Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is crowning herself ahead of the 2010 elections.
But don’t rush to judgment. Her title is the ‘Czarina Versus Drug Trafficking’.
It’s temporary, Malacanang assures as it embarks on damage control in the latest manifestation of mis-governance by the government of the day with the frontline justice and police agencies at war with each other as internal battles also fester in the agencies themselves.
That controversial dismissal of the PDEA complaint against the ‘Alabang Boys’ undergoing “automatic review” is now starting to gather dust on the desk of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales whose team of state prosecutors has been decimated by forced leaves of absence ordered not by Gonzales les but by the ‘Czarina’.
While the action surely reflects on Gonzales’ own continued fitness to lead the DOJ, he is not flinching and says will not resign.
In the meantime the Alabang 3 remain detained technically without charges. The authorities probably think the three have already.been convicted in the media anyway.
So they languish in jail in much the same way as the countless unconvicted drug detainees in local jails where the keys have been thrown away.
Back to the ‘Czarina’ herself, how does one rebuild the shattered pillars of the criminal justice system with the latest assault being on the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
The suspicion is that the Palace could be orchestrating the impeachmnent threat to ensure that the charter change bull run is unimpeded.
Just the other day outraged city fiscals were reported to be considering going on a protest strike.
This morning, regional trial court judges were also saying they stand behind CJ Puno.
So will the Czarina also take over managing the courts?
What next?
The legislative department?
Not to worry. Her proxies are there running the show already.
Who needs to wait for 2010?
Popularity: 1% [?]
Kung meron adviser si GMA na sasabihin masarap ang ebak at dapat nyang tikman…siguradong titikim din siya agad agad…
bwehehehehe
Juwan_D,
eh kung yung ebak nakapatong naman sa isang milliong piso, hindi lang titikman yun, baka kainan ng buo. bwehehehe.
Ding,
I have no sympathy on drug pushers at all. So its perfectly fine with me if they all rot in jail..but then again, thats just me.
Lurker_lang
palagay ko kahit walang pera..basta sinabi ng adviser nya..gagawin nya..hehehe
The wags picture it this way
Her Imperial Majesty Czarina Gloria Macapagalevna leads a raid on a marijuana plantation in the Cordilleras. This is one of the publicity stunts.
Wouldn’t she be lost among the six foot or more plants? :-)
Nowhere in the Constitution would GMA been allowed to plan anything after 2010, is there?
Wonder woman can take over as the new drug czarina perhaps to see for herself whether or not, bribery is the order of business as Marcelino already stated
rather dogmatically.
Who knows everything can work to some advantage? The DOJ, as an institution, has long been sick on account of the one who leads the agency.
PDEA, only because it is run by a military officer, gets the kids glove treatment each and every time.
President GMA did the right thing. Drug lords have established a powerful grip on the functionaries of government, especially the justice system. A drastic response from no less than the President is welcome at this time.
Sorry, I think I let something out of my mouth too early.