I shouldn't be blogging about this, but then again.. why not?
So what can I say? This one's the real victory of the people, whether they like it or not, justice has been fucking served. I mean, this guy stole millions of pesos, hundred millions of pesos from the government, used his power to control an illegal game called "Jueteng" and betrayed everyone who trusted him, especially the masses with his fake assed flatform called "Erap para sa mahirap" in which a couple of months later turned into "Erap para sa Pera". Fourty years ain't enough.. fourty years in tanay disgusts me. Throw him in muntilupa and let him rot there for life.
Another thing that disgusts me is his supporters. Come fucking on. They keep on bragging about Erap's innocence, they keep on shouting "Wala namang ebidensya" here's a question, how many witnesses do you need anyway?
Here's another one, I watched Rene Sagisag last night in GMA's Palaban. He's actually funny. He's smart that's for sure but.. his points are getting a little bit too irrational. He keeps on telling that the main reason why Erap is convicted is because of President Gloria's legitimacy issue as the President of the Philippines. Well, the last time I checked, Malacanang is different from Sandigang bayan, why do they throw everything at the Palace anyway?
Last thing, those fucking showbiz people are getting on my nerves. What the hell do they know about politics and what changes can they do about it anyway? Rez Cortez and Armida Siguion-Reyna is getting fucking annoying. "He's not guilty!, There's not enough evidence!, GMA is Illegitimate!, ERAP IS THE FREAKING PRESIDENT!" Do they even know what they're talking about? They're only making things complicated.. not to mention they're just making theirselves look dumb and uneducated. Rez Cortez should go back to his "Manyak" roles in the Movies. Enough Said.
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What's funny is that my dad thinks it's fishy na the Sandiganbayan convicted him without the fact that he committed plunder being proven beyond reasonable doubt. It appears that's the catchphrase, and it appears that it really does point to Malacanang. As for the ERAP fanatics, they must really love him. Why else would they blindly defend his honor? And besides, justice may be served at last, but forgive me for saying this: I think I actually felt a pinch of sympathy for the guy.
It's hard to remember what happened 6 years ago all the way over here.
house arrest? i dont think that will never be enough.
it would be like not being charged of anything. like he's just grounded, but for life. and for sure in a few years they will be asking for amnesty so his sentence will be cut short. they shouldve at least brought him to muntinlupa even just for a few days before transferring him to tanay.
the thing is regardless of the decision of the sandiganbayan, it's somewhat a loss for the administration to a certain extent. if erap gets convicted, he has his die-hard supporters plus the growing public sentiment of dislike towards GMA going for him.
i think CDQ hit it on the money when he pointed out more than once in his PDI space that the erap trial has ceased to be about him, it's now about GMA. the issues against the legitimacy of her rule, her administration's helplessness against violence against journalists and the number of SC rulings going against her favor seems to dwarf the erap's guilt at least as far as public perception is concerned.
the results of the previous elections just shows this mode of public perception. this despite the conspicuous displays of the administration to rev up its popularity.
if erap gets acquited on the other hand, it will be more dangerous for the administration on the other hand because the question of what should have happened in 2001 will come into fore. that question and the issues already faced by GMA's administration currently all add up to a sure-fire recipe for a greater disaster.
so given the two possibilities, the decision didn't come very surprising at least to me considering that "the lesser evil" is one fallacy GMA cashed in during the previous presidential elections.
btw, i might be wrong but i think it is the administration which appoints people at the sandiganbayan. if this is so you can't blame people for thinking that the administration exerted pressure on that institution to come up with that decision.
@Patrick: I have to agree with you on some points of your comment. Yes, like what Rene Sagisag pointed out a couple of days back.. this is a win-win situation for them but what I don't get is why people can't actually move on and just accept the fact that the former President got convicted.
I don't know about you but I personally think that this case underwent a fair and clean trial. Like what Senator Defensor-Santiago said, the possilibities that three justices will render the wrong decision is unlikely and I guess we just have to accept and respect the decision of the sandiganbayan here.
Now on to the GMA topic, wouldn't it be a little too unfair to the current administration if we would say that Erap was convicted because GMA's legitimacy issue is on the line? Well, to some extent that might be right... but the possibilites of that statement being right is equal to its possibilites of being wrong. I think taking a better look at Former President Estrada's case minus the possibilities of GMA pressuring the justices to convict him because of the president's legitimacy issue, will clear things up for everyone. Then, if the reasons are irrational and Erap got convicted anyway, I guess we should conclude that GMA played a big role in Joseph Estrada's conviction. But the problem is.. mabigat ang evidence, the statements thrown by the prosecution panel is within reason, that's why I came to the conclusion that this case ended the way it should be.
just three things.
on:
"what I don't get is why people can't actually move on and just accept the fact that the former President got convicted."
and:
"Now on to the GMA topic, wouldn't it be a little too unfair to the current administration if we would say that Erap was convicted because GMA's legitimacy issue is on the line?"
- i don't think you understood the tone of my comment. it was a pragmatic explanation not a justification. the legitimacy issue there was presented as one of the problems hounding the administration and not the reason why erap was convicted.
next i think your question as to why people won't move on and accept the decision was explained in part in my previous comment, (erap's supporters and growing unpopularity of GMA due to some reasons given there.) these and the fact that conditions have practically gotten worse for the common filipino actually. the latter's one reason why i didn't find it surprising when i first came across the "may asenso" tv commercials in primetime.
also and more to the point, the legitimacy issue will always hound the administration when the erap trial is touched because morally speaking, the administration which has the right to convict erap is that which has the people's mandate.
"Well, to some extent that might be right... but the possibilites of that statement being right is equal to its possibilites of being wrong."
- just curious though, how did you arrive at such a conclusion that both possibilities are dead even at 50-50? what were your parameters?
Let's start from the bottom
how did you arrive at such a conclusion that both possibilities are dead even at 50-50? what were your parameters?
I'm being objective here, I'm looking at both sides and being transparent. The problem with most of the discussions about Erap's conviction is that his supporters are being too subjective to the issue. I mean, they're minds are all set that this guy is going to get convicted because GMA's in control and she's going to use her power because her legitimacy as the President of our republic is on the line. Why not take a look at the other possibilites? After all, this is Joseph Estrada's case isn't it?
If everyone would talk about PGMA's legtimacy issue then what's the six years of trial in sandiganbayan for? What's all the evidence, the witnesses, the time and the money wasted on those trials for? They could've easily put up another case and contested Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's legitimacy as the President six years ago but the question is why now?
Here's my humble opinion on the discussion.. I think they're using the President's legitimacy issue to cover the fact that the Former President Joseph Estrada was indeed convicted and was guilty beyond reasonable doubt. It's like Willie Revillame diverting the Wowowee controversy to Joey De Leon to elude further punishment. Well, that analogy sucks but I think this one's better..
It's like a guy with an injury, playing basketball then eventually he lost. After the game, he blamed the injury saying I wouldn't have lost if I wasn't injured. Then his opponent answered, if you were injured all this time.. then why didn't you complain about it before we played?
But don't get me wrong, I am not nor will ever be a supporter of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, I'm only being objective to the issue. I'm not defending her by any way or any how but I am looking at the said topic transparently. Bottomline, stop throwing the blame at someone especially if you're already caught red handed. The verdict has been given out and we have no choice but to accept and respect it. They would've complained about the possibility of GMA to use her power to convict President Estrada years ago, but the question is, why now? why now when the verdict is already given out and Joseph Estrada is already convicted?
i dont think its right to be "fair" in a trial. one should be just, but not fair. equality wont get you anywhere. justice should be served, and there will always be one who will lose and win. thats how it should be. and i know its difficult to stick to the issue since everything is interrelated, but they should try their best to.
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