Eye Opener
By Rodolfo Gumabong

Impeaching GMA

Street protesters and thousands of Filipinos who oppose to GMA's continuing in office are silent now and calm as they were told that the leaving in public office of Pres. Arroyo should be in accordance with the Constitution. GMA was in favor then to continue with the impeachment process at the Lower House and finally at the Senate. That is the reason why the daily protest was called off.

Should the majority congressmen decide to “kill” the impeachment process being presented in the lower house, let's hope they will not, then many fear that the consequences later would be disastrous. Not only will the street parliamentarians resort to daily protest in the whole of Metro Manila, but intervention of the Army might worsen the situation. Right now also, the AFP rank and file are also silent and just waiting for further development in the GMA case.

God forbid, may there be no bloody confrontation once the case of GMA impeachment will not reach the Senate. The senators are too anxious to have the impeachment case against GMA heard as soon as possible.

The majority of the administration's congressmen might “kill” the impeachment case against GMA. It was reported that millions of pesos are being circulated around in Congress to lure the pro-GMA supporters to vote against the case. If this is true, as reported in the media, then what happens now to the future of about 85 million Filipinos with the 60% of them living in abject poverty and misery. We pray God will intervene and prevent a disastrous event that will happen to the Philippines in the days to come. The Almighty God said that “Call upon me and I will answer you.” Call on God fellow Filipinos and save our nation from chaos and destruction.