선관위원과 통화 도청내용 CD 조작되었다 주장하며
그동안 부인했는데
아로요! 이제 그 통화를 인정했다면
이제 그 말 어찌 믿을 수 있으리
야당의 총공세 거세지고
도덕성은 치명타
이제 그 끝은 보이는가 싶은데
한번 기대하면서 지켜보자구요
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
I AM SORRY–GMA
Ping Lacson: President’s admission left more questions than answers
By Ma. Theresa Torres, Reporter
FINALLY breaking her silence, President Arroyo apologized Monday for talking with an election official about her hopes for a million-vote margin in last year’s election, calling it a lapse in judgment.
But the President said she did nothing wrong and would not resign.
In a nationally televised speech, she appealed for unity as she addressed the three-week-old political crisis over the wiretapped phone conversation that has sparked calls for her to resign with five years still left in her term.
“I recognize that making any such call was a lapse in judgment,” Mrs. Arroyo said somberly as she looked into the camera. “I am sorry. I also regret taking so long to speak before you on this matter.”
Opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson was not persuaded by the President’s explanation. “Now that she has authenticated [the tape], she must vacate,” Lacson said minutes after Mrs. Arroyo’s speech.
He said the President’s admission has left more questions than answers. “Lalo kaming nalilito sa kanyang pag-amin sa unang pagkakataon. Ang maliwanag na lumahok siya sa pandaraya [We’re more confused now that she has admitted; what is clearer is that she has participated in rigging the election],” Lacson said.
Environment Secretary Michael Defensor said Malacañang expects from the opposition a barrage of tirades against the President.
“[Her admission] will be acceptable to the people, but I am sure the opposition will have the second chapter to this issue,” he said. “Believe me, those who want to boot the President out of Malacañang will make another telenovela out of this.”
The President went on: “I take full responsibility for my actions. To you and to all those good citizens who may have had their faith shaken by this event, I want to assure you that I have redoubled my efforts to serve the nation and earn your trust.”
She said she had made progress in her reform agenda and asked the people to move on.
“I want to close this chapter and move on with the business of governing.”
In her television address, Mrs. Arroyo did not categorically say she was the woman in the audio recordings.
It was far from clear whether her statement would appease the opposition and leftist groups that have allied against her and held street protests. Several congressional committees began hearings last week on the wiretapped tapes.
--AP, AFP with Max de Leon and Patricia Esteves
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