A political question!

With another allegation against GMA coming up now under the accusation of "selling out our territorial claim against the Spratly islands, we should just wonder if GMA is still the rightful President of the Philippines. One is not a genius to see that the north rail and south rail overpricing and the ZTE broadbnd scandal involve transactions with the Chinese government officials and/or GOCC's. The "Hello Garci" and the Jose Pidal scandals of earlier years are n0t even included.

Different sectors of society have had different reactions to current national events. Some want her out, some want her to lead the search for truth, others have supported her unconditionally. With no clear path of action coming from the civil society, the political opposition, and other groups, the government continues to take advantage of a perverse political culture that has thrived on personalities rather than institution-building.

As a concerned citizen, the Pres. Arroyo should be given a day in court and clear her name. But she will not get that as a sitting President which is immune from suit. Rather, she and her henchmen are trying to give a message that she is the only one capable of governing the country. This leaves VP De Castro into a pandora's box. If you recall, then VPGMA also adopted a wait and see attitude before formally calling on Former President Erap's resignation. Well, we all knew what the result was.

This time around, the country does not need another uprising. But I think what the country needs more are leaders and citizenry willing to strengthen our democratic institutions and putting the welfare of the common good above selfish interest.

With that in mind, I believe that more and more people will be agitated as long as more and more scandals continue to rock the administration.
The Presidency of the Philippines should be an institution that is the bedrock of the people's trust. If other leaders from more mature democracies are selfless enough to give up their posts even with a tinge of scandal, (Pres. Nixon resigned over a mere wiretapping charge.) Why can't our leaders do the same and spare the nation over a bloddy political battle. If our leaders can't do it, then we as citizens using the law as guide should push for the proper political action and not just be stuck with our rotten personalistic political culture.