Stop The Farce Already!

The drama surrounding the transfer of Rep. Gloria Arroyo from St. Luke's hospital to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center is turning into a big absurdity. Sec. Jesse Robredo and the police should start enforcing their authority. The limited information that is filtering out thru the media paints a sickening picture. Why is the Arroyo camp dictating the terms of her transfer? Why are they allowed to impose on the marshals their preferences? It is disgusting how Arroyo's lawyers are hogging the media and lambasting the government for their indecision. And for once, I think they've got a point.

If the people tasked to secure her think she should be taken to the VMMC by chopper - despite of the weather - they should do so. Mrs. Arroyo is a detainee. She shouldn't have any power to dictate the terms of her detention. The government has already given in to a lot of requests from Mrs. Arroyo's camp. It is beginning to look like she's the one calling the shots; and that is not good. It reeks of special treatment. If the police need a precedent on how to accord all the courtesy a rogue ex-president deserves, they should review the videos of Joseph Estrada's arrest. The police should just bring the paddywagon over, cuff her, and detain her already.