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Proof that GMA is stepping down in 2010

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MOST opposition politicians, bishops, opinion makers and coffeeshop analysts would not accept President Gloria Arroyo’s word that she will step down from office when her term ends in 2010.The critics want us to believe that Mrs. Arroyo will not ride into the sunset but has plans to stay on.

We heard different. Malacañang insiders, persons claiming to be her friend, and namedroppers say proofs abound that the President will quit politics and become a plain citizen after her last night at the Palace. Those who claim to know cite the following goings-on:

The President has started to write her memoirs and has asked Presidents Clinton, Bush and Carter for advice.

She has started packing.

The GSIS has been contacted to compute her retirement pay and other pension benefits.

She plans to form an exclusive Saturday Group with Presidents Ramos and Estrada as members.

The first reunion of the Arroyo Cabinet will be held in December 2010.

She plans to play the role of Senior Adviser and has begun to read the memoirs of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew.

She is considering a teaching job at her alma mater.

Her first vacation will be to Disneyland with her grandchildren.

She wants to make fuller use of her Senior Citizen ID card and privileges.

She has begun collecting her speeches and writings for publication.

She has begun to look into the resumes of the Presidential Security Group members who will provide her security during retirement.

She has organized a transition team to work with the next administration and to ensure a civil transfer of power.

On the day President Harry Truman retired, according to biographer Matthew Algeo, HST got up early, packed the trunk of his car, and did something no other former president has done before or since: He hit the road.

“No Secret Service protection. No traveling press. Just Harry and his childhood sweetheart Bess, off to visit old friends, take in a Broadway play, celebrate their wedding anniversary in the Big Apple, and blow a bit of the money he’d just received to write his memoirs . . . hopefully incognito.” Truman didn’t get the privacy he wanted but had a good time anyway.

President Arroyo may surprise us with something new when she retires. She could change her trademark hairdo, become a global spokesman for interfaith dialogue or begin a new career as travel consultant.

Source:
The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION > Questions to ask the presidential bets

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somwerNdmiddle's picture

somwerNdmiddle said magdilang anghel sana ang ...

magdilang anghel sana ang nagkakalat nitong balitang ito, pero ewan lang natin, once a snake always a snake hehehehehe

 

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normanila2000 said Ang pagkakaalam ko eh nasasaad talaga sa ating konstitusyon ...

na hanggan 2010 na lang ang pagkapangulo nya at hindi na sya maaaring manatili sa pwesto unless na lang na biglang baguhin ang konstitusyon at biglang palawigin pa ang kanyang termino o kaya naman eh magkaroon ng malaking kaguluhan at hindi natuloy ang eleksyon sa ating bansa. Hindi pa sya pwedeng bumaba sa pagkapangulo hanggat walang nahihirang na kapalit mula sa eleksyon.

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chevydjak's picture

chevydjak said ah... wala ko masabi... ...

But may navi-vision akong...matutuloy ang charter change and she'll gonna be the first prime minister of the Philippines... pag daw nanahimik at isang tao, malalim ang iniisip....

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Don Robert's picture

Don Robert said Possible yan chevy! ...

Possible yan chevy!

 

tatess's picture

tatess said syempre ...

si Glo,di yan basata basta bababa sa posisyon ng basta basta.

Sarap kayang maging Prime Minister.

 

s2dius's picture

s2dius said there's nothing that we can ...

there's nothing that we can do but hope... will see if she files candidacy as pampanga's rep on the last day.
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-= This is absurd. This is absurd =-

 

somwerNdmiddle's picture

somwerNdmiddle said kung matutuloy man yang ...

kung matutuloy man yang haka-haka mo chevy si glorya na ang magiging 6th prime minister ng bansa natin, pero wag naman sana mangyari yan

 

chevydjak's picture

chevydjak said bakit sixth... ...

sino ung iba somewhere?

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somwerNdmiddle's picture

somwerNdmiddle said apolinario mabini pedro ...

apolinario mabini
pedro paterno
emilio aguinaldo
cesar virata
ferdinand marcos
salvador "doy" laurel

 

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chevydjak said nalilito ko.. ...

nyahahahhaha... oo nakita ko sila sa google.

pero may presidente din that time... tsaka di ba ang prime minister are same din ng presidente...nabasa ko nga mas powerful pa sa presidente..under parliament/monarchy system.

presidente si marcos at emilio aguinaldo...hence sila ngru-rule ng philippines...

Then un tatlo... paano naging prime minister? di pa naman tau naging parliament/monarchy simula ng makamit natin ang kalayaan di ba?

Ang gulo...anyways here are the lists...kita ko s google.

List of Presidents of Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo
Manuel L. Quezon
José P. Laurel
Sergio Osmeña
Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Fidel V. Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
[edit] List of Prime Ministers of the Philippines (presently defunct)
[edit] List of Prime Ministers (1898-1899)
Apolinario Mabini (January 2, 1899 - May 7, 1899)
Pedro Paterno (May 7, 1899 - November 13, 1899)
[edit] List of Prime Ministers (1978-1986)
Ferdinand Marcos (June 12, 1978 - July 27, 1981)
Cesar Virata (July 27, 1981 - February 26, 1986)
Salvador Laurel (February 26, 1986 - March 25, 1986)

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somwerNdmiddle said http://en.wikipedia.... yan ...

http://en.wikipedia....

yan yung link chevy kung san ko nakuha list of past prime ministers ng bansa natin. mas powerful nga ang prime minister talaga kesa presidente pero exceptional ang case ni Cesar Virata, titular lang siya during the Marcos time, palamuti yata pwedeng gamiting term sa tagalog hehehe, dahil si apo macoy pa rin ang me tanging kapangyarihan that time.

 

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chevydjak said jan ko din nakuha somewhere :D ...

pero if ever si Gloria pa rin ang 1st prime minister ng Republic of the Philippines under Parliamentary System pag nagkataon.

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somwerNdmiddle said siguro nga chevy, pero di ba ...

siguro nga chevy, pero di ba parliamentary system na tayo dati nung time ni marcos? (kung oo nga eh 2nd prime minister lang cguro si gloria pag nagkataon)

 

chevydjak's picture

chevydjak said yeah ayon sa pagkakaintindi ko din... ...

from presidential to parliamentary form :D...

Pangalawa na nga si Arroyo pag nagkataon :D

ETO O:

Constitutional framework
The Philippines has been governed under three constitutions, the first of which was promulgated in 1935, during the period of U.S. administration. It was closely modeled on the U.S. Constitution and included provisions for a bicameral legislative branch, an executive branch headed by a president, and an independent judiciary. During the period of martial law (1972–81) under Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos, the old constitution was abolished and replaced by a new document (adopted in January 1973) that changed the Philippine government from a U.S.-style presidential system to a parliamentary form; the president became head of state, and executive power was vested in a prime minister and cabinet. President Marcos, however, also served (until 1981) as prime minister and ruled by decree. Subsequent amendments and modifications of that constitution replaced the former bicameral legislature with a unicameral body and gave the president even more powers, including the ability to dissolve the legislature and (from 1981) to appoint a prime minister from among members of the legislature.

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somwerNdmiddle said nakakatakot lang isipin kung ...

nakakatakot lang isipin kung maging parliamentary system sa pinas, parang babalik tayo sa martial law neto at panalangin ko manatili sanang kahulihulihang PM si cesar virata.

marami na ring mga intelektwal saten ang nagsasabi, charter change won't save our country from the downslide caused by massive corruption.

 

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tatess said nung panahon kasi ni Marcos ...

madami siyang binago para magtagal siya sa posisyon.Isa na ron ay ang Martial law at pagapalit ng Government to parliament.Nag apppoint Sya ng Prime minister na gusto nya para maging sunud sunuran sa kanya bilang pinaka mataas na pinuno dati.Nung panahon nya ay na manipula nyang mabuti ang batas. Ganyan siya katalino pagdating sa pag papaikot ng Philippine government.Lahat ay pipi at kung sino ang kumalaban sa kanya ay may kalalagyan.

Pero ,magaling talaga siya ,kamay na bakal at lahat ay takot .walang ibang magnanakaw kundi siya lang,mga cronies at si Meldific.so di masyado ang corruption,di kagaya ngayon kabi kabila at kanya kanyang nakaw lahat ng galamay ni bonsai Glorya at pamilya nito.

 

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nomad_08 said maraming cronies din ang ...

maraming cronies din ang yumaman nung panahon ni makoy tulad nila ,florendo, danding, de venecia, elizalde, enrile, ver, romualdez etc...

 

tatess's picture

tatess said oo nga ...

mga cronies na hanggang ngayon ay super loyalist sa kanila.

 

chevydjak's picture

chevydjak said pero mas maigi ng 100 ang nangungurakot ...

kesa mula sanguniang kabataan chairman hanggang pangulo...kurakot!

kaya senado ang tumututol...kasi madidissolve ang senado and congress will remain...tama ba?

24 x12*200m ang mawawalang pork barrel taun taon...pag nawala ang senado

Me takot pa ang mga taong nilapastangan ang demokrasya...

Di naman porke sinabing parliament eh martial law na... ganun ba sa singapore? ganun ba sa china?... sa anak man pag sobrang luwag ng pagpapalaki natin...di rin maganda :D...kaya minsan pag sumusobra kalusin na.

mamimili lang naman tayo...angkan at cronies ni arroyo ang yayaman o lahat ng bilang ng pulitiko ngaung nasa pwesto...

Ah basta wait ko na lang.....nyahahahahhahahahhaha

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somwerNdmiddle said tatess, crony na gaya ni ...

tatess, crony na gaya ni danding na hanggang ngaun eh loyal kahit kaninong nasa pwesto wag lang pakialaman ang shares nya sa san miguel corp.

my tama ka chevy pero yung huli mong sinabi i beg to disagree, sa sitwasyon ng politika ngaun saten wala ka ng choice talaga unless si noynoy na nga ang sugo hehehe.

 

chevydjak's picture

chevydjak said kakayanin ba ni noynoy ang lahat ng buwaya sa pulitika... ...

oh patatakbuhin din lang pagdating ng panahon...

Minsan kasi less evil andun na tau... ang nakakatakot kasi sa less evil na yan eh...less talk din...

Basta ko kahit sino manalo, susuporta na lang ako at magiging mabuting mamamayang pilipino :D...

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chevydjak's picture

chevydjak said at mabuting mamamayan ng Qatar na din :D ...

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somwerNdmiddle's picture

somwerNdmiddle said yun na nga lang magagawa ...

yun na nga lang magagawa natin chevy (lagi naman eh), pinapanalangin na lang natin na lesser evil na lang ang manalo, lagi na lang bang ganito?

 

tatess's picture

tatess said Sana kumandidato si ...

Batman, yaman non di ba at di pwede mga loko loko.

 

somwerNdmiddle's picture

somwerNdmiddle said kung pwede lang tatess, ...

kung pwede lang tatess, gawin na rin nyang gabinete ang superfriends at si maritess ;p

 

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