Erap Verdict: Guilty

History just got made in the Philippines. Former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada is convicted for plunder by the Sandiganbayan a little over six years after he was booted out of the Malacañang Palace.

I'm not really surprised about this verdict. Those who actually hoped or thought that Erap will be acquitted were just fooling themselves. To acquit Erap of this crime, so to speak, is to pull the rug under Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's government, removing the legitimacy of said government and her right to stay in Malacañang.

I don't really care whether Erap really did help himself to the government's coffers. For a leader to do such is not something new in the Philippines. I cannot help but feel a small tinge of pity for the man, however. His trial and the verdict is not a triumph in justice but rather the result of political machinations. At least in my thinking.

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New Look

I got tired of how this blog used to look like, and I certainly want something pretty. The thing is, my knowledge of how to code really nice templates is nil. So, thanks to Google, I found a pretty website called FinalSense.com and helped myself to their lovely templates.

I still have to make a few tweaks, but I am certainly liking my blog's new look.

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