http://developmentview.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/arroyo-estrada-and-the-zarzuela-in-malacanang/ about sustainable development, politics, and governance in the Philippines Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:44:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://developmentview.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/arroyo-estrada-and-the-zarzuela-in-malacanang/#comment-10 datch Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:44:00 +0000 http://developmentview.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/arroyo-estrada-and-the-zarzuela-in-malacanang/#comment-10 you said it very well sir, everything going on in the government seems to follow a script--a zarzuela indeed!. for one, erap must be judged guilty; otherwise his acquittal would be a further disgrace to GMA's presidency that would raise more questions over its legitimacy; that erap should always invoke innocence as he would loose eventually his supporters otherwise. but why the haste in GMA's pardon offer barely a week after erap's conviction?if erap on the other hand is indeed innocent, why should he accept a pardon of sins he's been insisting he never committed?erap instead judged himself guilty when he accepted GMA's pardon.but why is the haste in her offer? indeed, this is an outright sacrilege to the country's justice system! you said it very well sir, everything going on in the government seems to follow a script–a zarzuela indeed!. for one, erap must be judged guilty; otherwise his acquittal would be a further disgrace to GMA’s presidency that would raise more questions over its legitimacy; that erap should always invoke innocence as he would loose eventually his supporters otherwise. but why the haste in GMA’s pardon offer barely a week after erap’s conviction?if erap on the other hand is indeed innocent, why should he accept a pardon of sins he’s been insisting he never committed?erap instead judged himself guilty when he accepted GMA’s pardon.but why is the haste in her offer? indeed, this is an outright sacrilege to the country’s justice system!

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