the president who cried innocence*

it was indeed a well-planned move.

almost simultaneous with the news about cardinal jaime sin’s departure, finally our president has broken her silence. the once ironclad, too proud ass officer has metamorphosed into a pitiful, humble lady as she begged for everyone’s forgiveness on national television. on her apology speech for the nation she admitted that she indeed had conversations with COMELEC officers during the election period, but not too influence votes, only to protect her votes.

but will the nation buy that? i don’t think so.

the ploy to deceive the nation is into play once more. how could anyone rationalized that someone as powerful as mrs. arroyo would call her appointed officers only to protect her votes? she should have appointed other private groups with that task, not the COMELEC – a commission obliged to protect the public’s interests, not somebody else’s.

she would like everyone to forget the issue and move on as the country mourns over the death of a very influential person. cardinal sin’s death is a diversion. and soon after the burial, no one knows if the issue will still be pursued. maybe, after this, we have a lot of typhoons (literal or not) to reckon with, and the wiretapped issue will soon be history.

the president did not directly admit her involvement in the issue. she wanted everyone to assume that it was her voice but only to assume. the truth is still hidden somewhere. the culprit is still nowhere, although it still points to her. this assumption is no good when used as proof for her impeachment. she could easily convince the court, basing on reason that she did not admit anything related to the tape. in the end, we have no choice but to move on.

the president got away with her crime, once again. but she will not escape the upgrading critical awareness of the Filipino nation. she may have deceived us for now. but next time she cries innocent, i am sure it will be the end of her political career.

"nobody believes a liar... even when she is telling the truth!"*

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*adapted from "the boy who cried wolf"

thanks to mr. paul garcia for giving me some enlightenment on the issue