Comments on: Cayetano Statement Scuttles Senate ZTE Corruption Probe; GMA is Home Free

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Wed, 14 May 2008 13:37:06 +0000

[...] this development will presumably put on hold Senate blue ribbon committee chair Alan Cayetano’s interim report on the ZTE investigation. This also breathes new life into the derailed Senate investigation. It [...]

By: The Warrior Lawyer

The Warrior Lawyer — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:31:01 +0000

I agree, Nick, it does come across as if Cayetano has almost absolved Gloria, although he emphasized that the report is an interim or preliminary one. Malacanang, of course, has crowed about it as a victory. It could have been handled more judiciously, and the language used not so Arroyo-friendly. The GMA propaganda machine had a field day picking out selective sound bites, putting a pro-Arroyo spin to them.

By: the warrior lawyer

the warrior lawyer — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:44:47 +0000

True, SpliceandDice. The legal process and the law itself are not always just. Which is why we have to remain vigilant, whether the Senate inquiry is closed on not. There are other venues for seeking redress for our grievances, the ultimate one, of course, being the parliament of the streets. Thanks for dropping by.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:07:38 +0000

Butch, I hear you. I understand the thinking of Cayetano, I believe that Cayetano made a few blunders along the way as to the how he handled the investigation. I still think that a more seasoned Senator such as Pimentel would have done a better job.

But I think no matter what occurred along the way, the end game could not have been anything but this.. Especially with regards to The Supreme Court decsion..

I think the criticism leveled at Cayetano is misplaced, but I also think that they have their basis. Everyone’s angry at Arroyo, and Cayetano is a good candidate to vent some anger on to…

The only thing as to why everyone is so peeved is that the way he has gone out of his way to utilize lawyer language (no offense) to almost absolve Gloria, and then focus on the report, as if it were a book report due… Does he have finals this month or what?

By: spliceanddice

spliceanddice — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:53:55 +0000

I fear that the Senate investigation on the ZTE-NBN scandal is nearing its closure, well, at least in the floors of the legislature. Yet it does not mean that it all ends there.

It may be a legal, or legislative, closure. Yet the closure on the courts of public opinion remains far behind. To a certain extent, I think the Senate’s impending closure on the issue has its effects on the course of public opinion. As for the cabals of Gloria, that’s one more reason for them to trumpet their asses to the heavens.

All these talks of legalities only make me believe more further that what is legal is not necessarily, and always, what is just.