GMA regime VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 08/05/2010

GMA regime

VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 08/05/2010 Power, command, control, dominion, dynasty — these are some of the more common realities associated with a “regime” in general. And rightly or wrongly, thus also distinctly stood the existential and operative mainly highly questionable features persistently attributed to the GMA regime. Practically greeted with euphoria on the occasion of its constitutionally questioned succession in 2001, and also seriously doubted in its electoral validity in 2004, the regime went on from bad to worse in the perception of the general public. In fact, when it was moribund for some time, especially so in early 2010, the regime super head obtained the lowest approval — trust and acceptance attributes — public ratings squarely based on repeated and tenable surveys made by different entities. So categorically and consistently low were the said public ratings that these made singular history in Philippines politics, among Philippine presidents. One reality, however, stood firm and clear. This: Meantime, the GMA element in the regime continued giving big smiles here and there, proudly waved hands to these and those people, and in fact managed to stand tall and straight — before local and foreign crowds..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100805com6.html

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