Worse, the name of her father who had died was still on the list.

There are at least two more witnesses ready to testify before the joint committees.

There is not only basis but in reality. She's avoiding the use of Martial Law, but she's exercising powers that can only be justified under a Martial Law situation. So it's a clever use of phrases that is meant to disguise the intent of the President and also to confuse the people. She's doing things that only Martial Law can justify without calling it as Martial Law, without the name.

The resignation of Gloria is the solution to the crisis, not emergency powers to the usurper of the presidency.

Since we cannot get Mrs. Arroyo to account in an impeachment proceedings, demonstrations will have to be resorted into and that is why they cannot prevent demonstrations all the more because that's a legitimate avenue for airing grievances for the people.

A woman who voted in 1998 couldn't find her name on the voters' list.

She will now foreclose the avenue of redress in the form of Congress. So the other forum left for her is in her hands ... that is to resign. But that is apparently too much to expect of her.

Will die a premature and unfortunate demise.