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miguel · Member

GMA most corrupt president?

gabriela · Member

Naniniwala ako na corrupt si GMA. Pero ewan ko kung siya ang pinaka-corrupt.

pinky · Member

Hindi ako naniniwala na corrupt si GMA. Sa dami niyang malakas na kalaban, wala pa rin silang mapatunayan na totoong masama na ginawa ni GMA. What does that tell you? Para sa akin, napatunayan lang na kung may masama man siyang nagawa, hindi ganoon ka grabe. Or else she would have been caught by now.

ace · Member

pinky wrote:

Hindi ako naniniwala na corrupt si GMA. Sa dami niyang malakas na kalaban, wala pa rin silang mapatunayan na totoong masama na ginawa ni GMA. What does that tell you? Para sa akin, napatunayan lang na kung may masama man siyang nagawa, hindi ganoon ka grabe. Or else she would have been caught by now.

I agree with Pinky, that is, if the president were corrupt, there would have been proof of that by now. This is pure propaganda gird to oust GMA from office. Unfortunately, it seems to have worked, that is assuming Pulse Asia's survey is reliable. But such propaganda is easy to sell in the Philippines as many Filipinos distrust government and politicians.

Even the phrasing of the survey's question is tailor-made to suit the group's ultimate goal: Who is the most corrupt president of all? The reason the question is phrased that way is because the group wants to re-install Erap as president, a convicted plunderer. The group has to justify why they would want to re-install a corrupt president. And the justification is that GMA, the most corrupt president, is more corrupt than Erap.

-- Edited by ace at 21:47, 2007-12-15

luna · Member

It is very easy to get this result. The typical Filipino is psyched up to think that any incumbent president is either corrupt or incompetent. Because it is always what losing candidates, presidential hopefuls and their supporters say about all incumbents months (sometimes even years) after an electoral loss and, again, before an election. It is their idea of waging an election campaign.

It is absurd and counter-productive. I think the machistas should learn to take defeat with a little more grace and the hopefuls learn to do an Al Gore, showing their accomplishments, competence and vision. Instead of destroying the institution they all thrive on.

doc · Member

I do not believe our presidents are any more corrupt than those of other countries, except perhaps for Marcos after he became a dictator. We are just very assertive against and more distrustful of government and see it as an enemy state. A carry-over from centuries of occupation by foreign governments, Spain and then by America.