Edsa 20/20: Corazon C. Aquino

Arroyo, if your intentions are for the economic good of the country then I fully support the State of Emergency, even Martial Law. Do what Aquino did not…arrest the Marcoses and their cronies who are behind the chaos and seditious acts that are affecting growth and order in the country.

Stop offering reconciliation and freeing those who are guilty. Do what Queen Elizabeth I did…BEHEAD THEM!!!!!

This is your chance to prove your greatness as a leader. Just do it!!!!! Start with Imelda. As long as these parasites are alive, there will be plots to ouster you. Stop being flaccid.

Cory Aquino has always been a symbol of freedom and decency until she started cavorting with the Estradas and the Marcoses and their ilks. She sold her soul to the devil in exchange for new glories. What a waste. She was like the Queen of England – a symbol of unity. She could have kept her higher level of status instead of allowing herself to be used by power-hungry politicians.

USELESS CORAZON AQUINO

“Cory reiterates call for Arroyo’s resignation”(2-24-2006)
“I faced greater dangers after Ninoy died. I dared going out into the streets, I dared march with the people. So this is certainly not a time for me to retreat,” Aquino told ABS-CBN.

The truth is when people uprising started during EDSA I, Mrs. Aquino is hiding somewhere else in Cebu City, the Filipino people are not inviting any political figures, military to go to the streets. The people silently walk by going to what is now known as the EDSA SQUARE. People went to the streets by its own will. Bringing in candles for prayer and flowers with them to offer for the soldiers loyal to the late President Marcos. This is what Filipinos is all about peaceful resolution to events which matters most. You did not face the danger as what you said, it was the poor Filipinos who is facing the danger during the troubled times, it was the Filipino people who came face to face with the soldiers with a blazing gun againts a candle, a fearsome armored tank againts the flowers and rosary. The ordinary people, nuns, priests, students, children and adult alikes who face the real danger. It’s a shame that political figures like you, where only seen after a successful peaceful revolt by the Filipinos. The Filipino people are the ones who planted the trees and you are the benefactor of the fruit. A few days during the start of peaceful people power revolt, now then you can see political figures emerging, from left to right joining the people as if it seems they lead the people on the streets during the revolt and Mrs. Aquino is one of them.

However, during Mrs. Aquino’s Presidency, she was not able to bring the life of poor Filipinos into a better condition. Her administration was haunted with several coup de etat’s.

Mrs. Aquino you should be an advocate of peace, you don’t have to shout to the street and misguide the people to your agenda. You are only bringing more chaos to this critical situation and who will suffer most, the Filipino people specially the most affected are the poor Filipinos who are living in a “once a day eat”. As a former President you are not helping our country, you are now the one who is inticing more coup de etat to tople a government. Don’t lead the people to a dangerous situation, don’t put them only to be caught in between with these political intrigue and greed.

If you have conscience, look at the innocent people who will be affected with this political turmoil, let us bring this in a peacefuel manner.

RTT
USA

I’m going to hazard a guess and say that each one who commented here is all based outside the Philippines, as I am…would I be right?

Four ducks on a pond.
A grass bank beyond.
A blue sky of Spring.
White clouds on the wing;
What a little thing
To remember for years–
To remember, with tears!

The problem really is Acccountability. Just about every leader may had have very good intentions at the start, but once in the position and found out, that can do anything for his/her interests without being accountable to the people, that’s when the trouble starts. Just about true to public servants and everyone. To each his own, may be good as long as not at the expense of one another. About the State of Emergency, the World is watching.

Look back to 2005 and check out the last spectacular fizzle out street “revolution” that saw our tired old and irrelevant madame marching in the streets with a bunch of other nutty politicians:

for all her faults as president and i dare say there are many.. i think ms aquino has all the right to say what she feels.. and if the people heed and heard what she has to say then so be it.. i think loosing a husband to the cause of freedom and freeing this country from the bounds of dictatorship is enough of an achievement to let her say her peace at makati right??? At least we all know she won the presidency fair and square during the election against marcos and was cheated out of it not the other way around in the case of ate glue right?? =) if it wer not for her i dont think there
will even be a pcij now for u guys to blog.. so a little respect pls..

The problem really is Acccountability. Just about every leader may had have very good intentions at the start, but once in the position and found out, that can do anything for his/her interests without being accountable to the people
—- who was it that said “the buck stops here” i think it was truman.. yup we should be held accountable for our actions.. the problems is our president here is not.. too many skeletons in the closet… and like their idol perhaps her minions are stocking up on their closets as well… tsk tsk..

Yes, things HAPPEN. Question is, what are the OUTCOMES.

Just because someone suffered and worked hard, does not necessarily mean anything was ACHIEVED.

Ninoy died, for example. But was don’t you think he would have been a wee bit more productive if he had a pulse today? And how sure are we that he, being a politician, would not simply blend into the woodwork of nutty politicians that infest our society today? Cory herself demonstrated her own penchant for joining the bandwagon of granstand politicking and street parliamentarisanism.

So what makes us think that all those people we venerate here will have really made a difference.

And isn’t it ironic that this PEOPLE power thing we are celebrating today kinda overshadows the on-going 1,800 PERSON tragedy that continues to unfold right under the radar of the media?

When the hurricanes wreaked havoc in New Orleans, that news item was on the headlines for weeks. Yet the mudslide thing warranted nothing more than a token article here.

Pinoy nga naman talaga… 😀

http://www.getrealphilippines.com

this is my personal take on EDSA celebration:
PEOPLE POWER was borne out of the efforts of the people who have dreamt of having a society conducive to peace and progress for its people. The people were not wrong at that time…it is just right to overthrow a dictator.
It is the GOVERNMENT LEADERS and OLIGARCHIC families who betrayed the Filipinos and taken them for a ride. Instead of executing and fully implementing policies to uplift the plight of the majority, they embraced hook, line and sinker the greedy, sinister and corrupt ways of the old traditional politicians and old elites.
GMA was the greatest and biggest disappointment and disillusinment that we, the freedom-loving and reform-minded Filipinos, had trusted the country, along with its 85 million people, with. With her pedigree, educational background and the manner by which she was catapulted into office, she could have made a big difference and tremendous moral impact in our political and social climate. but she chose to thread the path of the old ways—even having the temerity to justify her sin and omission by saying that, well…anyway everybody is corrupt and she is just a player in the system….etc.
under is an outline of scandals and issues rocking her office upon assuming the presidency:
1) IMPSA deal – Jimenez, Perez, et. al
2) Vicky Toh caper – Defensor a big character in the melo-drama using gov’t resources – Mahusay, et. al
3) Prosecution of Erap did not prosper – she has no moral suasion to pursue because she’s also guilty of the same crimes
4) Acsa Ramirez blunder- instead of recognizing Acsa for her honesty, she was convicted and humiliated by publicity by no less than the president. (maybe…this is a veiled threat for those who will do the same thing because of larger sums of money that will eventually disappear in gov’t coffers come election time)
5) Majority of government appointees came from the military–why? is she trying to consolidate an absolute hold on power and for what reason? we may be realizing now that she have a need for them after all
6) Bolante caper, re-stolen marcos wealth…etc, etc.billions of funds missing or unliquidated
7) Bankrupt gov’t institution –why the importance of E-VAT?
8) Family connection in big time smuggling and jueteng largesse surpassing the alleged estrada takes
but maybe…the biggest disappointment are the character, and profiles of personalities we elect in office ( maybe…cheated their way into one). who perpetually mouthed inanities, illogical reasoning, immature bickerings and immoral partisan lines because they materially, financially benefit from them. intelligent individuals who would rather take the moronic stance for personal enrichment and power posturings

I wish Cory would stop asking GMA to make the supreme sacrifice by stepping down. Doesn’t she know GMA is following her footsteps when she also refused to make the supreme sacrifice to step down when Gringo Honasan threatened her with those deadly coups?

i was a cory believer then… putting him on the highest pedestal of the the people who idolize.. pero nawala yun lahat.. nang makita ko siyang nakipag kabit bisig sa mga taong simbolo ng corruption gaya ng mga estrada. hindi si GMA ang nasa panic ngaun kungdi si CORY.. kahit mga ahas kinakasama.. …

cguro pag successful sila ngaun at mapa alis si gloria.. pag nakabalik ang mga estrada o lacson kaya.. tatawag naman siya ulit ng people power .. at makikipagtulungan ulit kay GMA..

hindi nyo ba nakikita ko ano na siya ngaun.. kahit sino pwede na siyang gawing uto-uto.. parang isang prostitute.. may pinagmanahan nga naman talaga..

“That’s why I was asking what is this emergency act all about? Is it another name for martial law?” Mrs. Aquino told the media yesterday.
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Why?, Mrs Corazon Aquino, you don’t know what is happening? Wag kang magpaka patay-mali. You know the current situation, how chaotic it is and you are asking for it and your new found friend the opposition bully. You don’t like it when she proclaimed because all your bad intentions were not relialized.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, has the right to declare the State of Emergency in order to preserve the democratic level of our society, she is more professional than you are. I could not even imagine what you did to the people of Hacienda Louisita, I only knew it when it broke out from the media and the killings of the leaders of the peasants. You are not following the rules of CARP, the tenants have the rigth to own the land they till. For how many years these tenants are tilling the land working under the heat of the sun or in the middle of the freezy rains, it is like slavery, only to serve this aristocratic family and yet these farmers are still living in a situation which is hard to explain. This is a plain injustice, inequality, and a false hope.

The economy was already on the right track for a few months, the credit ratings, the rebound of the peso and the confidence of the investors are high, until yesterday when you, the rouge soldiers, the hungry opposition perform a damaging action to the growth of the economy, sabotaging the confidence of the people to the goverment. LAKTOD NGA PAGKASULTI WA MOY MGA BATASAN.

We are glad that PGMA, did not surrender the freedom of the people to the hungry lions or a hawk looking for its prey. The declaration of PGMA’s 1017 is the right step to strike first the enemy before they can strike.

Congratulations, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and to all your supporters.

[…] THOUSANDS of civilians, including former President Corazon C. Aquino (who is on her way as this is being written), opposition politicians, activists, and priests and nuns, are gathering outside the Marine headquarters at Fort Bonifacio, singing songs and praying the rosary in support of mutinous Marines, even as the military ordered  the deployment of anti-riot troops and sealed off the camp to prevent even more civilians from swelling the ranks of supporters. […]

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, has the right to declare the State of Emergency in order to preserve the democratic level of our society,
— to preserve our democracy or prolong her stay in malacanang??

The economy was already on the right track for a few months, the credit ratings, the rebound of the peso and the confidence of the investors are high,
— tell the to the poor masses out there who were poorer now than they were during marcos’ time.. economy went up because of the dollars the overseas workers sent in.. and the rise in taxes.. which i might add if the government is not corrupt in the first place shouldnt have been done..

like what ive said earlier mrs aquino has her faults.. among them her penchant to discard all those things marcos had done be it good or bad.. still she did restore our democracy.. and i guess.. if she did’nt all those of u badmouthing her now would have been incarcerated by pd 1017 di ba? kaya magisip muna kayo ng logical bago mag post pls..

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, has the right to declare the State of Emergency in order to preserve the democratic level of our society, she is more professional than you are

— last comment before i call it a night.. excuse me mrs arroyo is all things but not professional.. how do u call a president who addressed congress and clearly state that she will not run after her stint as “president” then backtracks and conviniently says that its the people who want her to run?? what do u call that? professional?? di kya walang palabra de honor? o worse sinungaling?? dun plang its says alot bout her as a person.. i may have been glad that she suceeded erap.. but ever since that booboo.. i can never trust what she says again.. can u??

Mrs. Aquino was once a symbol of democracy and hope for the Filipino people when she became the president. But, if she only did her job, we would not be suffering anymore 20 years after the People Power. She had the chance to put the likes of Imeda and Marcos cronies rotting in jail, but she did not. And now, she has the face to critisize the present administration, and worst, ask a President to step down. Marunong siyang tumingin sa dumi ng ibang tao pero hindi niya nakikita ang dumi sa sarili niyang mukha. Kapal ng mukha niya.

Where is Cory Magic?

Where is Yellow Power?

Haven’t you guys noticed.. it’s fading and waning.

The middle class is absent in all these rallies.. the flock of Cory has indeed turned their backs against a symbol of freedom and faced democracy itself.

Cory is a great EDSA hero, but what she is doing now is not heroic.. hope she does not desacrate the color yellow anymore.. it means a lot to us Filipinos, and seeing an Estrada wearing a yellow ribbon is like throwing mud at our Philippine flag.

Let’s just help each other.. politics aside.

Filipinos are a great people! Mabuhay Pilipinas natin!

“When you pray do not be like the hypocrites! They love to stand up and pray in the houses of worship and on the street corners, so that everyone will see them”….. Matthew 6:7.
Woe to you Cory and her fans of priests, nuns, Tito Guingona, and all the other politicians and poor ordinary people… they all do pray with funfares, lights, cameras for all the world to see. They too chose where the actions (protests) are progressing to pray complete with rosaries.
Cory prays for the downfall of Gloria and Gloria prays to remain in power as the President … who does God favors then.
In so many instances Cory did probably pray but God seems to have turned a deaf ear on her.
Did she pray for the safety of Ninoy? Did she pray for Kris, too.
A news article not too long ago wrote that Cory gave a rosary to a dying politician but died just the same. It was reported that Cory’s rosary according to her saves lives!
I need not say more……
Cory, the President by accident. She rendered no credible accomplishment but surely her Kamaganak, Inc. did their job well of raking the most of the expensive/profitable human settlements projects for a song. What are we in power for … so they say.

So Cory why demand the resignation of your President. Am sorry you have no moral authority to do so.

Supreme Sacrifice???

Tita Cory you condemn Gloria for alledged involvement in hoaxing the presidential elections, when COMELEC AND NAMFREL claiming and shouting then that it was a clean and credible elections!!! mga loko-loko!!!Tapos today since its uso to fight the goverment abaa itong mga nasa NAMFREL sinasabing GMA must resign kasi may dayaan!!! ewan ko sa inyo!!! Ito namang si tita Cory dadasal-dasal with the Marcoses and the Estradas whose honesty is more doubtful..baka nakakalimot po kayo eh kaaway nyo po yan dati??? IMPOSSIBLE!! Is this your Supreme Sacrife???WITH SUCH DOUBLE STANDARDS, HOW
CAN THE PEOPLE TRUST YOU? Nsaan na si Cory Aquino??? na ipinagtangol ng Pilipino…Ma’am wag po kayong magpagamit,kumilos kayong mag-isa baka mas magtiwa po kami…..

Ok then…Who do we now call ‘political prostitute’. Paki explain baka matulungan ako ng dating government official. O kaya ‘sleeping with the enemy’ na lang para mas maganda ang dating. O kaya ‘tactical alliance’ para bagang tunay na may alam!!!!!

‘ALL of us Filipinos have to make sacrifices’

may mga tao talagang sadyang makapal ang mukha.

i was brought up believing that she was the country’s savior. that’s what they taught us in schools. i’m glad i woke up just in time.

no, she didn’t turn out to be a disappoint lately. she has always been a disappointment. i have no respect for her.