So, Congress voted to impeach Merceditas Gutierrez. The articles of impeachment will be submitted to the Senate. The Senate will then determine the veracity of the pieces of evidence against her.
This is historic because Gutierrez will be the very first government official impeached for betrayal of public trust. This is a precedent, because the very process which will be used to impeach Gutierrez will likely be used to other government officials who'll likely be accused of the same offense (s) later. Paging Arroyo! Madame, are you listening? :-)
Technically, Gutierrez is already impeached. The question now is--who will replace her?
Basing on the record of this administration, Gutierrez replacement will most likely be: (a) a close ally of the President, probably a shooting range or Playstation buddy or (b) someone close to the former and present administration. So there.
Are we really hopeful that something will change for the better?
If Atty. Alex Lacson is nominated for the post, I am hopeful. If someone else, an operator hiding in the cloak of a politician or "legal expert", who knows the ins and outs of this industry called graft and corruption, nothing will happen.
Look at Customs. An insider was appointed, someone very close to an Aquino relative and what do we have?
Lobbyists want Justice secretary de Lima for the post, but she declined. Executive secretary Ochoa is also a nominee, but he'll probably decline out of respect for Mar who is looking for a right place to wait for 2013.
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