JDV and GMA are marred in a slashing conflict to the disadvantage of the Lakas-Kampi block. Just yesterday, JDV warranted the release of an appeal to the President to begin moral cleansing of the government. On the appeal was his recommendation of people who should replace certain cabinet secretaries.
At first, the action of JDV could be seen as a direct offense to GMA as President considering that JDV is one of those hopefuls in the 2010 Elections if the Charter Change will not push through. But on a keynote, the move of JDV seems to be morally valid. His son’s expose’ of the ZTE deal for the national broadband project is another testimony to the De Venecia’s commitment and sincerity to cleanse the administration.
Just this week, the lawyers of the Former President Joseph Estrada communicated with the Department of Justice on the pardon plead. It is conflicting that while Rene Saguisag during the historic reading of the plunder case decision firmly announced that the former President would not avail of any executive pardon, the ERAP camp seemed to do otherwise now. Doña Mary was mentioned as one of the reason.
The Former President’s son Senator Jinggoy Estrada moreover emphasized that while his father consider using the pardon privilege, they still upheld that Former President Estrada is not guilty by conscience. The Senator even said that they expect the Filipino people to know the truth “with the passing of time.”
JDV’s appeal to moral cleansing is definitely an averse reaction to the Palace “kindness” to the Former President. The threat to security in light of the Glorietta bombing, and the political chaos in the President block heavily affected the Stock Exchange.
In the government’s rhetoric to eradicate corruption, the “pardon” is a blast on the face of the President. It made her lose his best political ally.
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