The National Democratic Front-Eastern Visayas today called the Arroyo government’s campaign against private armies a farce because the politicians who run them are administration allies in the region. “The Arroyo regime only wants to put on a show to assuage public sentiment,” said Fr. Santiago Salas, NDF-EV spokesperson. “But the reality is that Arroyo’s allies…
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The Farce About Disbanding the Private Armies
By the CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE Analysis Posted by Bulatlat.com The presidential order for the disbandment of hundreds of private armies in the country could be a cheap publicity gimmick. At the very least, it was meant to exonerate the Arroyo administration from accountability for their proliferation as well as for the Maguindanao mass…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Whitewash
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The recent moves of the Arroyo government in the aftermath of the Maguindanao massacre reeks of nothing less than a whitewash. Not only is it geared to cover-up the culpability of the Arroyo regime in creating the conditions for the barbaric killings attributed to the…