1986 all over again EDITORIAL 05/13/2010

1986 all over again

EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 05/13/2010 It isn’t 1986 but 2010, but it might as well be 1986 all over again. Sen. Noynoy Aquino, when he is proclaimed President-elect by Congress, plans for the first 100 days to start prosecuting corrupt officials, saying “I will not only not steal, but I’ll have the corrupt arrested.” With all the problems the country faces, Noynoy will be prioritizing going after the corrupt, and presumably, creating a commission to investigate the past misdeeds of Gloria and Mike Arroyoand their cronies. He is following in the footsteps of his mother, Cory Aquino, whose first act was to create a commission, known as the Presidential Commission on Good Government that immediately declared Ferdinand Marcos guilty of having stolen the wealth of the Filipino people — even then to the tune of some mind-boggling $10 billion. This was done without any investigation, any hearing and any evidence of the vast amount of money taken from the coffers. In other words, no due process. Cory was judge and jury.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100513com1.html

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