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"Katotohanan"
It's funny how that word gets around. This day alone, it was probably spoken at least a thousand times in the impeachment case as opposition congressmen tried to fire up the sparks to back their case. Instead of firing me up, however, it only helped to make me more dubious of this entire affair. The impeachment trial is looking more and more like a game to me, wherein each side claims to be for the Filipinos. Their strategy is, of course, stirring up people's feelings because in a country where education is almost a luxury, feelings are the closest thing one gets to rational thinking. Thus, their constant reference to the impeachment case as "katotohanan".
But is it really the truth?
The truth is most of the time a universe away from what media presents as the truth. (Well, in the Philippines, at least). What they call katotohanan is not all katotohanan. I'm not saying that GMA did not cheat or that she never called Garci, but in their constant reference to the impeachment as katotohanan, they are actually lying to the people. The impeachment is far from finding the truth. It does not take a dummy to realize that. They've been dropping hints, even through their carefully worded speeches. Their belying vigilance to the truth only brings out the real truth as to why they are so adamantly pushing for GMA's resignation. Party politics.
The impeachment is about politics. It's a game wherein the side that rallies the most people wins.