The recent developments on the court proceedings in the sala of Judge Jesus Mupas of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court which was trying the electoral sabotage charges filed by the Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) against former President Gloria Arroyo, now congresswoman, revealed interesting contradictions in relation to previous events. Indeed, the Arroyos, reportedly receiving advance info of the SC TRO to be issued on November 15, 2011 against the implementation of the watchlist order (WLO), booked themselves in four different flights to Singapore on the same date.
The successful blocking of the Arroyos' departure by the immigration under strict order of the DOJ opened intense criticism from legal circles on alleged disrespect of the Supreme Court by the Aquino administration's refusal to follow the TRO. Furthermore, the Arroyos' defenders virulently charged that the executive department was laying the groundwork for a constitutional crisis with its failure to honor the SC TRO as well as endangering the life of the former president, whose alleged life threatening illness could only be treated abroad.
Careful analysis of many news reports tended this Blogger to believe that the Supreme Court seemed overly protective of the Arroyos who were out to flee the country in the face of numerous cases being prepared against them. The fact that they booked themselves in four different flights to abroad is pure and simple attempt to escape justice from crimes being imputed against them. Strident claims of the Arroyo camp that the Aquino administration is treating inhumanely the former president despite her life threatening illness were sharply belied by the declaration of one of the attending doctors summoned by Judge Mupas that the former president was already recovering and could leave the hospital.
Likewise, the November 15, 2011 airport incident turned out to be a shameless political ploy to gain public sympathy which unfortunately boomeranged on the Arroyo camp. For their unorchestrated acts, her legal counsels and propagandists reaped public ridicule for shameless audacity in mouthing medical pronouncements about the real physical condition of the former president. Of course, with millions being paid for their services, they are expected to do everything for the sake of their master even disregarding the people's interest.
As such, in the days to come we shall see more of the charade which will be the recipes to be cooked out by the Arroyos and their minions.
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