Ibasura sa eleksyon!! (Part 2)
Oh, there’s more to Pres. Macapagal-Arroyo’s desperation to grab another six-years to her term as President than P100 million in diverted funds.
Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita, concurrently chairman of the administration Lakas-NUCD party in his home province of Batangas, could not make any immediate disclosure of the NDCC disbursements despite the fact that he has all the audit reports.
“But it seems that Ermita is in hiding, because that (P100-million missing funds) is only the tip of the iceberg, and he is afraid that other diversions might be dug up,” the source, who requested anonymity, said.
[from The Daily Tribune, February 24, 2004]
Pres. Arroyo also recently abolished the National Electrification Administration by terminating 700 NEA officials from all its 12 regional offices. But, its billion-peso worth budget is still there, ready to be used for whatever purposes the President deems necessary.
The NEA budget amounting to P3.119 billion is feared to be utilized by the Arroyo administration to perk up the presidential campaign kitty.
This was disclosed yesterday by former NEA administrator Noel Sanchez as he charged that the termination of NEA’s 700 employees is part of the administration’s plan in preparation for the May national elections.
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Sanchez said in the 2003 budget, NEA was given a P450-million subsidy from Congress, P150 million of which was used for its electrification efforts in hundreds of barangays all over the country. NEA then had a savings of P300 million in 2003.
With the reenactment of the 2003 budget, a fresh P450-million subsidy is again infused in NEA but with the agency closed, the subsidy plus the P300 million in savings of last year will be considered as savings scheduled for realignment for whatever purpose the President deems.
“That would amount to P750 million in subsidy plus the more than P600 million for workers’ salaries amounting to P1.35 billion ready for disposal anytime even during the election period,” Sanchez pointed out.
[from The Daily Tribune, February 24, 2004]
Also part of the dirty tricks is the alleged Oplan Bawas, in connection with the administration’s ‘Votes for freedom‘ deal with Moro National Liberation Front chairman, Nur Misuari.
The second stage of the three-step subplan of Oplan Bawas, a Malaca�ang-inspired plot to grab victory at all costs through the electoral route with the active participation of four loyal police and military Arroyo generals, is now operational, with newly appointed National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, confirming an agreement to get former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chieftain Nur Misauri released from detention by dropping the rebellion charges against him has been forged with the administration.
[from The Daily Tribune, February 24, 2004]
But of course, the Palace has rebutted all of these allegations.
MALACANANG on Monday said it has no power to order the dismissal of cases against leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and thus clear the way for a resumption of peace negotiations.
[from The Manila Times, February 24, 2003]
Uh, duh? Your own political strategist (who is at the same time, the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Director), General Norberto Gonzales confirmed the alleged deal at a gathering in Marawi City.
Oh, and there’s more to her desperation than doling out land-titles to shanty dwellers.
[House Minority Leader Rep. Carlos] Padilla, quoting Palace informants, said Arroyo gave P20,000 each to municipal mayors, P10,000 to barangay chairmen and yet undisclosed amounts to barangay councilmen (kagawad).
Sen. Panfilo Lacson. LDP presidential bet, said the report was confirmed to him by a barangay chairman in Quezon City.
[from Malaya, February 24, 2004]
Why vote for someone this desperate?
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
I think there’s a good reason why our presidents are limited to one term. God, if re-elections for presidency were legal, all of our bloody presidents would do anything to win back their positions. But I don’t think anyone will be as desperate as GMA is now.
Compared to GMA, FPJ is definitely a lesser evil. She will never keep up… unless she pays all FPJ supporters and that’s totally infeasible.
cruise control — good point. but the fact of the matter is, most options are never as good enough. it’s the entire discouragement method.
Hearsay, Hearsay, Hearsay..
NO EVIDENCE
Do you have any concrete proof to these allegations? If you don’t, then these allegations are just as good as rumors. It’s already campaign period and during this time, all pre4sidentiables are faced with biased gossip against them.. GMA is the last, best hope of this country.. She is the only one who can beat FPJ and the least the thinking electorate can do is to support her. She did very well in turning the economy around and her projects for the poor genuinely hepled them in their pitiful condition. The experience and learning curve of the president will lead the Philippines to proseprity. We need CONTINUITY of programs, just as Malaysia, THainland and Hong Kong had leaders who lead them for a long time, than enabled them to implement their programs thoroughly. It is EASY TO CRITICIZE AND SPREAD UNSUPPORTED ALLEGATIONS BUT THE QUESTION IS WHAT THE other presidentiables can do to solve these problems.
GO GMA! #1 IN PULSE ASIA SURVEY!
JUSTIN: I don’t have my own proofs. But (look up) ^they^ have. read the entry again and follow the links. Hm, do YOU have proof for your own supports?
I agree with Justin
Justin — ever heard of MUTUAL EXCLUSIVITY? Well, the good things that “happened” during the Arroyo administration is not really of her doing. She’s just taking credit over things that transpired not because she’s such a “great leader.” I’d know this because GMA’s spokesman did a campaign in our school and EVERY “record” of GMA were fallacious in nature that just because she was in the president’s seat over the past four years and these good things happen, she made them happen. Do you get it? Because as we all know, this so-called “economic stability” was never tantamount to the political chaos and distraught we’ve been having ever since she took over. And her point about her being the master of “crisis management?” Puh-leeze. That’s because she personally caused those crises.
I agree with Victor and Ms. CandyKane. Justin, I think you should become less gullible with what the administration is doing to fool people that GMA is successful as a president. She is not the rightful heir of Edsa Dos. She’s just a power-hungry trapo and Bush’s pet. She blackmails people by telling them that by voting for her, they would allow continuity of her programs. Well, that is definitely not a sign of good governance, but pure blackmail.
i sense a lot of tension here…
“…take each one’s censure but reserve thy own judgement…” (taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet) Let’s pray for enlightened minds and for the future of our country.
Share ko lang ‘tong isinulat ko sa site ko: May nakita akong ilang articles sa Gov.ph, ang opisyal na portal ng Republika ng Pilipinas–na pag-aari ng gobyerno. Naniniwala akong campaign materials ang karamihan sa mga ito, na inilabas bago pa man ang campaign period:
- GMA delivers what rivals promise -http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?newsid=4057
- GMA delivers where rivals still dream in infrastructure development http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?newsid=4074
- GMA surges ahead of rivals in latest survey - http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?newsid=4537
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