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For Sec Alfredo Lim, I used to be an avid fun of this guy,the dirty
harry of filipinos..protector of the weak,friends of the good ones
and enemy of the bad ones...jueteng lords are also bad people..and yet
he still chose to work for the bad one..the lord of the jueteng lords...
He ate what he said and he swallowed his ideologies and his good principles.

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**@iligan.com (ELVIE )
resign or impeach

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**@sbc.edu.ph (agustin )
TO: President "ERAP" Strada

Mr. erap tapusin mo ang term mo bilang pangulo ng ating bansang pilipinas naiingit lang ang mga kasamahan mo sa politika sinisiraan ka lang nila

kung sino nga naman ang mataas ang pinag aralan ay siya pa ang KUPAL mga walang silbi..i wish my comments will published by the inquirer..
alam mo Erap imbis tulungan ka sa mga proyektong pang kaunlaran sa atin bansa ay ang ginagawa ng mga kasama mo dyan sa malacanang ay ang mga issue ng jueting or jueteng lord..alam mo erap kahit sino ang presidente ng pilipinas
kung ang mga kupal mo na mga senador at vice president ay walang supporta sa presidente ay wala tayo economic development dapat pag usapan ninyo kung paano tayo maka recover ng economiya natin. at isa pa ang ating peace and order situation halimbawa sa mindanao, at dapat mag invite sa mga investor na dto sila mag invest sa philippines sa business para naman makatulong sa mga kababayan nating walang mga trabaho sa madaling salita
dapat mag ka isa sa development ng ating bansa..kaya sa yo mr.president erap nasa likoran mo ako mahal ka pa rin ng mga taong bumuto sa iyo ikaw ang timon tungo sa ating kaunlaran ipag patuloy mo ang iyong serbesyo bilang presedente ng pilipinas. mabuhay ka.. kaya do your besT!

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**@ (ERWIN)
Estrada should resign from his presidential post.  He has no moral ascendancy to govern the country.  He is also so naive to run the economic affairs of the nation.

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**@yahoo.com (virginia)
We all know that the Philippines is experiencing an economic crisis which stems from the political instability that we have.  I strongly believe that the opposition should just wait for the constitutional process of impeachment to be finished before they start influencing other people's opinion.  It becomes pretty obvious that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is very eager to be the next president.  She should know that the economic condition is not guaranteed to become better when she becomes the president.  Kung maging president siya, she has to prove something dahil mapapahiya lang siya kapag wala rin siyang nagawa sa bayan.  One more thing, hindi ba alam ng oposisyon that a dumb like Erap could also be deaf.  How could he listen to them?  Si Erap naman, obvious na ngang napakacorrupt, ang tapang pa ng hiya para mag-stay sa Malacanang.  Wala na ngang brain cells, wala pang hiya.  Kung ganyan ang pangulo, talaga ngang maghihirap tayo at yayaman nang yayaman ang mga dati nang mayaman!  The first thing to do is to educate the mass so that next election, they would know who to vote for.  Please lang, anyone but erap and the erap-like.

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**@yahoo.com (Pinky)
the economy really went down eversince erap became the president.that's why you cant blame the the filipinos if they want to impeached estrada

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**@adb.org (Leah)
It is sad but very real that the masses are sympathizing with Erap. Like in the movies, they feel they should side with the "underdog." Erap knows this and is capitalizing on it heavily.

This only shows us more realities: (i)that the poor has definitely grown in number; (ii) poverty has adversely affected people's values so much; (iii) the rich still do not care enough; and (iv) it will take a tremendous effort for our church/business/civic leaders to convince the masses of their sincerity. In the Jubillee Year, I would still like to think that this is only the beginning of a great miracle. The voice of the poor will finally count, don't you think so?

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**@ (Bai)
Mr.Estrada it's time for you to go. Mr. Marcos is "jueteng" for you.

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**@yahoo.com ()
please tell the people concerned in the impeachment to make sure technicalities should be looked into meticulously because those assholes in erap's corner would do everything to take advantages of the lapses by the senators and congressmen. tetra power to all of you there. best wishes na din .to me your paper is the numero uno!!!!

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**@yahoo.com (Edmund)
Sa tingin ko hindi a-attend si Estrada sa hearing ng impeachment. Hahayaan na lang niya ang mga alagad niyang abugado dahil ipapahamak siya ng matabil niyang dila.

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**@hotmail.com (Mike)
We think that Joseph Estrada should be impeached immediately!!!! He should be impeached because he is not a good leader of our country.

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**@faithweb.com (Jose Ramon )
Estrada will be impeached

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**@hotmail.com (Elson)
The only thing our President should do is to repent, and accept what he has done!!! It's not a matter who have the biggest audience during different rallies, but who could improve and/or developed this "troubled" country.  Asking for forgiveness is not that easy to do, but if it will put an end to all of these, God will surely be with us! A question existed in my mind the past days, why people who are up there wants every Filipino to do this and that, but still we can't see the light? I don't know what will I be or have rather after I send this to you, but at=least I did my part of talking, listening, and asking!  All of the senators and congressman had their sides, but that's not the point, it's where the Filipino mass are going? The younger generation who seems so quiet but they too are affected in the sense that they're scared of what's going on around them!  Our old ones, why do we make they're getting shorter life bitter and harder, than we could make it better and happier? If only we unite and talk in Jesus Christ's name, only we will be
o n e !!!

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**@yahoo.com (Edmund)
natuwa ako ng tumiwalag si Sen. magsaysay sa lamp. Gusto rin sanang marinig si Rep. Antonio Diaz ng Zambales kung saang side siya. Isang beses ko palang nairinig si Diaz sa radyo. Ito ay 'yung inaaway niya si Korina Sanchez.

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**@wetwetwet.com (jewnino)
erap must resign.....
mahiya ka naman sa mga taong mga niloloko mo at sa mga mahihirap eh lalo silang nababaon sa hirap.... iba talaga pag-makapal ang mukha ng isang taong tulad mo!!!!!!!
mas nakakahiya ka  pag na-impeach ka nakakahiya sa boung mundo at sikat ka pa sa Philippine History kasi ikae ang 1st President na na-impeach...... hehehehe

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**@webdrx.com (Edwin )
With all the problems the country is suffering especially the ordinary people who survived from hand to mouth existence, the politician should be responsible for all of this. When Marcos, Cory and Ramos was president of all them was or anyway have been ask to resign by the politician. I am not anyway affected by the situation in the country right now because I am secured with my family in the States but how can I turn away from all of the problem and suffering to all my family and relatives. Can we support them forever? Can we come home and retire peacefully? I don't even think the VP can survive a year with all the problem. I hope these politician who run for office for personal motive will change their mind and prioritized the masa not their pocket.

God bless. 

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**@webdrx.com (Edwin )
With all the problems the country is suffering especially the ordinary people who survived from hand to mouth existence, the politician should be responsible for all of this. When Marcos, Cory and Ramos was president of all them was or anyway have been ask to resign by the politician. I am not anyway affected by the situation in the country right now because I am secured with my family in the States but how can I turn away from all of the problem and suffering to all my family and relatives. Can we support them forever? Can we come home and retire peacefully? I don't even think the VP can survive a year with all the problem. I hope these politician who run for office for personal motive will change their mind and prioritized the MASA not their pocket.

God bless. 

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**@ (christopher)
finish his term

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**@yats-international.com (johanne)
I think  he only has two choices... either
that he will be impeached or he steps from his
thrown with an honorable dismissal. Besides,
that wouldn't make him less of a man... instead,
he will be doing the whole country a big favor...
which might even cause him the admiration of the Filipinos.

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**@laguna.net (susan)
The President should wake up and must realized that he is not playing another "lead" role in a movie scene wherein the "bida" always stays "alive".

He must think of his countrymen and the economy and not the "role" he use to play in the movies.

"Godfather" is only a movie and this should not happen in real life of the Filipino people.

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**@mailsurf.com (Beth)
just hoping that HE resign! for my kids welfare & the rest of the Filipinos, he's dragging the country to NOWHERE, leadership w/o governance. in the first place i never voted for him & never like him for a PRESIDENT so please resign to ease our agony

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**@sbm.net.sa (Rodolfo)
It's now that I am beginning to believe that we have an imbecile for a president.  For how can Estrade just ignore the clamor for him to resign.  How can he keep on declaring his innocence on the charges that are being levelled against him.  How can he hang on to his job now that he has been unmasked.
How can he miss the simple point that majority of Filipinos don't believe in him anymore and would like him to just step down.  It is amazing how he and his sycophant followers look through rose coloured glasses when crystal clear reality that it's time to "cut and cut clear" is staring them in the face.
As a Filipino, it is amazing, truly amazing how strong a capacity we have to refuse to accept reality!!!!

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**@mozcom.com (Eddie G. Tibus)
I beleive that there was none other gift
that our President can give this christmas except to accept people's clamor to stepdown just to save the republic from ruin.

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**@palpak.com (erap palpak)
erap mag-resign ka na at pinahihirapan mo lang ang pinas dahil
sa corruption mo. dapat gumaya ka sa mga politician ng US, nagf-re-resign sila kapag
nabukikong na sila.

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**@easycall-cebu.com (Jeffrey)
With President Estrada picture on Nov.8/00 Inquirer Issue showing off a 40mm grenade launcher reminds me of Commander Robot of the Abu Sayaf terrorist group also showing off his high powered weapon. Do they have the same objective and probably the same I.Q. and E.Q. and that is to gain a large monetary hoard!

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**@intel.com (fely)
Erap should resign, he doesn't have the capability nor moral authority to run this gov't.  The Phil. Presidency under Marcos regime made us the sick man of Asia, and with Ninoy's death, the presidency's integrity was restored back by Cory Aquino thru People Power, but the transition was a painful one as her administration  was beset with turmoils of political instabilities and calamities, FVR provided the political stability and leadership we needed, unifying most of his political foes to work together for the good of the country  and led us thru a difficult recovery period, but he succeeded signifantly, earning the recognition and admiration from leaders and economists around the world.  Now, here comes Erap, voted by the masses for reasons I cannot understand until now (I came from a poor family also but I have always  voted  for political leaders in terms of issues/capability and not for their popularity in showbiz), and all the hard-earned fruits we've gained for the past 12 years were erased and pulled down the Presidency to a deeper mire than Marcos' time.  Erap insists he should stay on since he has the support of the masses who do not understand the real issues.  Erap doesn't care if the country will be plunged to an economic disaster that will make these masses go hungrier, crime rates to go higher and God knows what else.  But of course why should he, he and his wife/mistresses/children were all taken care of, they have all the wealth they need for the rest of their lives.  But  what about the 90% of the population (majority of which are supposedly his mass supporters)?  I don't know how to make the masses understand the real issues and convince them that Erap must go but if Erap has any sense of responsibility or real concern for these people and the  country at all, he should volunteer to go and hand over the Presidency to someone capable of doing the job, while there's still time.  He knows fully well that he can't handle the job, his key advisers are deserting him, business groups are calling for his resignation, the people are taking on the streets both for him and against him, the whole country is  divided!  So where do we go from here?

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**@hotmail.com (jes)
well, as of my point of view  President Estard will and should RESIGN to save our country against violence and POVERTY

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**@ (juan)
kayong mga media... magpaka-bait na kayo! makonsiyensya kayo! alam nating marami sa inyo ang corrupt! magbago na kayo!

si dong puno dapat banatan niyo na rin para tumiwalag na siya sa erap administration!

si loi at jackie... asawa at anak ni erap... banatan niyo na rin para sila mismo lumayo na kaya erap! pa-reli-relihyosa, pa-rosaryo-rosaryo epek pa sila! pwe! tanong niyo nga kung tanggap nila ang pagigign babaero ni erap!! ang pagiging immoral ni erap!

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**@Amkor.com (Nathan)
I'm a Filipino and i believe that the voices of the people should be heard. If the leader lost the confidence of the people. It's honorable for him to step down to give way to another leader.Currently, our economy looks bad and in my humble opinion. We have to salvage this.... for the sake of the country. 

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**@home. com (jon )
 ang masasabi ko lang kay Erap; panero magresign kana; dehins mobang alam na sobra ang kapal muks mo.
ang hirap kay Erap, pagdating sa sarap si Laarni ang naaalala; pero pagdating sa hirap si Loi ang kinakawawa;
 kay laarni ang langit ng sarap; sa sambayanan ang pahirap.
ERap magresign kana; para maharap mo ang mga chickas mo.

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**@yahoo.com (Ferdie)
To Mr. Estrada,

You are calling all Filipinos to unite and I'm sure it would happen if you'll join the call of the majority for you to resign. Through your resignation, I beleive our economy would recover from a very deep trouble. In this way, you can help more poor Filipinos that you love most(daw)and care for(kuno). Hindi lang isang supot na pagkain na kakainin namin for one time ang kailangan namin Mr. Estrada. What we need is a job that we can get through a good goverment and a strong economy that we don't have right now. Why don't you try to listen to us na masyado ng apektado at nahihirapan. Kung talagang concern ka sa bayan natin, bakit hindi mo simulan ang makiisa sa amin para matapos na ang gulong ito at. Once you did it, nasa likuran mo kami.

So Mr. Estrada, please............ 

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**@aol.com (Marc)
I've been in the states for the past 6 months now and have been a first-hand witness to the differences between the democracy America enjoys and the relatively young democracy that is the Philippines. The Jueteng scandal shows that we have much to learn as a nation...specifically, being more vigilant of our public officials. Mr. Estrada's hi-jinx have put our country in a bad light. Unfortunately, even his resignation will do little to ease the blight that has been placed on our country's image.

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**@aol.com (Raffy)
According to Jingle Bell (Jinggoy) nakakahiya raw ibulgar sa mundo na kapwa Pilipino ay nagaaway...
Well, in the first place, kung ayaw ninyo (Estrada Family) ibulgar ang baho ng pamilya ninyo...huwag kayo gumawa ng kalokohan like corruption, bribery, womanizing, philandering & many more...

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**@usa.net (Dr. Arnel)
Dear inquirer,

Though I may not be a political analyst but what can I observe on the progress of the events for the ouster of the president is that it failed to gain "enough momentum". It shows that people is still on the septum of their hearts. They are not convinced on the sincerity of Mrs. Arroyo. Unlike in 1986, people felt the authenticity of Pres. Aquino. We are having a leadership successor crisis right now. I hope that we should also pray for the rightful successor. I hope that people or political tacticians can feel the throb of the people and expose the true colors of the oppotunistic succesor. Let us use our right and left cerebral hemisphere.May God shed light on her an on the Filipino people.

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**@hotmail.com (Leyo)
The question should be:
Pres. Estrada should:
1. resign
2. be impeached
3. finish his term.

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**@philonline.com (mae)
****If our President can't handle the Philippines crisis, it is better for him to resign.

****If the President guilty in Jueteng issue,try to impeach him and let him to prove to the Filipino people that he is not the right President.......

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**@hotmail.com (VER)
President Estrada is the target of street rallies going on, so is Vice-President Macapagal-Arroyo, the "soon-to-become" president of the Republic of the Philippines". It appears that the latter is suspecting she is wanted by many of us Filipinos to take hold of the highest position in the land.  Didn't she know she is behaving as if she can't wait to sit on the dais?

The daily news have it:  the respected vice president of the country, instead of excerting effort to promote the greater good, to cater to the needs of our south-bound economy, is with groups of mortals; to strengthen their thrust for the President's ouster.    

Yes, I am against those who govern without care for the Constitution, I am against those who become drunk of power.  May President Estrada be served with a fair judgment.

It should be made clear that our battlecry of kicking the President out of Malaca. ang does not go with a burning desire to drag Vice President Arroyo to the presidency.  Vice President Arroyo should realize that it is just but an accident.  I will not wonder if in the succeeding days, the same group of civilians who are on strike today will walk the streets to ouster another president.  

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**@ (`)
Got the news but why people voted him unanimously like him to resign/stepdown.
It is politics that play. Stop this as other nations are laughing us. Imagine people do not work but in the street shouting the propaganda. Why not show to the world that Filipino go forward. Be optimistic and go forward.

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**@yahoo.com (Marifi)
philippine politics today is really a disaster. I want Mr. Estrada to resign, but I never did like mrs. Arroyo I see her as an opportunist who's in a real hurry to be the President. Other politicians are playing circus in a carnival...
I am really fed up... wanna go back to the USA again...

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**@yahoo.com (Mikaela Marie)
I think that President Joseph "ERAP" Estrada should be allowed to finish his term of office to proved that he can help our country to moved on. We all know that he succeeded a goverment that has lots of debt. And we cant blame the president if he give our the result we all expect but still he is doing his best to help the masses. He on his own ways have the ability to lead the country to its goal but as a citizen of the Philippines, we need to do our share by uniting our hands and extend our effort for our country. For those who wants the President to leave his position, I know that you have your own reasons but why cant you wait for the right time. What I mean is we have a law that needs to be followed for the impeachment processed. In this case all we have to do right now is to help our goverment to make our economy better.

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**@dv.weblinq (wilson)
bakit di gamitin ng united opposition sila vilma santos at sharon cuneta para sa rally nila, tutal kasikatan sa masa ginagamit ni erap e di superstar din itapat natin sa kanya. Erap resign!!!

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**@mailcity.com (carlo)
Pres. Estrada will not resign. He is very tough on his stand of not resigning from office.

He will neither be impeached, the senators who are for his impeachment are not enough, others are just "trendy" that is go with the flow. Resign from LAMP, maniwala ka  sa kanila! they are just looking kung saan may maraming tao, doon sila, sayang ang boto.

Pare-pareho lang naman sila, tangapin na lang natin na bobo  ang naging presidente natin.  Kahit na anong rally at ingay, di talaga bababa sa trono niya si Pres. Erap.  Sa kapal ng mukha niya, tatablan ba yon?

Lesson na nating mga Pinoy ito, sa eleksiyon, dapat di popularidad ang gamitin criteria sa pagpili ng kandidato.

Ipagdasal na lang natin na maliwanagan ang isip ni Erap.

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**@ogertel.com (Rodel )
When Mr. Estrada was elected into office I was nearly convinced that he is the "man of the masses"...indeed because of his very popular slogan "erap para sa mahirap". But then I realized that He is a "Robin Hood" in a reverse trajectory "stealing from the poor" by maintaining a Jueteng "and giving the profits of this jueteng to his already rich friends like Atong Ang..."
Mr. Estrada, if you happen to read this, for the sake of the whole nation..."Please resign now!!!" by doing so you will be saving the whole country from a possible economic doom. If you resign now, I'm sure you will be written in the history as the president who saved the whole country from a possible economic breakdown by resigning from office. So, you'll be a hero!!! how's that sound???    

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**@ (Eanne)
Kailangan mag hintay nang due process before judging the person. If proven that his guilty beyond reasonable doubt then that`s the time na paalisin na siya.... as in the bible, condemn the sin not the sinner.

we must follow the law dahil kung hindi ibig sabihin katawa tawa ang constitution natin walang face value....

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**@prime.net.sa (Lydie)
the president should resign now if he really love the poor bec. the more the peso depreciated the more the economy get hurt.

since the business sector no longer trust him (due to stock market price manipulation and gambling). he has no more dignity to serve as president.

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**@kimsmail.com (micky)
i am a college student of the university of the philippines cebu college, taking up bs biology, year 3. the first time i heard about the "revelation" of gov. luis chavit singson, i was so shocked on why such the person occupying the highest position in the land was involved in a very big scandal. at first i was doubtful on the said "revelation" by the governor, but as time passes by and as i listened to the news everyday, ive finally said to my self that indeed the president is really involved in the illegal activities and the accusation of the governor that he is "the father, the lord of all the jueteng lords!" why did i jumped into this conclusion? at first he is so silent about this accusation to him. its very unusual for a person being accused such to scandal who does not even give a voice if its not true. and also, i think the no person will ever accused somebody especially in this case wherein the person you've accused to is the one occupying the highest position of the land - no less than the president of the republic of the philippines, knowing that he has all the powers for you to be picked up anytime, and be kept into silent forever! another thing why gov. chavit is reliable is that he himself is also part of the jueteng activity! to be the star witness of the case because you yourself is involved is already a very heavy evidence. just like in the case of vizconde where alfaro is the star witness and also in the case of cebu's chong sisters where davidson is the star witness and he himself is involved in the crime.

i feel so ashamed in this scandal of the president! he is expected to be the model of all the public officials in the country because he is occupying the highest position of the land.

i feel so embarassed! what will the people abroad say to the philippines? our ocw's almost have no more face to face the people there in abroad because of this scandal.

most of all, our economy is not just slumping, not just dying, but already dead, dead, dead!

the very solution to this political problem which affects very much on the economy if for the President to resign!!!

Resign! Resign! Resign!

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**@counsellor.com (Josephine)
For me it's good for him to be impeach but if not, i shd suggest that his detractor may join him and help him to make action for our country in order to have good and peaceful country. They must join there knowledge to have a better goverment and stop quarelling each other because it is our country who had a problem and not one person.

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**@doleasia.com (Joy S.)
Let us unite ourselves to solve the basic-essential economic and political problems in our country today... Erap is not the basic problem; it is the people who just want to destabilize the government.  It is not yet time for Gloria to lead the country...

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**@aisr.org (Joseph)
If i were in the position of President i will tell the truth and don't be hide whatever their doing. Face the charges and let the people tell and judge if he is be a good president and be a leader in our country. Papaano na ang mga kabataang na naghihirap at walang makain, matulogan at walang trabahong mapapasukan. Magbitiw na siya at bigyan niya ang ibang masisipag at magandang hangarin nang ibang oposisyon.

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**@hotmail.com (Jassim)
While there's time, Erap should give way for the betterment and welfare of Filipinos, show his Filipino conscience.

Otherwise, proceed to his impeachment, because a culprit should not be given an inch of immunity to escape all of his deeds.

The impeachment committee as well as the incoming leadership need to show the world that we're still firm to stand as Filipinos or else.

We, the OFWs of the world, as one, feel the lowest morale the Estrada leadership has done not to every OFWs but to all Filipinos of the world. And we can say this time that we're not proud of having a leader like him.

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**@yahoo.com (Gerry)
erap will not resign unless his advisers and big supporters like velarde, danding, lucio, et al, tell him to.

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**@yahoo.com (Pat)
I think Erap should resign as soon as possible. Pro-Erap politicians say that we have to wait for the constitutional process of impeachment to proceed, but then, can we put our trust to these senators that they will decide and act according to their conscience? Are we stupid to believe that they will not take the millions of pesos that may be offered by Erap and his cronies as 'balato' for their Erap-favored vote? These pro-Erap senators will just say 'insufficient evidence' to make the impeachment fail, and then, they take home the huge 'balato.' Anyway, election time is near and these ambitious politicians would definitely need more money.

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**@hotmail.com.ph (JEBOY)
He should resign, never he showed compassion to us Filipinos. With his involvement in Jueteng, he is real disgusting President.

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**@aramco.com.sa (Apple)
I think Erap was the biggest mistake the Filipino people ever committed.  Electing a lazy drop out, womanizer, gambler and drunkard into the highest office in the land is a major blunder which unfortunately we are all paying for.  In case anybody asks it is more painful for us OFWs because we were never given the chance to have a say in who gets to be our president.  For so many years we were taxed without representation which in another country would be considered tyranny.  If only for the fact that GMA will definitely be avoiding the pitfalls of Erap then I think she will do a better job.  If not then God help us all.

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**@bolt.com (jOi)
  It is a great sorrow to watch the leaders of our counry fighting among themselves.Our country is facing a big crises which could be a threat to us, the youth. And instead of being one in helping solve the economic and political crises, the other leaders are fast in washing their hands much like Pontius Pilate.

To Madame Arroyo, she is the mother of this country and Erap the Father.Is that the way she shows her support? Or is she the one who hates to sacrifice.Shouldn't they be together in solving the economic crises? And even if she might become President, if we aren't cooperating and are having the crab mentalities get in the way, would she succeed? I doubt it.

She is just a dummy, a pawn in the games chavit is playing.i wish she let her so called intelligence rule her decisions.

I still believe in president estrada!

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**@pinoymail.com (Jaguar)
The jueteng scandal has brought the Philippine economy down and all fingers of the opposition leaders and supporters point them to only one person, Pres. Joseph Estrada. Let's impeach him, why not? But let's do it constitutionally.
 
VP Arroyo's pressure on Erap to resign, along with the opposition leaders, clearly shows that they are hungry for power and has very little concern for the economy and the poor.

Arroyo has served for two years under the administration of Erap and has said that she is a food economist. Why then has she withheld helping Erap during those years? Is it because of her hidden interests? Is she taking advantange of the situation now? She sees this scandal as opportunity for her to become president without the need for election. What an easy ride to the presidency, isn't it Gloria?

Cory Aquino has done nothing for the country. Let her be a mother to Kris. .

Sen. Drilon and Spkr Villar are opportunists.

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**@netasia.net (Ricardo)
It is really amazing how supposedly decent and honorable people can be blind to the shenanigans of Mr. Estrada.Looking inward, perhaps it is ingrained in our culture. Can't we not  rise above self-interest to that of the national interest? Are the Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini, etc., just mutants of our race? Don't we have the courage to say enough is enough?

As I have always maintained, Mr. Estrada's presidency will usher for us a lot of firsts, and perhaps, will finally bring us to our senses and realize Ninoys belief that filipinos are worth dying for.

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**@webtv.net (annalisa)
What must it take before someone becomes guilty?!. I am wondering what convinces our president to remain is his position. I just hope he does not have this selfish attitude; whether it be protecting his ego or realizing his political dreams. The ratio we are speaking of here is 1:billions of suffering filipinos. Being an enthusiastic leader is not enough rather someone effective towards critical situations the country is facing. Besides, we're fed up of action or highly suspense scenes our movie director (sorry! I meant president) is directing - only will we be willing to become actors if we will benefit from the act. LIghts,camera, action!!!.....

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**@pworld.net.ph (Victor )
I am so angry.

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**@stranger.com (Leoricz)
All the crisis are cause by the people who wants Erap to resign. Why did not they just help the present administration to solve the economy crisis instead of making troubles like rallying almost every day that cause a lot of traffic. They are the one who are burden to the people.

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**@ozemail.com.au (June )
the president who get alot of money illegaly will never ever resign so the best thing to do to get rid of these kind of leader is to impeach him.flush him in the toilet bowl.

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**@ti.com (estela)
They should not forced him to resign.Proper impeacement procedure MUST be follwed to clear the issue.

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**@yahoo.com (BENNY)
impeachment process? for me, its just a waste of time. theres no way for him but go. everybody knows he is guilty.

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**@hotmail.com (Crisostomo)
The crisis that our country is experiencing is the result of lack of education.  Most of the people who voted for ERAP believes that the role ERAP plays in the movies is his true self.  Most of the people who voted for him come from the low income families and those whom they can fool.  The government should redirect its efforts by providing more attention to the educational system of the country.  We are losing grounds against our Asian neighbors in terms of education.  Since most of these Asian countries have a higher literacy level, they think before they vote for a candidate.  It can be shown that most of our Asian neighbors have propelled the economy since most of their citizens are highly educated.  India for example is beginning to dominate custom made softwares in Europe.  Probably someday, India might even be in a better economic condition than the Philippines.  To our law makers, wake up.  Education plays a major role in achieving sustainable growth in the economy.  Stop giving the excuse that most currencies in Asia have devalued.  The point is if they devalue, ours should not.

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**@hotmail.com (Modather )
If president estrada do really love the pilipino people particularly the poor he should resign now!!! And don't wait until the peso reach to the ground.

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**@hotmail.com (jess)
He has done enough damage to the country.  I think it is time for him to step down.n

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**@yahoo.com (Louella Angelica)
I have a very bad feeling that Erap will finish his term. Imelda, Danding and all his other cronies will make sure of that.  Imagine what will happen otherwise - Cory will make sure the Marcoses go back to Hawaii, PacMan Danding would have no more businesses to chew, Lucio Tan will have to pay billions in tax dues and the other cronies might end up in jail for their illegal business activities and smuggling operations.  Of course, Laarni Enriquez will have to shed some pounds and go back to showbiz to be able to pay rent of Boracay. The impeachment is nothing but another Erap movie.  Some senators will definitely be paid to kill the impeachment.  It is a known fact that they receive payolas, thanks to Senators Osmena and Oreta for substantiating it.  Of course, these payolas do not necessarily come in cash - they also come in the form of government contracts and government positions for family members as substantiated again by Senators Oreta and Santiago, respectively.  The way I see it, this impeachment is a done deal.  Erap will get away with it.  He will be the hero in the end and we will all be the contrabida.  So I urge the opposition to use all their resources to prevent whitewash in the impeachment trial.  You owe it to us. Make sure that the truth comes out for Erap's loyal masses to see. 

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**@yahoo.com (auraphel )
As a student our President Joseph Estrada should made up his mind.  It would be better if he would resign now because it might be the best decision he ever did in his life. As of Vice-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said there would still be life outside malacanang.

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**@yahoo.com (Rene)
If Erap really wants to help our country he should resigned now. In the Bible, if God punishes a wicked ruler, He punished also the whole country, we have one since ERAP has many wives, involved in gambling and he drink to much. kapag hindi siya umalis ibig sabihin nito ay kinukunsinti natin siya gaya ni Bro. Mike, alam ko na alam niya ito dahil ito ay ayon sa Bibliya.

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**@hotmail.com (Celso)
aynaku!

Kahit sinong maging presidente wala pa ring mangyayari sa pinas hanggat may mga politikong makasarili na ang tanging nais ay mailok-lok sa itaas ang kanyang sarili o ang kanyang ka-partido.

Ganito ang attitude ng pinoy ngayon yung nasa itaas hihilahin paibaba sa halip na mag-tulungan. Kaya wala sa pag-asenso ang pinas.

Politicians want them to be served not to serve kasi ang intensyun nila is to protect their own interest lalo na pag business. Kelan kaya matututo ang mga politikong ito na lumaban ng parehas.

If you want progress, politicians should unite regardless of their party and help each other wag yung tirahan kabi-kabila. Tuloy ang nagiging kawawa si Juan dela Cruz.

Kung ako sa mga nag-ra-rally wag na lang kasi wala rin lang namang nangyayari. Napatalsik nga nila si Marcos, pero yung mga naging kapalit si Cory, si FVR, at si ERAP, pare-pareho namang Corrupt ang mga iyon. Kita mo hanggang ngayon ala parin ang pinas patuloy na lumulubog.

ay naku ayaw ko na kasi alang katapusan ang politika.

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**@yahoo.com (annabelle)
It is very unfortunate that President Estrada's past mistakes have finally caught up with him. He was going to be a "rare breed" among presidentials  because of a lot of unconventional circumstances in his life. His becoming a president could be likened to a wager the Filipino "masa" took- gambling on his leading the country hoping he might bring about a succinct reversal of fortunes. But woe and behold, it seems that even the small fortunes the "masa" are holding on to will likewise be drained. I fervently hope that he comes to his senses  at a time when economic recovery will still be a tangible possibility and see the wisdom in his resignation. After achieving Presidency, he probably rested on his laurels not expecting this unexpected turn of events. We will just hope, and hope for the best, and further hope that nothing more worse would  come. 

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**@yahoo.com (Cesar)
The bottom line is that the rebuilding of our country will not be realized unless Estrada relinquishes his position.  I am a forgiving man, but watching many Filipinos' hardship increasing day by day is unbearable.  That is why I say, "Estrada should resign".

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**@yahoo.com (marissa)
erap should be forced to step down!

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**@stc.com.sa (Virgilio)
Hayaan ang batas ng demokratikong bansa
ang mag husga sa kanyang pagkakamali.
Para kahit paano ay maniwala pa ang tao
na may batas pang umiiral sa ating bansa
at hindi impluwensya ng kung sino pa man.

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**@yoyomail.com (Jon-Jon)
it seems that everybody is affected with what is happening in our country...i think our President is over using his authority..now He's bribing the poor people with land titles because he feels that he's losing his credibility little by little...that's why now he's bribing the poor people to gain back his lost integrity...and it's a very clear strategy that he's trying to cover the eyes of the poor people by giving them land titles....so that poor people will feel that the President is a Pro-poor....some big investors were really affected with the current crisis...so how can you improve the peso-dollar exchange if this investors are losing their trust to the Leader of the country and they also lost their interest to invest in our country...and how can you help improve our economy if you'll see our President playing casino with his friends Atong Ang and other gambling lords...Building big mansions for his WIVES...

i think the president really need to step down bec as i see the current situation in our country most of the filipinos has lost its trust to the president and there will be no peace and the country will not move on with demonstrations and protests, so i think the best way to stop this demonstations and protests is for the president to resign...bec he's the reason why such things are happening...and the jueteng scandal is really a very serious matter we really need to take it seriously bec the involved is the leader of our country...for  me i don't want to have a leader with many wives, a leaders who loves gambling...and a corrupt leader...

and for those who are supporting a kind of president....that only means that they don't care whether the president has so many wives...they don't care gamblings....or should i say They don't care about our country...hey people wake up...this is the time that we really need to open our eys and our mind the future of our country is in our hands...

and for those religious groups who supports the president...i don't think that you're true to yourself and i don't think that you really believe in the Bible because your you are tolerating the evil works of the president....

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**@hotmail.com (Simeon)
Narinig nyo na ba ang "all roads lead to Rome"? Sa takbo ng mga pangyayari, mukhang ang tungo lang talaga ni joseph ay towards impeachment. It seems that there's nothing to defend on his part.

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**@yahoo.com (Ed)
Estrada is too insensitive to issues to heed the call for his resignation.  Impeachment is the only peaceful exit option (others could be violent and far more destructive).  That is, if there won't be enough suckers and leeches left in Congress to support Erap's dishonorable stay as president.

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**@i-cebu.com.ph (braulio jr)
with what's left of the president's brain, after abusing his body for the past 60 years or so, it will take a miracle for him to decipher what is good for the country and the filipinos. May the lord almighty perform this miracle on him, after all, thousands   if not millions of filipinos are bombarding the heavens with petitions for him to resign.

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**@ (Nornan)
       I believe it would be better for Pres. Erap to  resign, if in the otherhand there is truth and reality within allegations given to him, but on our side, I can say impeachement would be the best, it is to be fair to both parties and that we may find out what is true and what is not, likewise, impeachement is what Pres. Erap's decision up to now.
 
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**@ifsarabia.com (Rudy)
I think Pres. Estrada should resign.... he should be professional enough to be President, always acting like a movie actor.  So, please Mr. President lets make Filipinos outside the country proud of the Philippines... Resign now!...

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**@yahoo.com (gilbert)
i am one of your million of avid reader of your no 1 newspaper!!i am one of million of filipino who pres estrada called elitista(bec. the term he attacheds to any one who doesnt like him and his present goverment even thou i dont live in makati or san juan but please!!!! spare us naman b coz i work in a prestigious company pero i dont have any mansion to live with) sayan yung mga distinguish senators natin kasi mas marami sa pro-admi ay madaling suhulan!! to our opposition keep on fighting!!! patalsikin yang mga ganid sa kapangyarihan!!!

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**@ (Catherine )
President Estrada must finish his term because majority of the filipino people outside Luzon still believes of his sincerity, considering all the present accomplishment projects in far barangays under his administration now like farm to market roads/post harvest facilities/livelihood projects/technology trainings and most of all information dissimination to the masses esp. farmers on how to uplift their standard of living basically thru values transformation. All of this been done thru Estradas priority program given task to this are the three big important gov't. agencies DENR/DAR & DA.People who availed this program have hearts and minds to think and weigh on the good deeds that the president is doing. So in short those politicians who are power hunger must have to wait until the people who voted Pres. Estrada during last election will nolonger wanted to vote for him. Again the likes of Erap is the best President so far.   
                        Catherine

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**@yahoo.com (Vanessa)
Pres,

have mercy on our economy. Please resign immediately.

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**@yahoo.com (Rene )
Estrada is just prolonging the agony of the nation by not resigning.  His clinging to office is unwanted at this time when the country's economy is seriously at risk. He refused to understand that the longer he stays in office the more damage he makes to the country.  Estrada does not deserve any mercy.  He should go to jail to repent for all his sins to the Filipino people.  Walang hiya ka talaga.  Tama'an ka sana nang kidlat at pulutin ka sa kangkungan.

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**@ (Cristina)
One column on the opinion section of Iquirer.net  wrote that the signature campaign on www.eLagda.com wsan't getting the expected results.  Unfortunately for some who wish to join the call for President's resignation the website is just too difficult to access. Perhaps the organizers of this drive could advise the people on what to do in case they end up in the same predicament.  Or maybe they could put up another site.

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**@ (GOBOTS)
What's happening to our country is partially of our own making. The thing is, we did not do anything to stop this guy during the 1998 elections. My point being, we did not heed the many exposee's during those times and we had ourselves divided over the different candidates during those times. Erap had a solid vote coming from the different 'kampons' of his cronies whereas the other voters were divided among roco, de venecia, de villa, lim, osmena and others, I guess that's why he won. In any case we could have prevented it by trying to educate the people, empower them with the facts sorrounding their candidates with the best and easy to 'get' forms of media.

We are about to exercise our right to suffrage once again. Will we allow this to happen again?

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**@aol.com (Tom)
This is a message directed to the ordinary Filipino in these trying times. Almost 99% of the Filipinos living in the San Francisco Bay Area are keeping abreast with the present crisis in leadership in our country. A lot of people had made plans, as early as June of this year, to go back to our country and savor the Christmas season, Pinoy style. Sadly, those same people   are now returning their tickets and have reversed their plans. Gusto naming makapiling ang mga miyembro ng aming mga pamilya pero tulad ninyo, kami dito ay mga pangkaraniwang mamamayan na nagsusumikap na kumita para sa kinabukasan. Tulad ninyo, hindi kami tulad ni Teresa (Aquino?????)Oreta at John Osmena (what else can we expect) na balato pa lang ay milyong piso na. O kaya ay tulad nating lahat na nag-iisip kung saan kukunin ang susunod na upa o pambayad sa bahay, di tulad nina Laarni at Guia atbp. Sa inyong may mga karag-karag na sasakyan na ginagamit panghanapbuhay at pampamilya, huwag kayong mainggit kina Bro.(????) Andrew Gonzales at sa mga nasa pamahalaan na naka-Expedition, Navigator,Suburban atbp dahil sila ang mga klase ng tao na may makakapal na balat na hindi nararanasan ang kasiyahan na makita ang bunga ng ating pinaghirapan. Manapa ay alalahanin ninyo ang mga taong ito tuwing may baha at bagyo at ang inyong mga anak ay stranded dahil sa kakulangan ng masasakyan. Alalahanin din ninyo sila tuwing kayo ay magkakarga ng gasolina o diesel sa inyong karag-karag. Huwag na huwag ninyong kalimutan na isipin si Estrada tuwing kayo ay mangangarap na sana ay malagyan ninyo ng bubong ang inyong pamilya, kahit isang maliit at payak na dampa lamang. At kung nag-aalala kayo sa magiging kinabukasan ng inyong mga anak na inyong iginagapang upang makapag-aral, alalahanin ninyo ang angkan ng mga Ejercito (legit at illegit.) Kung kayo naman ay may pananampalataya na ginagampanan tuwing araw ng Linggo, alalahanin ninyo si Bro.(????) Mike Velarde na tagapagpayo spiritwal at tagapag-bigay direksyon kay Estrada tungo sa kagustuhan ng Maykapal. Sa inyo namang manginginom, isipin ninyong mas masarap ang harapan ninyo kaysa sa kanila kahit "stainless" lang ang inyong inyong iniinom at sipol lang ang pulutan. Masarap pa rin ito dahil ang inyong pinaghaharapan ay galing sa inyong pawis. At sa mga mananaya ng jueteng, isipin din ninyong may utang na loob sa inyo si Estrada, Jingle Bells, Chavit, Atong Ang atbp. Panghuli, magpasalamat tayong lahat kahit iisa lang ang ating pamilya at tayo ay isang kahig, isang tuka na hindi tayo naging politiko. Hindi tayo (sampu na ang ating mga mahal sa buhay) nahaharap sa poot ng taong bayan, hindi tayo kailangang magsinungaling sa harap ng kamera at wala tayong iniintinding impeachment at kahihiyan. Pasalamat tayo sa pagiging pangkaraniwang mamamayan at namumuhay ng matahimik. Umasa na lang tayo na bumaba na sana  ang mga dapat bumaba na walang karapatang mamuno at mag-utos sa ating taongbayan.

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**@yahoo.com (gorgonio)
I would like to tell you that i don't like Gloria Macapagal-Aroyo to be the next president because of her too greed for power. she already form a cabinet of her own despite the impeachment proceeding is still ongoing.My choice for the presidency is no other than Sec. Alfredo Lim.Also, I would suggest that Cardinal Sin should be the president because he behaves like a politician!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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**@thedoghousemail.com (Bernice)
think about this: Erap wants to defend himself "at the right time.." makes you
wonder why he waited so long doesn't it? IF he really didn't/doesn't have anything to hide, why did he allow the situation to aggrevate?

Erap is our problem... he was never qualified to run for office in the first place - IF his intention is "really" for the good of the country & the masses,he should step down. You're not in the movies anymore mr. president... there are no chances for "take twos" in leading the country.

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**@usa.net (NESTOR, SR.)
Hindi po ako katoliko, ngunit malinaw po ang aking obserbasyon ukol sa mga nagaganap sa ating mga pinuno.  Ang punto ko po ay tungkol sa moralidad. Pinabababa ni Cardinal Sin sa puwesto si Presidente Estrada dahil sa pagiging immoral nito. Ang nag-akusa sa pangulo ay hindi rin naman mapasusubalian na immoral.  Sa mga naka-puwesto sa gobyerno, napakarami rin naman po ang gumagawa ng imoralidad. At karamihan po sa kanila ay mga katoliko. Napaka-ironic po ang sitwasyon dahil kung tutuusin ay si Cardinal Sin ang dapat sanang managot ukol sa imoralidad ng kanilang miyembro, hindi lamang ng mga nasa gobyerno kundi ng buong sambayanang katoliko dahil ang kanyang tungkulin ay magtaguyod ng moralidad sa sangkatauhan. Ito po ay malinaw na kahayagan na bigo siya sa kanyang tungkulin bilang ama ng mga katoliko dito sa ating bayan. Malinaw po na ang nagiging bunga nito ay ang patuloy na pagkakagulo ng mga pilipino lalo na ng mga katoliko. Ito po ay isang malinaw at hindi mapasusubaliang katotohanang ating nasasaksihan.

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**@hotmail.com (ana)
naniniwala ako na kapag nag resign si erap eh mas tataas ang value ng peso

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**@aol.com (ronald )
i would like to appeal to the people of the philipines to calm down and wait for this political tormoil to stop and therefore shed light on waht to do with our current political set up,rallies including the  involvement of the catholic church is not at all acceptable cause there should always be the separation of the church and the state,president estrada might have committed a very serious crime but we should also like to listen to the side of the poor people which he himself have been helping  since the start of his political life, sigson is not at all telling the truth he should also be punished for committing the same crime and then we do have a fresh start,our province abra is one of the staunch supporters of erap but if proven  that he is guilty then we all pack up our things and join the crusade of the former presidents of our country, i still believe that our country will stay as it is regrdless of the outcome of this political mess, thank you very much!

**@pinoy-rin.net (Abe N. )
The impeachment provisions of the 1987 Constitution has
assumed a graver dimension when the term of office of the
president was fixed to a six-year tem without re-election.
With re-election after a term of four years under the 1935
Constitution or with the process of withdrawal of
confidence in the Prime Minister (the equivalent of the
President under the 1935 Constitution) by the National
Assembly under the 1973 Constitution, the political
accountability of the President through the electoral
process or the peoples' representative was then better
assured.

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