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SOUNDING BOARD
Thursday, December 12, 2002
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House arrest and falling ratings: Malacanang's win-win strategy?
Amidst President Gloria Arroyo's falling ratings, Housing chief Mike Defensor proposes house arrest for former President Joseph Estrada instead of continuing detention. Whatever comes out of this issue, there is a good chance that Ms. Arroyo's rating will improve.
When Mr. Defensor proposed for former President Joseph Estrada's house arrest, the proposal got different reactions from all sides. Some said yes, for greater unity and in keeping with the Christmas spirit. Some said no, such move is not allowed in Philippine laws. Some said the act of proposing (for house arrest) may be a ground for filing contempt charges, and just leave the courts alone. Then President Arroyo stepped in with a convenient statement saying that "the rule of law, and not a consensus, would prevail vis-à-vis the issue" (INQ7.net 12 December 2002).
Very noble statement from someone who stands to gain from the media hype. When a Housing chief proposes a very controversial "housing" (house arrest) policy, and causes media hype, are we supposed to believe that he did not have previous clearance from the President? Judge for yourself.
posted by Allan at 10:41 AM (GMT+8)
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