Wittingly or unwittingly, Merci Gutierrez HAS WON ROUND 1 against her detractors, and even President Noynoy, with her resignation as Ombudsman.
Apart from RELIEVING HERSELF of the burden of proving her impartiality as Ombudsman, Merci has skillfully tossed the same problem, with ease, to the Aquino Administration.
It’s now Noynoy’s turn to prove that he’s FAIR AND JUST towards his political foes, especially former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA), with his choice of the next Ombudsman.
With his publicly-declared, and bright as sunshine, crusade to go after GMA and her presidency, it would be very interesting to see how Noynoy will do it.
Merci’s perceived loyalty to GMA for having appointed her as Ombudsman was the biggest, or should I say SOLE REASON, which was cited for her purported refusal to touch complaints of fraud during the Arroyo presidency.
So this early, Noynoy must CONVINCIINGLY guarantee that the next Ombudsman will be TOTALLY INDEPENDENT and IMPARTIAL.
He must assure us, and NOT JUST WITH WORDS, that the next Ombudsman WILL NOT BE HIS PUPPET or ROBOT as Merci was ruthlessly portrayed to be.
How will Noynoy do it is his problem, not ours.
But he must realize, for his own sake, that Merci’s resignation is not a walk in the park for him and his plans in the Office of the Ombudsman.
As shown by the drastic drop in his popularity and trust ratings, the people no longer take Noynoy’s flowery rhetoric and, so far, empty promises, hook, line and sinker.
For us ordinary mortals, what we have to do is keep an eye round-the-clock on Noynoy and the next Ombudsman.
Let’s show Noynoy that WE WILL NOT ALLOW the next Ombudsman to be his DUIMMY or PUPPET, or the agency to be his newest tool in hounding his political enemies with anything he can think of.
One thing for sure, there’s no reason for the Aquino Administration to celebrate with Merci’s exit. 30
If you are saying that your favorite character is not vindictive, you are awfully wrong. In fact, he came from a mold of generations of opportunists, on both sides. But, I agree with you that Merci's brilliancy in dropping her Ombudsman's robe like it were a smoldering potato, is most certainly burning the catcher's palms now. Let us watch the events as they unfold, because a stupid guy's tendency is to either toss the burning object to another catcher or, put it in his pocket.
ReplyDeleteWon round 1? Maybe not, but she saved herself from a knockout.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, it sounds like a calculated risk confidently leaning on a perceived solid wall considering the wealth and power the Arroyos have.
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