Opposition? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/09/2010

Opposition? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/09/2010 The political in-thing today for candidates is to project themselves as the “opposition candidate.” The first question then is, opposition to whom and to what? Gloria Arroyo and her government, along with her policies? But are they?  Hardly that, since these same candidates who claim to be opposition candidates — whether presidential or senatorial — were, from 2000 to July 2005, allies and defenders of Gloria Arroyo. Not once, in all that time they were in bed with Gloria and her administration,... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100309com2.html

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