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By Rey Anthony Chiu
Philippine Information Agency

Sobriety was how Boholanos took the guilty charge the Sandiganbayan handed upon former President Joseph Estrada.

While the authorities deployed some 6000 policemen in Manila over fears that the verdict would be met with violence, in Bohol, it was business day as usual with slightly a pause in the throb.

And while some vocal Boholanos aired opinions over the local airlanes hours before the Sandiganbayan was to read its verdict, more Boholanos took to their own positions and assumed a wait and see attitude on the verdict.

"It's good our prayers were heard," said one Roman Catholic priest who has been openly asking his parishioners to learn to accept whatever comes out of the verdict.

Here, even militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) through chairman John Ruiz, said they accept the decision to convict. None of their allied groups came out of the streets to join the few Erap supporters who gathered near the Sandiganbayan.

"The verdict offers a small measure of justice and is acceptable insofar as it points out the wrongdoings of the former president," Bayan website declared.

The case, which took up the better part of six years to resolve started when the Ombudsman filed a P4.097B plunder case against the former president in April of 2001.

The plunder case was the made up of four charges: acceptance of P545 million in protection money from "jueteng", misappropriation of P130 million in tobacco excise taxes, collection of a P189.7-million commission from the sale of real estate firm Belle Corp. shares, and depositing P3,233,104,173.17 in a bank account under the name Jose Velarde.

Also named co-accused were Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada, Charlie "Atong" Ang, Edward Serapio, Yolanda Ricaforte, Alma Alfaro, Eleuterio Tan (a.k.a. Eleuterio Ramas Tan or Mr. Uy) and Jane Doe (a.k.a. Delia Rajas).

Quote from: Franklin on September 15, 2007, 08:19:46 AM
I am trying to understand the recent history.
So how much is Gloria still connected with Erap and the corruption of his office?

Gloria is a pleaser. She doesn't want to offend her political foes. She wants to be a friend to all - good or bad.

Quote from: Bohol on September 15, 2007, 09:58:25 AM
Gloria is a pleaser. She doesn't want to offend her political foes. She wants to be a friend to all - good or bad.

AyYy! You cannot be effective in office when you try to please everyone. She needs to be tough...mura'g Janet Reno or Condoleeza Rice...Margaret Thatcher, or Golda Meir...dapat naa sya'y balls.

Maybe  Bohol the people are more anti - Erap and if the verdict was fair maybe we don't need to react.

Mr Ashton,

maybe they've got more pressing matters to worry about...

like, where their next meal is coming from...

maybe Your right, but not all.

Hehehe!

Mr ashton,

ayaw seryosoha akong mga sulti, kay halos tanan ana puro ra yawyaw...

kahibaw naka aning mga baji, basta maka yawyaw lang ok na

aw o oi basta mga babaye puro yaw-yaw, oi nganong nag-online kaman nga buntag paman, dapat time ron sa loving-loving sa imong husband.

wahahaha!

human na ang labing labing!

joke! joke! joke!

Interesting. Mike, how did other Visayan provinces react to the verdict--such as Cebu, Leyte etc?

If I'm the Pres ako nalang pasayloon si Erap.

Quote from: ashton on September 16, 2007, 06:03:09 PM
If I'm the Pres ako nalang pasayloon si Erap.

ngano man?

diba sabi sa iba- si erap walang isip, si erap kulang sa alam. o siguro hindi nya alam ang kanyang ginagawa.

Quote from: ashton on September 16, 2007, 06:08:46 PM
diba sabi sa iba- si erap walang isip, si erap kulang sa alam. o siguro hindi nya alam ang kanyang ginagawa.

Bwahahaha! ROTFL!

You are absolutely, derangedly hilarious!!!

Mr Ashton, you should have been Erap's lawyer. Wala unta siya na convict.

PS. Mr Admin, Mr Ashton deserves a +1 for this...

Honestly looy baya si Erap, I'm not pro erap but I believed he is a victim too.

Hello ashton!

You mean, he is a victim of his innocence?