Arroyo’s Sleepless Nights Not Over
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THE GLORIA STEP DOWN MOVEMENT
Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s sleepless
nights are not yet over.
Dr. Carol Araullo, chairperson of the
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), warned Arroyo not to rejoice in her
superficial victory over the opposition. “She herself knows she has not
won fair and square. How much has she stolen from public funds to bribe
the weakest in Congress? What political favors and concessions have she
offered to them? Now Arroyo calls that a grand display of political
maturity? She is fooling herself.”
Araullo said Arroyo must cower before a
broad united front formed against her. “The longer she stays in power, the
more she galvanizes the unity of different political forces against her.”
Araullo said Arroyo’s offer of
reconciliation is aimed at preserving herself in power than healing the
nation’s ‘divisiveness.’
Dr. Reynaldo Lesaca, convenor of the
Gloria Step Down Movement (GSM), “If the constitutional democracy Arroyo
has been flaunting of has failed us, other options remain for the broad
united front to take. Yesterday is not a glorious day in history as what
Arroyo sees it. The killing of the impeachment spells more unrest rather
than tranquility. Arroyo and her allies in Congress have showed the
Filipino people the most effective means to oust a president – people
power.”
Lesaca said that political and economic
instability will continue as long as Arroyo stays in Malacañang. He said
oil price increases and the implementation of expanded value-added tax
will ignite protests.
Lesaca said, “Instead
of curbing oil prices, Arroyo asks the people to make some sacrifices.
Instead of increasing the wage and salary of workers, she has imposed
another tax burden. All these favor foreign interests at the expense of
the Filipino people. How in the world does she expect stability then?”
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