Saturday, May 06, 2006

What's taking long, duck?

The SC reminded, again, the Office of the Ombudsman to submit its final report on the issue of the automated counting machines (ACM) contract entered into by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

But what's keeping the Office of the Ombudsman from submitting the report?

a: Walang marunong magsulat ng report?
b. Walang irereport?
c. Walang Office of the Ombudsman?
d. none of the above?

Pero sabi ng Ombudsman, independent constitutional body daw sila. No question about that. Pero if that lame excuse will be used again and again, nagagasgas din. To whom, then, is the Office of the Ombudsman accountable para mg-set ng guidelines at dun i-submit ang report? Kay Gloria in the Palace? Pero di ba independent body nga sila? E sino ngayon ang proper authority na mag-uutos sa kanila? Ang United Nations?

What's up, then, duck?

Hunger and Economic Growth

Gloria in the Palace claims that the economy grew under her odd-ministration, err... administration. And they even cited figures for the purpose with her student, Joey Salceda, defending the figures to the period.

Lately, however, SWS released reports that the number of people who experienced hunger by having nothingto eat at least once in the last three months reached 2.8 million.

Teka, asan na ang economic growth? What kind of economic growth is there if hunger exists?

Hmmnnnn! Seems like Garci manipulated the figures again. Hello, Garci?

Sabagay, kapitbahay namin mayaman daw pero tuyo ang ulam. Minsan asin pa nga eh. Kaya ang tawag sa kanya, mayaman sa hangin.


Pero sabi ng Gloria rah-rah boys, di naman daw totoo ang survey ng SWS. Ang totoo lang daw na survey ay iyong pinalabas ng SWS through Philippine Information Agency a few Sundays ago. Iyong survey na hinimas ni Junie Laylo, Gloria in the Palace's pollster.

Hmmnnnn.....

Thursday, May 04, 2006

PP 1017 is constitutional

Playing safe again, the Supreme Court declared Presidential Proclamation 1017 as constitutional but described some of the acts for its implementation as illegal.

Which reminds us of its rulings on CPR and EO 464. (See also Strike 2: CPR is Unconstitutional.)

But of course, we cannot blame the high court. It is the court. And Supreme, at that. As my law professor once told us:

When a trial court judge commits an error in his ruling, it is considered as ignorance of the law.
When an appelate court judge commits an error in his ruling, it is considered as abuse of authority.
When a Supreme Court justice commits an error in his ruling, it is considered as the law.

Well, anyway, let us, for the last time, wait for the high court's decision on the impeachment issue.