Let the Collapse Begin

It has been a roller-coaster week so far, beginning with the ouster of ex-Gloria ally Rep. Jose de Venecia as House Speaker by the "slighted" Arroyo brothers and their (paid) allies in Congress. Like what they did in 2004, they declared Davao Rep. Prospero Nograles as the new Speaker sometime past 1 am last Tuesday, proving yet again that they are thieves who do their work in the dark.

It seemed that one "problem" for the Arroyo Mafia has been solved, but as telemarketers say, wait, there's more. The newest witness in the ZTE scandal, Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada, arrived in the country Tuesday afternoon, and was promptly whisked away, well, more like "abducted" by some police personnel. Lozada's family moved fast, going to court to seek his return to them. And finally, after much noise and PNP Chief Avelino Razon looking like a pathetic shell of a liar rather than a respected officer of the law, Jun Lozada surfaced in a press conference this morning at De La Salle Greenhills, giving the nation a taste of what he's going to spill in a future Senate hearing.

It's all starting to fall into place. More and more people are singing like canaries against the excesses and avarice of this illegal regime. JDV is starting to burn his bridges with the family who betrayed him, and he's got more than enough ammunition against them. If only Romy Neri and the others could be man enough and join in the chorus.

It is February, a most auspicious month for Philippine politics. A president who was accused of avarice and corruption was overthrown 22 years ago this month. Perhaps it is time for the current demon to be handed the same fate.

Let the collapse begin.