Too much noise, no results
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Noynoy’s Liberal Party (LP) should start identifying who it labeled as guilty personalities presumably in the past administration that it said resigned Ombudsman Merceditas “Merci” Gutierrez should “reflect and see that she can still take a role” in bringing to judgment.
The LP said that through such an act Merci can still redeem herself.
The other question that the LP needs to answer is from what Merci should redeem herself.
She was impeached by the House allies of Noynoy but the allegations made against her in the articles of impeachment never saw the light of day after she resigned and in effect prevented the convening of the Senate court.
Thus the allegations against her remained just that unless Merci herself is hailed by her predecessor on the same impeachment charges, although on face value these charges are hard to prove as grounds for her betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution.
Merci was impeached supposedly for her office’s low conviction rates since 2008; her failure to act promptly on cases filed against former President Arroyo, former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, and other public officials on the kickback-rich National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE and the supposed delay in the investigation of the death of ensign Philip Pestaño aboard a Philippine Navy vessel, a case in which the United Nations (UN) itself rapped the Ombudsman for unreasonable delay.
A second impeachment complaint also alleged her failure to prosecute those responsible for the Fertilizer Fund Scam, Mega Pacific Automation Contract anomaly and the Euro Generals’ scam.
The allegations all dealt with the supposed snail-paced actions of her office, the same charges that apply on the entire judicial system.
It would be hard to prove that Merci indeed had unusual interest in delaying the cited cases of the supposedly involved individuals she was protecting.
Merci’s resignation is even being given a different color by Noynoy’s allies lately with them saying that it was a convenient ploy to save Gloria’s hide.
Noynoy’s groups alleged that the evidence to be presented in the Senate impeachment court will inevitably lead to Gloria’s doorstep and that Gloria would likely face grilling at the impeachment court.
The LP’s attitude toward Merci also constituted a veiled threat on Gutierrez and what likely awaits her if she fails to heed the party’s advice for her to cooperate in the anti-Gloria crusade.
The next Ombudsman is expected to be completely beholden to Noynoy and his cohorts, likely as a result of the ruckus raised by Noynoy and his wards that forced Merci’s resignation.
The next likely agenda is to apply pressure on Merci to testify against Gloria on the pain of the articles of impeachment against her being resurrected as a case filed with the new Ombudsman.
Such threat was very evident in the LP concluding that Merci’s resignation “does not absolve her and her principals from their wrongdoings.”
The backers of Noynoy in the form of the LP seems to have a clear picture on how to run after Gloria and who should be charged along with her which makes the statement of the Palace that it does not have yet an idea on what legal moves it can take against Gloria perplexing.
In reality, Noynoy and the LP are clueless on how to go about prosecuting Gloria and her supposed sins of the past.
Instead of building up a strong case against Gloria, Noynoy and the LP are resorting to hurling accusations primarily through press releases such as that which the LP recently issued on Merci’s resignation.
It would be all an endless stream of allegations to cover up for the administration’s lack of competence to achieve results.
Noynoy and the LP should put up or shut up.
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