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This is very embarrassing. I am typing this as I am watching the news. And I feel shameful of how the World Bank investigation is going.

Instead of taking the World Bank report on corruption as a means to evaluate our systems and castigate the corrupt, the oh-so-brilliant senators Defensor Santiago, Enrile, and Pimentel are pointing their fingers on the World Bank itself for:

(1)    The process of the research

(2)    The non-dissemination of the World Bank report

(3)    The “squatters” status of the World Bank in the Philippines for not having a government-approved office in the Philippines.

What the hell are you doing? Filipinos have the habit of questioning the source of authority, but this has gone too far. They might be forgetting how much we owe the international community. They might be forgetting how careful the World Bank is on its research (there are internal politics in the World Bank, I know, but this is not the time to talk about that when there is a more pressing point it is trying to make through the report). They might be forgetting the repercussions of this hearing on our democracy.

But these senators are definitely not forgetting who they are protecting in government.

Mike Arroyo can play golf but cannot go to the hearing? And Mike Arroyo says in an interview that, “They want to kill me [by going to the hearing]. I don’t want to die yet.” Excuse us, Mr. Arroyo. You might be the only one who wants to prolong your corrupt life… And maybe your wife as well.

The World Bank Philippines-Director said in another interview that the World Bank does not want to create further divide. They are conducting these studies, with very thorough research processes, in order to ensure that the money (of the international community) that they disburse fall into the right hands.

And I swear we can all tell them that that money isn’t going anywhere good.

Defensor-Santiago didn’t give Biazon a chance to ask questions, and according to the news, Biazon left. I have no idea what he was supposed to ask. Lacson also reacted, because he said in the news report, we should be looking into the corruption issue instead of giving the blame to the World Bank.

Good point on this Lacson. You have plus points on me for 2010. I will watch you further.

Shame on those other senators. Shame on the Ombudsman. Shame on the Senate for its performance in this hearing. Shame.