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Are we up to it, Noy? EDITORIAL 06/01/2012

Friday, June 1, 2012

Are we up to it, Noy?

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06/01/2012
It appears that Noynoy’s straight path has suddenly encountered a detour after the call for the signing of waivers on financial records of public officials snowballed in the aftermath of the signing of ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona’s unconditional waiver which some sectors are now calling as a legacy move.

The otherwise loud voice on the call for transparency, Noynoy, he suddenly is not saying anything about the call of the senators who acted as judges in the Corona impeachment trial for him and his Cabinet to lead by example and sign waivers on the confidentiality of their financial records.

What more, his chief House allies who prosecuted or more aptly, persecuted, Corona largely because of their fishing expeditions that took the place of the presentation of evidence in their impeachment complaints against the former Chief Justice, seems to be sidestepping the issue, with chief House prosecutor Niel Tupas saying that the call for a waiver is a mere gimmick and he won’t fall for it..... MORE

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