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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Noynoy Aquino probably believes he still has a lot of political capital to waste, as without a shred of remorse, he announced Monday that the government panel report had already been handed to the Chinese government because he wants to mend strained ties with China.
As for the Filipinos, he claimed that the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) report had already been posted in the Official Gazette, even when it wasn’t posted as yet, since the posting came in the early evening, hours after he held his brief press conference. Worse, it was an incomplete one, since absent were the recommendations of the panel — and this, after he had said, earlier on that day, that the Filipinos would be getting the report first.
Noynoy also gave every clue that the report will be undergoing changes — as far as liabilities of those indicted go, as he stated that the report will be reviewed and studied by his legal counsels, the translation of which would be the changes that China would want and the sparing of Noynoy’s favorite officials.
In truth, the panel report itself is very incomplete and despite Justice Chief Leila de Lima’s claim that the report will not be undergoing changes, the fact is that the posted report itself said that it could undergo changes and review.... MORESource: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100922com2.html
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