Arroyo clone FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 08/11/2010

Arroyo clone

FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 08/11/2010 During Gloria Arroyo’s time in Malacañang, when allegations of corruption, or irregularity or presidential impropriety were leveled against her, Palace spokesmen always countered these charges with “prove it” and “bring these to the proper forum.” This stand apparently hasn’t changed at all under the Noynoy presidency, with his spokesman now coming up with the same challenges of proving these allegations. Just recently, with the National Capital Region Command (NCRCom) chief Adm. Feliciano Angue issuing statements on the military still playing partisan politics during the 2010 elections and with those Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers who sided with the winners now reaping their rewards through choice posts in the military, there went Noynoy’s spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, challenging Angue to present his evidence before the proper forum on his recent revelations that some high-ranking officials of the AFP are still going by the culture of partisan politics. As Lacierda said: “He (Angue) has to prove that. As far as we know, there’s a process in appointing new generals. There’s a board of generals that they go through. So if there are any allegations that he’s being muscled then let him show proof of that. As I understand it, there’s a hierarchy (in the military) that their democratic voice is not as open as any ordinary citizens..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100811com2.html

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