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Once more with feeling: Matuwid na daan VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 12/08/2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Once more with feeling: Matuwid na daan

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Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz
12/08/2011
Recently, it was said that the reigning President again proclaimed that bringing to justice the practitioners of graft and corruption has been, still is and will remain his principal priority and pet project.

In effect, this is supposed to be the open and only reason of the now ongoing hullabaloo about the GMA case. Thus it was reported that the same Chief-in-Command even made the official and public vow that he would exert no less than a triple effort to steadfastly tread his matuwid na daan electoral mantra.

No. It is not altogether right to say that the loud shout and repeated claim of self-righteousness are all but nice sound bites. No. It is neither really correct to say that it is instead the legislative department that has been since then doing the investigations of the graft and corrupt practices of former public officials — particularly those connected with the previous administration. Yes. It is more appropriate to say that the sitting President is selective in the application of the principle and norm of the matuwid na daan..... MORE

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