When I put up a 100,000-peso (about US$25,000 at about 4 pesos to a U.S. dollar parity) bounty for information that could lead to the solution of the disappearance of Tempo newsman Tim Olivarez in the early 80’s, The Rizal Metro Manila Tri-Media Association (Tri-Media) received plenty of leads but mostly false alarms.
When American casino developer Stephen A. Wynn declined the invitation of his former partner Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada for him to meet with Philippine President Aquino for a handshake agreement that will take a bite out of $33-billion gambling tourism in nearby Macau, Mr. Aquino should have asked full and truthful disclosures from his Philippine gaming-in-chief and classmate Cristino L. Naguiat, Jr. what really happened when Naguiat and his family and 13 subordinates were given a four-day royal hospitality at Wynn Macau hotel resorts last September.
When Noynoy Aquino launched his presidential campaign in 2010, he mesmerized the people with a promise to be a Pied Piper that will lead the country toward a straight path.
The provisions of the Philippine Constitution on impeachment are near carbon copies of the United States Constitution so it will be safe to assume that the Philippine senators trying Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona can look up to precedents on impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Senate for indirect guidance.
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