Richard Gordon is so intense in his investigation with the zte-nbn scandal, so that the next time you would discover an anomaly in the government the last person whom you are going to report the anomaly to would be Gordon. This is what happened to the zte-nbn scandal witness, Joey devenecia and jun lozada. The wheels of justice is getting back on them as if they are the criminals of the case.
I had high regard on Richard Gordon when he was still the SBMA (Subic Bay Metropiklitan Authority) chairman. The performance he had as the chairman of Subic Bay was commendable until he was replaced by Felicito Payumo by former President Joseph Estrada which started the gap between Joseph Estrada and Richard Gordon. It is a known fact that whoever holds the highest office also holds has to hold control those under him. Politics in the Philippines have so many colors and nobody can really get to know the real person behind their political stand, that is if they really have any political stand at all.
Obviously during this election time, Gordon is probably trying to cling to the strongest power in the land to ensure his post in the next election. Like what I said, it is unpredictable, the powerful in the land is already losing its grip on the people but not yet on the money though, which brings me to the thinking that it must be the money that is on the move here. What I am observing is that while Gordon is pinning on the the 2 witnesses and deviating the issue from the real culprit of the scandal, he may be gaining some grounds for himself whether monetarily, whoever may be paying, or politically to whatever gain he may get from it. I doubt it if it is to cling to the administration to be his motive because there is no gain associating to the administration nowadays.
The ZTE-NBN scandal is one of the corruption scandal that has haunted the Arroyo administration. It was alleged that government officials have gained millions of dollars in commision ( or billions of pesos), and the main man behind the deal was said to the First Gentleman according to these 2 witnesses, JUn Lozada and Joes De Venecia. Now Gordon is turning the table to these 2 witnesses.
There is no question holding the 2 witness accountable for their deeds because there might be grounds to it. Lozada was still a government official when the crime was committed and De Venecia's father was still the Speaker of the House when the bid was made, which of course gave sense to Gordon's point that they too are accountable. What I am pointing out here is the weight he is giving to the lesser evil compared to the supposed weight bestowed unto the main evil of the case - the main beneficiary of the corruption - who? I don't know who.
Gordon's act is discouraging the next would be witnesses and whistle blowers of any corrupt official in the land. I believe that there will more corruption coming our way even if Noynoy gets the presidency come 2010. You cant change the Philippines overnight. Gordon will always have his day in the election, he already had it when he ran for president in the past and lost, he will have it the second time. But he was willing to extend amnesty to the Abu Sayyaf to pave the way for peace in Mindanao. So there is the contrast...
I had high regard on Richard Gordon when he was still the SBMA (Subic Bay Metropiklitan Authority) chairman. The performance he had as the chairman of Subic Bay was commendable until he was replaced by Felicito Payumo by former President Joseph Estrada which started the gap between Joseph Estrada and Richard Gordon. It is a known fact that whoever holds the highest office also holds has to hold control those under him. Politics in the Philippines have so many colors and nobody can really get to know the real person behind their political stand, that is if they really have any political stand at all.
Obviously during this election time, Gordon is probably trying to cling to the strongest power in the land to ensure his post in the next election. Like what I said, it is unpredictable, the powerful in the land is already losing its grip on the people but not yet on the money though, which brings me to the thinking that it must be the money that is on the move here. What I am observing is that while Gordon is pinning on the the 2 witnesses and deviating the issue from the real culprit of the scandal, he may be gaining some grounds for himself whether monetarily, whoever may be paying, or politically to whatever gain he may get from it. I doubt it if it is to cling to the administration to be his motive because there is no gain associating to the administration nowadays.
The ZTE-NBN scandal is one of the corruption scandal that has haunted the Arroyo administration. It was alleged that government officials have gained millions of dollars in commision ( or billions of pesos), and the main man behind the deal was said to the First Gentleman according to these 2 witnesses, JUn Lozada and Joes De Venecia. Now Gordon is turning the table to these 2 witnesses.
There is no question holding the 2 witness accountable for their deeds because there might be grounds to it. Lozada was still a government official when the crime was committed and De Venecia's father was still the Speaker of the House when the bid was made, which of course gave sense to Gordon's point that they too are accountable. What I am pointing out here is the weight he is giving to the lesser evil compared to the supposed weight bestowed unto the main evil of the case - the main beneficiary of the corruption - who? I don't know who.
Gordon's act is discouraging the next would be witnesses and whistle blowers of any corrupt official in the land. I believe that there will more corruption coming our way even if Noynoy gets the presidency come 2010. You cant change the Philippines overnight. Gordon will always have his day in the election, he already had it when he ran for president in the past and lost, he will have it the second time. But he was willing to extend amnesty to the Abu Sayyaf to pave the way for peace in Mindanao. So there is the contrast...
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