PRESIDENT ARROYO should not mistake as "healing" the past
and future compromises with ousted leader Joseph Estrada especially
after she announced her disinterest for the 2004 elections.
As such, she should disregard Senator Panfilo Lacson's suggestions
that she let go of Estrada and allow house arrest to be granted him.
Justice should be served.
Electioneering is just one of the many issues ranged against Mrs.
Arroyo. Her betrayal of the People Power 2's crusade against corruption
is another.
If she is really serious, Mrs. Arroyo should be more decisive in
ensuring a quick, fair and open trial for Estrada as well as other
corrupt government officials as in the PEA and IMPSA scandals, including
those among her partymates. The sincerity of her statement will be
measured by how she henceforth treats these issues.
Pessimism and disenchantment will grow if Mrs. Arroyo's statement
remains a mere promise from a traditional politician who allows and
benefits from bureaucratic corruption.
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Fr. Dizon is the Spokesperson of Plunder Watch (formerly Estrada Resign
Movement)
