tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186519592011-04-21T21:47:41.257-07:00reactions and comments on issuesChabelinoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18651959.post-1131213006447506522005-11-06T01:50:00.000-08:002005-11-22T22:42:00.930-08:00The words of H.L. Mencken couldn’t seem more apt if one were asked to describe the political landscape in the Philippines: It is “A place where Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot would be equals. But the betting odds would favour Judas.” Ironically, close to 81% of the 87 million or so Filipinos are Roman Catholics. Perhaps, Mencken’s words may be the answer as to why the current political crisis besetting the government of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is where it is at today.<br /><br />As many may have already come to know, it all started with the “Hello Garci” tapes. You may visit <a href="http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=timeLine">http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=timeLine</a> in the website of the <em>Manila Standard Today </em>to refresh your memory on that issue. For those who are “suffering” from information overload, another helpful site to check out would be ABS-CBN’s, <em>Isyu: Ang Pangulo </em>at <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?storyid=9299">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?storyid=9299</a>.<br /><br />With all the issues that have come out to date, the question still remains: What happens to truth and accountability? Would “the betting odds favour Judas?”<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18651959-113121300644750652?l=viewfromthewindow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chabelinoreply@blogger.com1