Estrada guilty of plunder; perjury case dropped.

And I could not have said this more accurately:

Who’s more guilty?

“It will be the people of the Philippines, who are already poor and miserable, who are the ultimate losers in the Erap (Estrada) case and the (Ms Arroyo) dilemma. How true is the saying that when dogs fight, the grass under their feet die,” Cruz said in an interview Tuesday and in a statement posted on his blog (www.ovc.blogspot.com).

If Estrada is found guilty, “how could a glorious someone (Ms Arroyo) rejoice when the Filipinos, by and large, consider her more guilty of bigger and more public atrocities than the person accused,” Cruz said.

On the other hand, if Estrada is acquitted, “how would people react toward the same someone who triumphantly took over the government by perceived questionable means, not once in 2001 but the second time around by 2004,” he asked.

“In other words, the already long existing distrust and disgust toward the present national leadership cannot but become more felt and expressed on the forthcoming resolution of the Erap case — [regardless] of whether the accused is found guilty or otherwise.”

I hope the streets stay safe today.
And the people stay calm.
(I heard there will be a rally in Ayala later).

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