A New political party will be unveiled today. This party, the elite's answer to the yearning clamour of the masses for change, will not be the one that would save us. It'll not be the one who'll save us from the rot,the mess that the Arroyo regime did for some nine years. No.
This party aims to perpetuate the existing clique's rule, a rule so base that it does not deserve even a page in this country's History.
That party---the merger of KAMPI, Mrs. Arroyo's political baby, and LAKAS-CMD, the creature invented by former president Fidel V. Ramos---is sure to create strong ripples in the political pond.
Admit it or not, this party is a powerhouse. It counts most of the local executives of this country as members and is powered by 40 billion pesos.
LAKAS-KAMPI CMD is a marriage of convenience, a desperate attempt by the ruling elitist clique to perpetuate its illegal rule. A legitimizing move, meant to justify an illegal administration, and an attempt to preserve the way of life that they so lavishly enjoyed these nine years.
Those who took part in the Hello Garci scandal, those who funded and earned from the most expensive highway in the world, those who continuously scam millions of farmers out of their harvests, those who import rice fit for pigs from Vietnam, those who benefitted from billion peso worth of DPWH projects, those who got billions from defense and telecomms projects, and those who took part in the scandalous and murderous Joc-Joc Bolante fertilizer scam, are now at it again.
These people will again, scam their way into power, the same method they used to illegally usurp power from an incumbent and the only way they know how to get money from public coffers.
This time though, the name itself betrays the very philosophy of this flock of vultures---Lakas (means strength) and Kampi (illegal association) merged together to subliminally tell us that they are more powerful than before.
That, in acting like a mafia, there's strength. Instead of unity, they opted to perpetuate a scheme of continual elite rule through KAMPIHAN, a belief so base and so immoral that it makes one puke even hearing it mentioned.
Tonight, LAKAS-KAMPI CMD will invite prospective recruits into their fold. How many and how influential those persons are, take a quick look at who heads this devil's marriage:
DILG Secretary Ronnie Puno, the architect of numerous electoral scams and scamlets.
Speaker Prospero Nograles, Davao's alleged land grabber and main proponent of sipsip politics in the Philippines
Cong. Villafuerte, the strong man of Bicol, the very reason why that region continues to wallow in extreme poverty.
Let the true Party of the Masses rise up and defeat this evil monster come 2010.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Friday, November 21, 2008
Gloria's Twin Trojan Horses
Like what we said a long time ago, this administration is hell-bent on ramming charter change down our very throats. Two resolutions are being circulated now--one for charter change as proposed by Gloria's son Rep. Mikey Arroyo and another one, the proposal for the lifting of restrictions on foreign ownership authored by Speaker Prospero Nograles. Sources at the House reveals that Mikey already got 150 signatures (157 as of I'm writing this) while on that proposal by Nograles about 163 signatures. These two proposals are expected to get between 198-210 votes.
These proposals are Gloria's Trojan Horses, meant to allow amendments to the Constitution. When Mikey and Noggie gets their assurances and signatures, nothing will prevent them from submitting it to the floor for deliberations and definitely, these two will be put to a vote.
Mikey and Noggie will win. Of course, anti-charter change activists will eventually question these two proposals before the Supreme Court. The High Tribunal will deliberate and possibly give their decision either on the last week of January or the second week of February by which time it would be sufficient for this administration to form or reconstitute Congress and pass these charter change amendments. Obviously, those anti-charter change proponents at the Supreme Court would have retired their black robes by that time, allowing Gloria's appointees to pass these proposals and give it their judicial stamp. There will just be one issue to be resolved--whether to constitute the House as one voting block or follow the widely-held belief that the voting for amendments should be done separately.
Come 2009, it will be 2003 all over again---Gloria will again use the Supreme Court to justify her illegal occupation of Malacanang. Before, a Davide Supreme Court invented the term "constructive resignation" to signify the replacement by Gloria of Erap. In 2009, a new Supreme Court will again be asked to give that judicial stamp to an illegal proposal to extend Gloria's term.
It has been the halmark of this administration to use the law to justify their immoral actions. This government has thrown morality and ethics away and use the law as a refuge for their evil and illegal intentions.
Assurances made by Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile that charter change will never go pass the Upper Chamber is whimsical, at best, deceptive. Why? Because the plan of Gloria is actually to invalidate the relevance of the Senate anyway. What Gloria and her misfits plan to do is fuse the House into one and abolish the Senate. Yes, these senators and their staff will howl themselves hoarse, but with a favorable decision from the Supreme Court, they will not be able to stem the stronger force of Gloria. They will be defeated.
With a weak civil society and opposition, I fear that Gloria and her gang of misfits will get what they want--a term extension beyond 2010. Even in previous years, that has been the plan of Gloria--remain in power until 2020. That's why most of the plans of this administration has 2020 written all over it.
Now, this all the more justifies the removal of Gloria and her gang of misfits before 2010, for two reasons: First, the people don't trust her and her gang anymore. Will Gloria ensure a clean and honest elections in 2010? Even if she succeeds in making it clean, people will still think it's not because of the country's experience in 2004. What if Gloria's bet wins in 2010 fair and square? People will still think that Gloria manipulated the elections to favor the administration bet. Second, there should be a move to make Gloria and her gang accountable for all these scandals. We can't move forward if we don't build a Truth Commission. If we don't file and punish Gloria before 2010, we will not be able to move decisively forward and our future will always be in jeopardy.
Yet, whatever I say now, it's useless. Gloria and her gang of misfits are sure to win this time. We don't have a solid and strong opposition. And most of those who want real change are themselves helpless. Mounting something big against charter change requires a bigger than usual logistics. Will those wealthy patrons of lost causes part some of their blessings for the bigger and loftier actions of the People? I doubt it.
So, if the People refuses to act now, since they're being lulled again to sleep with these news on gasoline rollbacks and cuts on the prices of tinapay, then, be ready to lose to Gloria and her minions soon.
These proposals are Gloria's Trojan Horses, meant to allow amendments to the Constitution. When Mikey and Noggie gets their assurances and signatures, nothing will prevent them from submitting it to the floor for deliberations and definitely, these two will be put to a vote.
Mikey and Noggie will win. Of course, anti-charter change activists will eventually question these two proposals before the Supreme Court. The High Tribunal will deliberate and possibly give their decision either on the last week of January or the second week of February by which time it would be sufficient for this administration to form or reconstitute Congress and pass these charter change amendments. Obviously, those anti-charter change proponents at the Supreme Court would have retired their black robes by that time, allowing Gloria's appointees to pass these proposals and give it their judicial stamp. There will just be one issue to be resolved--whether to constitute the House as one voting block or follow the widely-held belief that the voting for amendments should be done separately.
Come 2009, it will be 2003 all over again---Gloria will again use the Supreme Court to justify her illegal occupation of Malacanang. Before, a Davide Supreme Court invented the term "constructive resignation" to signify the replacement by Gloria of Erap. In 2009, a new Supreme Court will again be asked to give that judicial stamp to an illegal proposal to extend Gloria's term.
It has been the halmark of this administration to use the law to justify their immoral actions. This government has thrown morality and ethics away and use the law as a refuge for their evil and illegal intentions.
Assurances made by Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile that charter change will never go pass the Upper Chamber is whimsical, at best, deceptive. Why? Because the plan of Gloria is actually to invalidate the relevance of the Senate anyway. What Gloria and her misfits plan to do is fuse the House into one and abolish the Senate. Yes, these senators and their staff will howl themselves hoarse, but with a favorable decision from the Supreme Court, they will not be able to stem the stronger force of Gloria. They will be defeated.
With a weak civil society and opposition, I fear that Gloria and her gang of misfits will get what they want--a term extension beyond 2010. Even in previous years, that has been the plan of Gloria--remain in power until 2020. That's why most of the plans of this administration has 2020 written all over it.
Now, this all the more justifies the removal of Gloria and her gang of misfits before 2010, for two reasons: First, the people don't trust her and her gang anymore. Will Gloria ensure a clean and honest elections in 2010? Even if she succeeds in making it clean, people will still think it's not because of the country's experience in 2004. What if Gloria's bet wins in 2010 fair and square? People will still think that Gloria manipulated the elections to favor the administration bet. Second, there should be a move to make Gloria and her gang accountable for all these scandals. We can't move forward if we don't build a Truth Commission. If we don't file and punish Gloria before 2010, we will not be able to move decisively forward and our future will always be in jeopardy.
Yet, whatever I say now, it's useless. Gloria and her gang of misfits are sure to win this time. We don't have a solid and strong opposition. And most of those who want real change are themselves helpless. Mounting something big against charter change requires a bigger than usual logistics. Will those wealthy patrons of lost causes part some of their blessings for the bigger and loftier actions of the People? I doubt it.
So, if the People refuses to act now, since they're being lulled again to sleep with these news on gasoline rollbacks and cuts on the prices of tinapay, then, be ready to lose to Gloria and her minions soon.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Speaker Nograles will endorse impeachment; cha-cha train pushes thru
There are reports that Speaker Prospero Nograles will endorse the impeachment complaint against his benefactor Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. After publicly saying that it's doomed, Nograles probably realized that it would not do him any good if he uses his power to block the complaint. I think what the Lakas-Kampi gang wants to do is let it go thru the process. It'll not get any votes anyway.
What I'm concerned about now is the charter change campaign. Many Congressmen have been reportedly talking with the administration on this. In fact, there was allegedly a meeting between Gloria and some Congressmen on the night of Saturday in Makati City, precisely discussing charter change. Apparently, talks abound that Gloria and her allies want to pass the charter change proposal on second reading.
Well, I don't know about you, but this is as sneaky as they can get. They would probably sacrifice Bolante and have him roasted at the Senate. They would probably allow the impeachment to pass the committee level. But, they'll never, ever, give up on this stupid cha-cha gravy train.
Gloria has been forewarned already both by her allies and foes that going the cha-cha route would plunge this country into total chaos, anarchy and civil war. Being a risk taker, Gloria is willing to risk it all and probably test the mettle of this "chaos theory". She'll marshall her forces and give cha-cha opponents a run for their monies.
Gloria has a surprise for all of us. Will it really surprise us? Let's see.
What I'm concerned about now is the charter change campaign. Many Congressmen have been reportedly talking with the administration on this. In fact, there was allegedly a meeting between Gloria and some Congressmen on the night of Saturday in Makati City, precisely discussing charter change. Apparently, talks abound that Gloria and her allies want to pass the charter change proposal on second reading.
Well, I don't know about you, but this is as sneaky as they can get. They would probably sacrifice Bolante and have him roasted at the Senate. They would probably allow the impeachment to pass the committee level. But, they'll never, ever, give up on this stupid cha-cha gravy train.
Gloria has been forewarned already both by her allies and foes that going the cha-cha route would plunge this country into total chaos, anarchy and civil war. Being a risk taker, Gloria is willing to risk it all and probably test the mettle of this "chaos theory". She'll marshall her forces and give cha-cha opponents a run for their monies.
Gloria has a surprise for all of us. Will it really surprise us? Let's see.
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