The country is busy... Tomorrow will mark another "historical event" in Philippine politics as the SANDIGANBAYAN promulgates the judgement on the charges against the former president Joseph Ejercito Estrada, ERAP as he is popularly called.
Personally, I want ERAP to be acquitted. Setting aside legal points and considerations, I feel like he has suffered so much and at his age, he deserves to rest from all this hullaballoo. And to be brutally honest, I just don't like the present administration so much that I want ERAP to be freed.
I was never a fan of ERAP, and I was one of those who despise him when he won the Presidency. But as I "aged", with all the wisdom acquired (somehow) through life, I realized that removing ERAP from the presidency at that time was one of the worst things this country did. Oh yeah, he may not possess the profile of a typical "leader", he may not have the stereotype family you want the first family to be, with all his "affairs" and love child, he may be a gambler and all that, but he was clearly elected by an overwhelming majority. That is what elections are about. And in a democracy such as ours, that should have been accorded respect, even by those self-proclaimed "elite" in Imperial Manila. Those people who seem to think only their voice and opinions matter.
Consequently, if he did commit impeachable offenses during his tenure as president, due process should have been observed. That's how you keep the system of democracy working. It's not perfect but it's a form of government that "tries" to be reasonable and fair, where justice can prevail and find its place.
Tomorrow, the verdict whatever it might be, will have great impact in the government, the business sector, and the civil society, in general. As always, we count on our media men and women to be in the forefront in bringing essential information regarding what's happening.
Emotions will run high as lives change tomorrow. And yes, that include ours...
Personally, I want ERAP to be acquitted. Setting aside legal points and considerations, I feel like he has suffered so much and at his age, he deserves to rest from all this hullaballoo. And to be brutally honest, I just don't like the present administration so much that I want ERAP to be freed.
I was never a fan of ERAP, and I was one of those who despise him when he won the Presidency. But as I "aged", with all the wisdom acquired (somehow) through life, I realized that removing ERAP from the presidency at that time was one of the worst things this country did. Oh yeah, he may not possess the profile of a typical "leader", he may not have the stereotype family you want the first family to be, with all his "affairs" and love child, he may be a gambler and all that, but he was clearly elected by an overwhelming majority. That is what elections are about. And in a democracy such as ours, that should have been accorded respect, even by those self-proclaimed "elite" in Imperial Manila. Those people who seem to think only their voice and opinions matter.
Consequently, if he did commit impeachable offenses during his tenure as president, due process should have been observed. That's how you keep the system of democracy working. It's not perfect but it's a form of government that "tries" to be reasonable and fair, where justice can prevail and find its place.
Tomorrow, the verdict whatever it might be, will have great impact in the government, the business sector, and the civil society, in general. As always, we count on our media men and women to be in the forefront in bringing essential information regarding what's happening.
Emotions will run high as lives change tomorrow. And yes, that include ours...
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