KIKO: ERAP PARDON MEANT TO ENSURE PGMA'S POLITICAL SURVIVAL

"PGMA's pardon of former President Estrada is meant to appease the Erap camp, to score political points and to ensure her own political survival. Her administration now faces one of the most serious challenges to her presidency with the string of corruption and bribery scandals threatening to bring her government down. It appears that this is a plain and simple maneuver by the Arroyo administration to remain afloat. It does not serve the cause of justice. It is highly questionable and inappropriate for the Arroyo administration to go into a mad rush to grant the pardon, just as her government faces all these serious charges of corruption and bribery happening allegedly right at the very seat of power, inside Malacanang Palace ."

"Kaya ba sila nagmamadali ay dahil takot na takot silang ma-impeach at matanggal sa puwesto dala ng napakaraming iskandalo at kontrobersya? Ito ba ang tunay na dahilan sa pagbibigay ni Pangulong Arroyo ng pardon?"

"It appears that for the Arroyo administration everything will be sacrificed at the altar of political survival."