroyo. Threatening to expose the anomalies of government, De Venecia slammed Arroyo's administration for graft and corruption and abuse of power. After his valedictory address, the gallery exploded to applause.
Many praise him for what he did. Others, especially those congressmen who were his former allies, criticized him for attacking the president.
Davao Congressman Nograles is the new speaker. Nograles remarked that his election as speaker could be fate. For me, it's not. He got what he wanted by kissing the behind of Arroyo.
What can we make of this things?
First, the ouster of JDV show how strong and how resilient this administration has become. Mrs. Gloria Arroyo is the strongest Philippine leader today. Her position has been further strengthened by this because it shows that she can actually oust even a JDV, a former strong ally.
Its a signal to her other enemies or detractors that she can practically do anything that she wants now. She has strengthened her own party Kampi. By effectively raiding Lakas, Arroyo has made a new party out of the one she considered as her own for so many years.
Second, the lack or absence of dissent from civil society shows how strong Arroyo has become. It signals to her and her lapdogs to actually do whatever they want to perpetuate themselves to power even after 2010.
I bet that the next move of Arroyo etal would be to start the cha-cha train. Nobody can stop Arroyo now from becoming the longest reigning president this country ever had. No other group or force or personality can oust Arroyo now.
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