Since I can't hand out mandatory death sentences to almost every administration member in the country, I'll just post what I think:
It's a slap in the face of every single Filipino, because it goes against the constitution and all semblance of equality under the law. First, there's a clause that says impeached presidents cannot be pardoned. It doesn't really matter if he got impeached on paper or not, because it's the principle I'm arguing for, and not the letter of the law.
Second, he was convicted for stealing $80 million. How many people are rotting in jails because they may or may not have stole a few thousand (or even hundred) pesos? Sometimes suspects have to wait for years in jail before their trial even starts. We might as well bow down to all our presidents and call them gods. That's definitely what GMA thinks she is.
In case anyone's still wondering why Erap got pardoned, the main reasons are blindingly obvious. First is that GMA wants to get Erap supporters to her side because of all the scandals her administration is facing, and second is that she wants to set a precedent so that she will be pardoned as well if ever she gets convicted for plunder in the future.
Aside from once again showing the world that criminals can get away with murder if they have the right connections, it showed the moral bankruptcy of the current government. There are NO such things as laws in the Philippines! There are only suggestions.
It's a slap in the face of every single Filipino, because it goes against the constitution and all semblance of equality under the law. First, there's a clause that says impeached presidents cannot be pardoned. It doesn't really matter if he got impeached on paper or not, because it's the principle I'm arguing for, and not the letter of the law.
Second, he was convicted for stealing $80 million. How many people are rotting in jails because they may or may not have stole a few thousand (or even hundred) pesos? Sometimes suspects have to wait for years in jail before their trial even starts. We might as well bow down to all our presidents and call them gods. That's definitely what GMA thinks she is.
In case anyone's still wondering why Erap got pardoned, the main reasons are blindingly obvious. First is that GMA wants to get Erap supporters to her side because of all the scandals her administration is facing, and second is that she wants to set a precedent so that she will be pardoned as well if ever she gets convicted for plunder in the future.
Aside from once again showing the world that criminals can get away with murder if they have the right connections, it showed the moral bankruptcy of the current government. There are NO such things as laws in the Philippines! There are only suggestions.
