Appalling
| FRONTLINE |
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Kiko Pangilinan’s logic is appalling, especially so, because he is not only a lawyer, but will also be a senator-judge if the charges against Ombudsman Merceditas “Merci” Gutierrez are upheld by the House of Representatives and elevated to an impeachment trial by the Senate.
Pangilinan called on Merci to quit her post, saying that she should have the decency to resign since she has tarnished the image and reputation of the office she holds and has damaged the institution by clinging to it like a leech.
Said the senator: “It would be best for the Ombudsman as an institution, for the nation and for all of us, if she (Merci) just resigns and spares the nation the spectacle of a public trial. The once highly regarded, respected, and feared Office of the Ombudsman is no more. What we have is an office that is a complete and total embarrassment to public office and service. For the sake of decency in public office she should just get out or be kicked out.”
Pangilinan should also have the decency, at the very least, to inhibit himself from the Senate trial, as he has clearly prejudged the case against the Ombudsman..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110304com2.html
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