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**@ (Benjamin)
Presently, I am working here in Saudi Arabia and I am
enjoying the peso value which is going high but in the
other hand I am very much sad to the filipino people
especially those who are poor and have no permanent job. If
Estrada really want to help the poor which is his great
dream. Then he should emmediately resign from his post and
help his successor to regain our economy which is growing
lifeless.
**@yahoo.com (Ronnie)
What reform? Being a good man is one thing. Being a good
leader is another.Mr. Estrada did not have the respect of
the "intellegencia" and he will not gain it be reforming.
For his behavior is not the main defect. But just an
aggravating factor. That people can throw very serious
accusations to the president,true or not does not actually
show that he is good or bad. It however, highlights the
lack of respect which he has made of to the highest
position of office in the land. In the coming 4 years, who
knows what else he can be accused of. So please, go now.
**@yahoo.com.sg (Yeng )
Erap resign
n singson tell d truth
GMA cannot save Economy
no to snap election
**@usa.net (jay)
every time the president fall short he shows his agenda.
ano ang akala niya? showbiz world ang pagkapangulo ng
pilipinas? His promises to the masses is always broken. He
should resign!
**@mailcity.com (Cameron)
There is no doubt in my mind that Estrada is guilty....a
cheat and a farce. I don't think Estrada is clever enough
to cover hit tracks so finally it looks as though he will
lose the presidency! Unfortunately being a good actor does
not qualify you to lead a nation...only perhaps to create
that illusion for a while.
But what now lies ahead for the Philippines....
Estrada just adds another chapter to the recent history of
corrupt and self promoting presidents.
You don't have to be a genius to know that some major
changes have to occur to prevent this from
continuing.????
**@yahoo.com (nanette)
first of all please check why there's no inquirer today at
united san pedro subd. san pedro laguna. the newsboy will
be charged for that manila standard he left at our front
door coz i'm not going to pay for it. i felt that my right
of choice has been violated since the guy knows that we've
been a subscriber of the inquirer for more than 10 years
already bakit all of a sudden iiwan na lang niya ang kung
anong newspaper without even asking kung ok lang sa amin!
well, i'm sorry pero sa kanya ko siguro nabuntun ang ilang
lingo na naming init ng ulo with the current state of our
political and economic life sino bang matutuwa? i'm a
mother of 3, my husband is a dentist and i'm a former
banker now an entrepreneur. we were veterans of the
confetti rev, luneta, ugarte, and edsa rallies and i should
say that life has been good to us despite the coup attempts
of '88-'89(hindi ko pa rin mapatawad yan si honasan coz
their coup were the reasons bakit bumagsak na naman ang
economy natin that time)and the asian financial crisis.
we've manage to improve our lives no thanks to our
politicians but because of God's grace and our own will and
determination to succeed for ourselves, our children and for
our loyal employees. The year 2000 is another challenge for
us all. i know that with God's grace we will survive Erap.
Only that this time around let's make sure that the likes
of Erap and marcos will have no place in our government
ever. this is also a challenge for the inquirer to reach
out to more filipinos in shaping in our country a politics
that is truly of the people,by the people and for the
people by discouraging patronage politics(easier said than
done), awakening our spirit of patriotism so that the
nations interest should be over and above our personal and
selfish interests and using the power of your wide
readership to influence decision making in government that
is pro-people and pro-democracy.
**@hotmail.com (Teresita)
We, Filipinos, are already tired of hearing all these
complaining, blaming and criticising done by all our
leaders to one another. Why can't you just stop? We want to
see actions done this time around. Not one of you, our
leaders, civilian, military or religious, are exempt from
misdeeds anyway. Why can't you just perform your duties and
responsibilities like you are all supposed to. Do you think
if all of you are doing your jobs properly, these crises
would have happened? These crises have existed long before,
and until now, they are still alive and kicking. Why don't
you all just put all your differences aside and work side
by side, for the good of your own souls, and for the good
of the whole nation. If ever you have differences, that is
natural. But I believe you all should just try to reconcile
these among yourselves and perform your services to the
people like what you all have vowed to do.
**@eudoramail.com (Ronnie )
I've been religiously following the controversy that is
hounding the country now. And the way I see it, there is no
other option for Erap but to resign. If he wants our country
to be in better shape. No dramatic pose can save him nor his
country from the terrible slump it is experiencing since the
jueteng scandal. Even his 7 point reform which he stressed
last night in his nationwide television address can no
longer be considered as the solutions to the crisis we are
facing. These reforms which he reiterrated last night only
adds up to the long list of promises he had made since the
start of his battered administration.
**@hotmail.com (gary )
what I think is that Erap should resign. If he won't get
impeached this year, next year he will have the axe 100%
because most of the congressmen who are still supporting
him would be diminished and will not win re-election this
coming 2001 National Election.
**@analog.com (Nimetz )
There are just three significant things a President shall
ensure in his term of office: economic stability, military
stability, and the trust of his constituents. If to lose
one or two of them is inevitable, he must make sure that
trust shall be left to him unblemished. For public trust is
the hardest thing to restore among the three.
Now, for all the suggested reforms... the question is-
how shall the President restore the formidable trust once
given to him but he himself desecrated it?
Economic reforms and the like are too hazy in the
absence of trust.
**@ (Angel)
I believe it is about time that he resign. For more than
two years, he has made a mockery of the presidency and the
Filipino people. He treated the presidency as an ordinary
position that he can do whatever he wants undermining the
hardships we have done to restore it from the dictatorial
regime. All the things that he has done, from BW scandal
and cronyism and jueteng payolas and mansions for his
mistresses, deserve no forgiveness. He can only save his
face and the respect of the Filipino people to the
presidency as an institution if he resign. This way he can
tell us that only the deserving Filipino with good and
moral standing can sit as a president and a leader of the
Filipinos.
**@impactnet.com (Conrado)
>From what I heard, it is Ramos' idea of reconciliation
with the opposition, know their real sentiments and start
working to address the current economic issues.
But this will never work-out. For the reasons are not
economic, but political. It is the lack of confidence of
the people in the ability and integrity of the government
to rule its people. I think, the best thing for him to do
is to resign.
**@peoplepc.com (Paul)
I'm disappointed that Erap would not apologize at a
difficult time like this. The Philippines is in dire
straits because of the ongoing corruption committed by him
& his cronies. He had no choice but to respect the
people's choice for him to resign from office.
Why on earth would he assign Sec. Lim to investigate the
mansions that Erap & his relatives "allegedly" own? This
mirrors his vanity toward his guilt & is a waste of time &
money at the taxpayers' expense.
I'm sorry, Erap. You're still pulling a Clinton with
strings attached. Ha! Ha!
**@pinoycentral.com (Louie)
No amount of Estrada's program will ever resolve the
current crisis gripping the country today. Majority of the
people, from local businessmen to foreign investors, do not
have a tinge of confidence in Estrada government. He just
have to heed the greatest clamor of the people, for him to
resign. Call it a supreme sacrifice, but that is the only
option left for Erap.
**@yahoo.com (James)
The damage has been done and our economy is worse than
ever. Could you imagine 3.00 pesos only is the difference
between our money to Bangladesh money against US dollar and
we all know that Bangladesh country is one of the poorest
country if Erap continue to govern the Phil. then we will
see our economy six feet under ground and we don't want to
happen this. Right?
**@yahoo.com (Jerome)
It think the address is a wrong reaction to what is really
the situation. Most of the things that he mentioned in his
speech should have been his duty first and foremost!
This only shows how reactive this administration is. He is
the issue here- nothing else. And he's talking abt
reforms! He should be on top of the list of things to be
addressed.
The only thing that can be appreciated in his speech is his
effort to reconcile with the other parties. But for what?
So he can stay in power? First his capability was
questioned- i think we can all conclude that. Second he
has been questioned about his morality- we can say at what
level that exists. And now his integrity comes into
question- i guess that is enough. Picture this- a country
whose president's ability, morality and integrity is
questionable- what result can we expect!
**@yahoo.com (Emil)
President Estrada is the only Philippine president who is
sincere. When he took office in 1998, he immediately
informed the people that the national coffer was empty. Do
you think De Villa, De Venecia, Osmena, or Roco will do the
same, if ever, anyone of them became the President-elect?
What we are suffering now are the after-effects of FVR
era.
Being in the opposition doesn't mean that at a sight of a
microphone you immediately utter senseless rhetorics just
like what Sen. Guingona and Sen. Roco are doing. Can they
not wait for their turn & exert effort in helping the
administration.
The Philippines is the only one we got- UNITE and HELP
before it's too late?
**@yahoo.com (arthur )
Walang REPORMANG maisakatuparan ang administrasyong
Estrada sa kasalukuyang kaganapan dahil salat na sa
pagtitiwala ang taong bayan.Ang tanging pagbaba ni Erap sa
luklukan ang tanging Reporma na ninanais ng sambayanang
pilipino.
**@primus.com.au (Manny)
The thief should resign
**@hotmail.com (Juan)
The issue here is graft and corruption. When is the time to
eradicate this "kasulasulasok" "karumaldumal" habit
of
crocodiles in the government most especially a President of
a country if not now. Tomorrow may be too late. Shoot their
balls so as not to multiply.
**@arakpmg.com.ph (Antoinette)
Habits are hard to break. At his age, what are the chances?
If he had any sense of decency, notion of right and wrong,
basic human values, he should have right the wrongs since
he was sworn into office. Who will believe him now, after
a two year track record of gangster-like modus operandi? We
can forgive but get him out of the way. He can practise his
reform in a small village first to see his resolve in doing
things right and choosing his friends. I salute the choice
of some members of his Cabinet but they waste much of their
creativity and efforts in cleaning after him. Loi Ejercito
could put up with this, so let her bring him home. Please
shut the lights, camera and corruption. Let's move ahead.
**@ (joe)
I suggest that the newspaper publish the list of all the
congressmen who have not signed the impeachment
resolution. I know that some of their constituencies have
asked them to join the impeachment move but they have given
various exuses. The real excuse may be the money. Let us
know them so that we will not reelect them come election
time.
**@info.com.ph (Bobby)
Erap resign.... No other way
**@yahoo.com (Romeo)
The problem now is Erap...even he reforms any system in the
government it will be the useless because the people were
already fed up of his showbiz style of presidency...'puro
porma, papogi, cinematic projection at dramatic dialogue'.
Nuong una, nakakatuwa dahil kakaiba, pero nuong tumagal
nakakasawa na...or rather nakakasuka na...Maybe he is
better a mayor..or best as an actor...anyway he has 'acted'
well in his two years as president...marami siyang nabola at
nadala sa acting niya...ohh Filipinos...why we like so much
a soap opera? Minsan di na natin alam ang acting sa
totoo....
**@yahoo.com (Andy)
Marami ang nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa ang natutuwa sa
pagtaas ng dollar dahil malaki ang epekto nito sa aming
sweldo. Para sa akin ay walang dapat ikatuwa dito dahil sa
pagtaas ng dollar ay tumataas din ang mga basic commodities
at ang resulta nito ay kulang din ang aming ipapadala sa
aming pamilya para sa everyday expenses.
Before Estrada came into power, he has promised the country
many things as a politician usually promise during the
campaign. At ang sambayanan ay naniwala sa kanya that he
can change the country and can offer good life for Pinoy
masa.
Estrada is a good actor and he should again receive an
award for that.
Okay, marami siyang natulungan, the likes of Lucio Tan,
Imelda Marcos at ang mga asawa niya.
The trust of foreign investors in our country were all gone
that resulted the downfall of peso against dollar. Nothing
has happened since Estrada and so the people were asking
him to resign. Some members of the House of Representative
is planning to oust Estrada but majority of them belongs to
ruling administration so the impeachment is vague.
The Estrada Government cannot do anything for the Pinoy
masa and the House of Representative cannot impeach
Estrada. Have you forgotten that the Pinoy masa put you in
power and the Pinoy masa ousted Marcos in power, think
about it.
**@sbm.net.sa (Rodolfo)
This is just another palabas to try and mislead people into
believing that he is serious this time to make amends.
Estrada is rotten, body and soul, inside out. He will
never change his ways and the reforms that he and is stupid
advisors are brandishing now will not in any way help the
country and its economy. The only solution to the
country's problem now is for Estrada to resign or be
outsted.
**@yahoo.com (ikong)
the NO answer is not even enough to express, or is this
worth a question?
ang karantaduhan ni Erap ay nagsimula pa seguro ito sa
first day n'ya bilang nahalal siyang mayor ng sanjuan...ano
kayang nakita ng mga taga sanjuan sa kanya.....at tutuo din
ito sa ating lahat kasi naging pangulo natin siya!
**@hotmail.com (Leopoldo)
I just hope that the President can think over the effect of
all the scandals around him and be able to gauge whether or
not he should step down...This is the worst we have seen,
economically.
Please, for God's sake, think it over...
**@yahoo.com (kidlat)
I don't believe in Erap's programs. you are stupid to be
able to think of anything goo
**@yahoo.ca (joe)
Estrada has become irrelevant. Everything he proposes will
not solve the current crisis. Nobody believes in him
anymore. Nobody follows a leader (if he may be called as
one) without any semblance of credibility.
He stinks!
**@eudoramail.com (DJ)
No matter how many promises the President gives to reform
Gov't, no one will believe him because he is unreliable.
Did he honor his pledge of "walang kamaganak, walang
kaibigan"? No! Look who is bennefitting from his rule, not
the poor, not the economy but his cronies like Atong Ang
and Lucio Tan. Promises of reforming the Government has
been made by several Presidents, but look at our government
right now, it is very inefficient and corrupt. His reform
program won't solve anything but just to ensure his
political survival.
**@yahoo.com (MON)
this is not a surprise for us Filipinos, everytime Mr.
President is in big trouble, he usually made an
announcement over the radio, tv and prints, but then it is
for him to clarify some issues and clear his name...and
then what is there some changes, i don't think so...but as
a Filipino, he is our President...we should give him a
chance and listen to him but it doesn't necessarily mean
that we must believe in him, try to conceptualized and
balance the situation before we do some moves, this is for
us, this is for the entire nation, we must do something
about this!!!
**@peoplepc.com (Mila)
That promised reform is not what's ailing the country.
Erap is the problem and he must resign or be impeached.
He's worst than Marcos. As soon as Erap sat as the
Pres...he showed unbelievable corruption and severe
morality problem.
He thought and still thinking that he can manipulate the
Filipinos. Does he think the we are that
stupid...especially the poor?
Well, he's wrong about.
**@lycos.com (jude)
Those conciliatory spoken words are just mere words.Words!
We've had them for so long he sounds like a broken
record.It reached to a point that we've had it up over the
neck that we can't breathe. What we need to hear from him
is for him to say the two sweetest words "I resign" period.
No ifs or buts. No amount of his sugarcoating or " I promise
to do better" will bring back whatever trust we had in him.
He's a goner!!. Is Erap and his spin doctors blind that they
can't see the writings on the wall? Or he just wants to hold
on to power at all costs so that he may escape his
prosecution?
**@hotmail.com (RICARDO)
When South Korea and Japan experienced economic
difficulties a few years back, people sold their gold and
dollars to the government to help them overcome the
economic crisis. True enough, both these countries came out
of their own economic crisis and are back on track towards
full economic recovery. But we Filipinos are really
different, at this time of crisis, most of us would rather
keep and hang on to our precious dollars. How do we expect
to survive our own kind of crisis? Yet could we blame
ourselves if we refuse to let go of our gold and
dollars.Probably majority of the Filipino people have lost
hope and trust in the system of governance being
exemplified by our leaders. There is that general
perception that in a corrupt society, only the rich and
moneyed survive and become richer, and the poor and
marginalized have little to gain from government policies
vis-a-vis globalization.I hope that whoever leads our
nation be more sensitive to the real needs and plight of
the lower economic classes of our society and not be
beholden to the dictates of big business, the IMF, World
Bank, and self-serving greedy individuals.
**@hotmail.com (Kulas)
Do we have to wait for our economy to dip further for us to
see where the country is going in his hands? Jueteng
Scandal or not, he is just not fit to be President. He is
a man of Action in his movies, we made a mistake to think
that he can also be like that in real life. Lets learn the
lesson and do something about it.
**@excite.com (KOY Ortega)
I think the Campaign for the president
to resign will never work.The best way
is to pressure those congressman and
senators to vote for Erap's impeachment.
How about an all day vigil at the batasan.
Another thing...what is cardinal sin doing
in meddling with the affairs of the state?
I think the next logical step after getting
rid of Erap is petition the pope to get
sin out of his position.
Stop the clergy from meddling with the
affairs of the state. Let them do what they
are suppose to do..uplift the spirit and
soul of the people!!!!!!!
By the way who is auditing Sin from the
Money that was given to him by pagcor?
Ano ang ginawa doon sa pera?
Sin can never campaign honestly against
Erap as everybody knows he does not like
Erap from the beginning. He has a vested
interest in getting rid of Erap because
Erap does not favor the catholic church so
he is just doing the campaign for the good
of himself and his organization and not
of the country.
By the way i still attend catholic mass
every sat noon (i work sundays) and i like
the mass i attend because the priest does
not meddle with politics and does not read
sin's politically motivated pastoral letters.
**@mozcom.com (Clemente )
The designation of DILG Secretary Alfredo Lim as the man
incharge of investigating the alleged mansions of Erap
fuels speculations that he is about to bolt from the
administration. This move by the President is to compromise
with Secretary Lim so as to prevent him from resigning from
the cabinet. Now that the public perception of the
statement of the President does not in anyway diminish the
growing sentiment for the him to resign, Secretary Lim must
decide now!
**@ti.com (Omar)
Is Erap sincere in his reform program?
What are these 'reform' program really
for? Unless Erap would oust his cronies
like Lucio Tan, and those political/ economic advisers,
those wanton cabinet secretaries, his various families and
their vested interest, NO such reforms would make sound.
Likewise, Erap should not fool the "masa" by such
"show-time" of giving those 'questionable' land-titles, he
should instead address the very problem in his
administration. I don't think the 'jueteng' scandal is the
reason for this eco-political crisis, this just a part of
it that some personalities and even the people who voted
for him are not satisfied with this administration are
provoking. The best way he could
do right now is to step down and thank
God for he wouldn't be like a Marcos.
**@yahoo.com (Pete)
Erap had had so many chances to make good his promise
during his inauguration, yet up to now nothing good has
come out of his promises. Those reforms he's offering are
again nothing, just like what he is. He is the real
problem--a President with no brains at all. He has to get
out of Malacanang as soon as possible before it gets too
late.
**@iinet.net.au (David)
People power worked once, keep up the pressure, and get rid
of this man.
**@ ()
I think the people and the opposition should joint hands to
salvage the economy and let the Constitutional process takes
it's course. The problem here is everybody wants to get
involve, has something to say or take it personnaly and
they don't realized the impact of all this commotion to the
economy of the Philippines. Take sample of the impeachment
case against President Clinton. Do you see the opposition
getting the people involve. No. because there is a process
that they believe in. What is the Constitution good for if
nobody follows it or believe in it. Even the Legislators
don't follow it. Then the Constitutions is worthless. The
people should be educated on what is the Constitution and
what it can do for the people and country. Give the process
a chance, we are the laughing stock in the world. A country
without any values. It's not Erap who is bringing the
economy down, it's the people who wants to bring him down
and does not understand the due process of the
Constitution. All those elected Officials who thinks they
know the Constitution, but they don't and not follow it.
Politics and Religion should be separated. History have
shown the down fall of a coutry due to religion getting
involve in running the country. We should learn from that.
Filipinos are one of the smartest people in the world, but
not enough common sense. I'm proud to be a Filipino. And I
hate to see the country go down due to stupidity and
selfishness.
**@ihug.com.au ()
pres. estrada should resign for the good of the country, if
he really cares.
**@eudoramail.com (abedin)
Estrada tasked his very own Secretary Lim to investigate
(him) his alleged mansions.
What do you think is going to happen? Whitewash! Binubola
talaga tayo ng Pangolo. He believes we are like him who
cannot discern what is right or not.
A man investigating his boss is more than a mockery.
**@webtv.net (dina )
sayang... kung kailan pa malala na ang problema saka pa
lang kumikilos si Erap...pasuraysuray na ang takbo ng jeep
ni Erap, baka mahulog na ito sa bangin o bumangga sa
padir... kung makakalundag tayo, ay dapat ng lumandag
ngayon na... mahirap talaga ata kung ang driver ay mahilig
magpuyat sa sugal o alak, at marami siyang mga anak maliban
doon sa tunay niyang asawa, tapos barkdista pa... hindi
talaga dapat sigurong sumakay ang taong bayan sa jeep ni
Erap non pa man...
**@hotmail.com (joey)
check out www.elagda.com-
let's clean up Malacanang.
**@rocketmail.com (Francis )
Your reporting have gone beyond what is
called as balanced reporting. It seems
that you have permitted your newspaper to
be used by people who has thier own political
agenda or personal interest. Like for example
Cory Aquino, it is a known fact that her brother,
Peping Cojuanco, has the control of 'jueting' in
Central Luzon during the time of her sister, so
what's the use of reporting their opinion if
it comes from people who are hypocrites or have
double standards. Another example is the depreciation
of the peso, yes its true that the local scandal
has its effect on the peso, but your newspaper does not
report that much of the cause of its depreciation
is because of the strong US dollar. How can we compete if
the US gives a higher interest rate compared to other
countries and the truth is everybody is affected, just like
in Australia where I am now. The news tonight said that
Australian
dollar has dropped again against the US dollar. Ito ay
nangyayari
simula pa nung ako'y dumating dito, mga 5 buwan na ang
nakaraan.
Sana huwag nyo naman masyadong guluhin ang bansa at sabihan
natin yung inyong mga kaibigan diyan sa Makati na ilabas na
nila yung kanilang US dollar na ini-hoard para makatulong
sa bansa kung talagang mahal nila ang kanilang kapwa
PIlipino.
**@yahoo.com (marcelo)
with all the scandals the president is involved in, his
announcement for reform is i think too late. Change in the
leadership will be the only solution to our present
economic woes. The president can ask for immunity from
prosecution in exchange for his resignation. If the
president really cares for the welfare of the nation ,
listen to the cry of the people. Hirap na kami! Huwag na
kaming takutin!
**@laoagcity.net (doc)
Too late the hero!
Tama na ang pagkukunwari!
Cut!!! True to life na 'to pare!
**@aim.edu.ph (Rafael)
Somehow Estrada will go, by impeachment or other means.
But the many billions that he and his family and cronies
have stolen will not be recovered, nor will he or any of
his family members be put in jail. And at some
not-so-distant time in the future, they will be back in
public life, never having lost the luxurious lifestyle made
possible by their plunderings. So with Imelda and the Marcos
family and cronies, so with Erap and the Ejercito
family and cronies.
In the Philippines, Crime Does Pay.
Unless and until Estrada and anyone else like him are
successfully prosecuted and jailed, we will continue to
have a series of Plunderers in high office.
**@mail.info.com.ph (MONS)
Erap is the worst president our country has ever had.he is
so evil having many families, being a jueteng lord and i
won't be surprised if he is also A drug lord!! He should
resign to bring back our countries honor and dignity!!!
**@dipolog.net (Dnaleri)
i think the filipino people should stop having this
crab-mentality. i know what politics is all about but we
are not handling it very well. the US government had its
own scandal (clinton-lowinsky scandal) but they could
afford to have it because they had no other problems. the
philippine government, on the other hand, have a lot of
problems. the main problem before this one was the
mindanao-milf-abu sayyaf isseu. we should concentrate on
terrorists more than we should on our own government
scandals. criminals and terrorists now think that there is
no way that the philippine government can fight them when it
has its own problems. filipinos bringing down other
filipinos, and that's crab-mentality. let's help out, if
not our president, then beloved our country and stop
whining about petty things. don't go out there and hold
rallies. go back to work and help the economy bounce
back. don't leave the country, instead try to create
jobs. economists should know what i'm talking about. put
back the resources and the economy will boom. like what
mr. jfk said, "ask not what your country can do for you,
ask what you can do for your country."
**@gtesa.com.sa (Danny)
Any move by the Estrada administration to solve the present
crisis will not work unless the real cause has been removed,
should I say President Estrada?????
**@ ()
Estrada seem to introduce new measures as a reaction to
save his downfall. If he had foresight all these measures
to close gambling operations and introduce new economic
reforms should have been done long ago. The more he tries
to bargain his way through, the more guilty he is telling
the people. What is important, if he is innocent is to
answer the charges that is being thrown at him. The way i
look, he is guilty and no matter what he does only time
will tell. I guess he will try to hold on to power for as
long as possible because he needs to keep his lifestyle.
**@aol.com (Pytr007)
He is the mistake in the history of the Philippines and the
world as well. He still thinks he is lala land or Regal
films and manipulate everybodies mind as if he has a
script. Being the President takes alot of brain thinking
and that he has none. Erap should resign and give back
whatever he stole from the Filipinos or take the blame as
the worst of all, most corrupt like his idol and icon in
life the Marcoses, most stupid leader of all time (another
guiness record), and pinaka baduy na tao sa mundo.
Everybody is laughing at how he reacts with what is
happening in there and how they handled the rebels in
Mindanao, the kidnappings, which is they give into there
demands and himposing like going to punch them one by one
and as it turned out he is being punched and laughed
at.....Sorry folks for my words but you guys are doing a
great job telling the real issues and we here the Filipinos
in the US will continue to support you there..
Again God Bless the Philippines..
**@yahoo.com (james)
Please investigate who is cashing in the parking lot fees
in Greenhills. You will be suprised. Jinggoy's friends,
Phillip Ceazar, his alalay Caloy and another basketball
team friend. Do ur work and expose these criminals.
**@yahoo.com (romyr)
About Estrada's being the president of the Philippines.
Ever since he was elected, I know that he is not capable of
running our beloved country. He knows nothing. As of now,
he still believes he was in the movie, being the bida. I
hope he will be terminated from his post as soon as
possible.
**@meg-cgy.com (Emilio, Jr)
I think the President (Joseph "Erap" Estrada) must resign
to save the coutry's dying economy, democratic government,
country's unity, by bringing back peoples confidence to the
governemnt.
I just hope that from this, people will learn an important
lesson of choosing the right leadership to the country,
this is particularly to the massive poor majority of the
population, while the rich minority should learn how to
share their fortunes to the massive poor majority, and
realize that the survival of one is relative to the other.
**@hotmail.com (Peter)
Its a question of credibility, and he lost it.
**@yahoo.com (j)
I am very pessimistic with what government can do to save
the economy from ruin. It has lost its credibility.
Neither President Erap nor his likely successor, GMA can do
anything to save the sinking of the ship named the Republic
of the Philippines. Why??? The components of a robust
economy are not working together in unison. There is
unrest in labor that wants higher wages, which the
employers cannot give at present. Business has lost
interest in business because of an uneven playing field
(vis-à-vis the cronies and friends of the leaders in
government) and the uncertainty of the US Dollar to the
Peso rate. And more than anything else, government is not
credible after continuously failing to meet its promises
and programs for the past 25 years or more. In fine, there
is distrust everywhere and every statement made by a
politician for government is taken with a grain of salt.
Can we blame the people when experience tells them to
distrust people in government for abusing their authorities
and flaunting the very power that was given to them directly
or indirectly by the people? Can we blame the people when
people in government steal money from the coffers of
government and build mansions in plush subdivisions? Can
we blame the people when they see luxury cars owned by
government using security plates to hide them from the
public?
The people just want a government that works and delivers
what it sets out to do. It wants a government that will
treat the taxpayer's money with care and prudence and not
squander it on things that do not have a bearing on the
service that it provides. If the people in government
cannot deliver as one what they set out to do in the
beginning, then they should quit. It should not reach a
stage where the people should rally and raise a cry for
impeachment and resignation.
**@hotmail.com (Querubin )
after all its not Erap's reform program its dadings program
!
**@hotmail.com (Grace)
Hi,
Regarding Erap's Oct. 30 reform program:
It's either Erap is plain stupid or plain stubborn.
Can't he put it in his coconut shell that he is the
problem and that the only solution is for him to resign???
I think he've acted too little, too late...
No amount of speeches and programs can convince us
again that our beloved country will recover unless he steps
down
from power. A lot of scandals and crisis have befallen our
country almost from day
1 of his leadership.
Hope his advisers and cabinet members advise him that for
the the sake of
the country, the most honorable thing for him to do is to
step down. Maybe
only then can we restore our respect for him again.
**@portalinc.com (Ernesto)
Erap must resign for the ff reasons:
1. BW Scandal
2. Existance of Midnight Cabinet filled with sleazy
personalities
3. High Maintenance of Bitches
4. Jueteng Scandal
He will not change I am sorry I voted for him.
**@ (frely)
whoever become the president these
problem still persist because only few
fears the law. the politician, military,
rich, big businessman are the laws of the land. do you
think these people
declare their true income and pay the
right taxes? limited collection of taxes
the country will not go forward plus the
corruption and red tapes of governemnt
officials. solution is out of reach.
**@ ()
Estrada's resignation is the ultimate solution to resolve
the crisis.
**@dumai.wasantara.net.id (Bagong)
Let's face it the president will not resign and the
impeachment is a long shot, he still holds the majority of
the house. The only losser here is the Filipino people that
being used the other self vested interest politician. Being
an overseas worker I can view the situation in a wider
perspective, I don't care who is the president "i-isang
kulay lang naman lahat yan" the best thing to do now is
just to be united, "kung i-i-impeach gawing agad kung
malabo ang impeachment at di naman magreresign supportahan
na lang ng todo" for the sake of the nation. If this
protest will go on for a long time we will wakeup one
morning we are in the same level of Laos, Burma, Bangladesh.
To all the politician "Maawa naman kayo sa Pinoy" The
Philippines is a great nation and the Filipino is a smart,
good and hardworking people we do not deserve this kind of
ordeal. We gain again the status of being the "Sick Economy
of Asia"
Let's get united,
Bagong Bayani
**@hotmail.com (crispin)
Cory... Cory... Cory...
**@hotmail.com (Juan)
No, and neither will his resignation. It is only when
cooler heads prevail and the people start calming down that
we can halt our free fall. The media has blown it out of
proportion and instead of calming people down has further
instigated them in the guise of "journalism". The church as
always is interfering again in matters of state, the epitome
being that of the cardinal questioning the moral ascendancy
of the president to lead, given his own criteria he himself
should have long resigned. The opposition as expected, like
a blood sucking vampire is riding this expose, smelling
blood and going for the kill at the expense of the economy.
Rest assured they are prepared to further plunge our country
into an economic abyss just to put pressure on the president
so as to install themselves in power.
We are tired of ALL you politicians, Erap was right in
saying "weather weather lang iyan" (and boy, he sure did
follow his own advice), for we know that even if he resigns
and replaced by no matter who, it will still mean the same
thing for us, just new hungry masters out to enrich
themselves at the country's expense. "Open secrets" are a
plenty these days, but there is one "open secret" that the
opposition forgets to mention, and that is that all
politicians and gov't officials have taken bribery in one
form or another, used their powers for personal gain and
that all of them are out there just to serve themselves,
their kins and their friends.
Now if Singson is really honest in his expose and is trully
remorseful, then he should tell alL he knows, not exposing
only juicy tidbits about the president. He should expose
all his friends, political allies, and even himself as I am
sure there is more than 1 can of worms. Wether his
allegations are true or not, he is out there for one simple
reason, he either didn't get what he wanted or is merely
saving his own neck. We understand his situation, but
please save us the dramatics and the "remorseful" act, we
are not stupid, we know better.
The solution? Maybe we need to do a French act, line up all
past, present and greenhorn politicians and government
officials and execute them one by one. I forgot to include
all the leftist, rightist, fundamentalist, capitalist,
religous sect, and even throw in the media. Basically
every group claiming to represent the people, because the
reality of it, it is only power and money that they are
after. Maybe only then will the new crop of leaders that
will emerge take us seriously, fear, respect and listen to
the people. Obviously I am being sarcastic, but it just
shows how grave the problem is.
Estrada is merely a face out of many, many have done worse
before him and I am sure many still will afterwards. The
only change I think we will see is that his successors will
treat there friends much better and be more careful in
hiding their spoils. As for us simple Filipinos, it will
still be a choice between the lesser of evils every
election time, maybe we should just vote for the least
known or "nuisance candidates" the next time. Life will
simply become harder and harder, and we will continue to
carry the country's burden until our backs break or until
someone with a true vision and a sincere leadership comes
along. As for me, it is a good thing that I believe in
God, in Heaven and that I am not immortal, for at least I
know that I will eventually die, meet my Creator and
hopefully reside in Heaven and get some rest, for I do not
want to wait forever for the Philippines to get out of the
hellhole it has buried itself in. Is the Philippines
hopeless? maybe not yet, and in a way this events might
have served us our wake up call.
So to our leaders, if you think we are gullible and stupid,
think again, we are merely asleep and we know what all of
you have been doing, change now or face our wrath when we
awake.
**@excite.com (tyron)
It is very clear that the people of the
Philippines and both local& business sector have totally
lost faith on him.
Now he wants reconciliation with the Vice President for
what?It comes out that he is now asking Arroyo to do his
program for him.Now,what is his role?
So the conclusion is,he becomes useless
and...Its time for him to "go".
**@dellnet.com (Carolina)
Mr Estrada's last ditch effort to make reforms is a day
late and a dollar short. He is the root of the problem. So,
therefore he has to go and the sooner he does it the better.
The Philippines is a beautiful country with a lot of
potential for prosperity if honest, non corrupt, civic
minded, and business savvy officials are running the
country.
**@ ()
The president is not really we call makatauhan..
**@skybiz.com (jayveetrica)
I've been to yr land many times and still
carrying out business with yr people one
thing i realized no goodman can become
President in yr soil,a-z are corrupted
and disloyal to individual why blame this
man are you'll expecting Jesus christ to
next president what is the logic of jueteng
scandal who intrumantal it i always feel
Inquirer need to write where blind can
read.
Stand corrected.
**@yahoo.com (Cassandra)
Mr. Estrada have to step down for the sake of his
countrymen. The crisis that's going on right now in his
country is all his fault.
**@ ()
Let us not be fooled by another show of Mr. Estrada. Mr
Alfredo Lim is a corrpt official also. When he was still
Chief of Police, he used to received bribes from all
sectors of business. When he was Mayor of Manila, he used
to received a big bulk of money from underworld operatios
of drugs and prostitution. Well its an open secret to the
Chinese community. That Lim and Lacson was involved in
kidnapping with the blessing of the devil himself Mr
Estrada. For this Halloween Mr President, your face is the
most appropriate one so don't bother wearing anything. Ang
kapal ng mukha mo. Sometimes you have to make your own
decesion and I hope you do it now. As a good Catholic, you
should admit your mistake. But please to the Filipino
people, don't let Vice-President Arroyo be our next
president. Its better to have the Supreme Court Justice to
sit down as President. We have so many choices with the
likes of Mr Joker Arroyo or Jovito Salonga. In the name of
the Good Lord, Jesus Christ, please admit all your mistakes
and resign....for the good of all Filipino.
**@hotmail.com (gerry)
Erap should resign and let Macapagal take over...
**@alpha88.com (Oliver)
This knucklehead does not get it. He is really a stupid
president. We do not want his reforms. Estrada is part of
the problem, so we want him OUT!!! As simple as that. He
should have done these reforms a long time ago, it just
shows he doesn't want to do it.
Two words for you Mr. (Stupid) President:
Go away!!!!
**@hotmail.com (josie)
i don't believe that the president's economic reforms will
work at all..first of all, from afar and reading the
newspapers objectively, it looks to me very much like he
wants to bribe the oppositions such as Macapagal, Acquino
and Ramos by offering them top positions in the
government....making Lim to ensure that things will be
carried out is no good either...because Lim can be his
unkown tuta...Mr. Estrada have the makings of Marcos...i
can, but only, blame the people of the Philippines for what
happened to the country...they should have voted for
somebody who have the patriotism, intellegence and dignity
to be a president...not someone who is a hero in the movies
only...people should remember that this is real life and not
a movie...and Mr. Estrada is very much a human
being...before he is elected as president...people already
knew his flaws...but because of naivity or stupidity...they
still voted for him...it is so frustrating!!!!!
why can't we find someone who will truly love, care and
serve the country? why can't we find somebody who is like
Lee Kuan Yew who is so patriotic that the country
benefited..if not all..but at least most of it?...look how
Singapore is now...one of the most economically rich Asian
countries... we have more resources than Singapore..but we
are much, much more poorer than Singapore...and that's
because we always elected officials who are smooth talkers,
slimey and corrupt...
where did the sacrifices of our heroes such as Jose Rizal,
Aguinaldo and the other went? ...to the dust?...what is
happening to our people? ...are we so poor that we have
lost our national pride? ...it is so frustrating!!!!
it will be hopeless...unless we find someone who can really
lead and not be blinded by money, money money!!!!
**@prodigy.net (Alfonso )
With almost all the promises of Erap unfulfilled, withthe
people under unprecedented hardship, the economy in the
worst predicament, corruption, croninisim shatering the
political scenario,monetary and fiscal structure in very
shaky situation, the trust of the people nowhere and the
social and religious fabric in shambles ggravated by the
jueteng and other forms of gambling flouring everywhere,
the forst amd first and foremost alternative is for the OA
President is to stop believing that he is still in the
center stage of a cinematic screen and
move and act decively by offering his immediate and
unconditional resignation
with ifs and buts he is truly a
Filipino with heart, soul and conscience
Not sooner or later but now.
**@hotmail.com (Lissa)
Solved?!? How can it be solved if he (Erap) is still in
power?!? Sya yung 'in-question' at kanyang mga cohorts, I
don't think his solution would end the problem!!!
**@hotmail.com (al)
The problem with this whole hogwash masquerading as a
reform program is not necessarily the message but the
messenger. It comes too little and too late.
And nowhere is there any attempt to confront the whole
issue squarely and in a forthright manner as the case
should be if indeed the President feels that
these accusations against him have no bearing. Instead we
get clumsy attempts to muzzle if not completely railroad
the general sentiment of the people.
Now comes this mea culpa and
I-promise-to-do-better-if-you-let-me-stay-on-as-your-Preside
nt hand-wringing plea. It just doesn't wash anymore!
Come on, Mr. President, we deserve better than that. You
and you alone (okay, plus your mistresses and those
stinking characters whom you call your friends)
are the cause of all this mess. The earlier you disappear,
the better for the country. There is no other alternative
because the people want you out.
We sure get the message loud and clear but we don't want
the messenger.
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