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By Bal(t)imoron, 8 months and 8 days ago

Three Perspectives on the Estrada Pardon

 is a fitting rejoinder to both an and a  of why The Philippines' President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pardoned her convicted political rival and predecessor, Joseph Estrada.

In a nation where symbolism trumps substance, Estrada never had to suffer for his rhetoric, the President never gave the legal process to reach its final conclusion; there wasn’t even a token effort at proving justice could be tempered with mercy; instead, mercenary calculations were passed off as executive mercy. But, as Amang Rodriguez so famously said, â€ūin the long of time, we shall success.â€?

Can I even ask that the victory go to the Filipino people, and not Arroyo or Jose De Venecia, III?

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