"The Departed" Solution

The cookie is starting to crumble...and the best thing to do in times like this is to just sit back and relax and watch history as it unfolds. Just that.

First, Carpio makes a 360-degree turnaround on his alliance with Malacanang. Carpio penned the decision on the People's Initiative and strongly lambasted the proponents for staging a "grand deception."

Second, Cruz takes the heating from pro-charter change colleagues. In just a few days, he resigns to the dismay of many who acknowledge Cruz' contribution to whatever is left of good governance in this government.

This growing rift may have some history of course...

Public knowledge has it that there is (was?) an alliance between the Carpio-Villaraza-Cruz firm (also known as The Firm) and the Arroyo family. The Arroyos are said to be top clients of The Firm... so we know that this closeness gets translated into favors:

• Carpio gets appointed by GMA into the Supreme Court
• Marcelo, also a known The Firm top-gun, got appointed as Ombudsman. Marcelo demonstrated independence though in his short stint as Ombudsman. Rumor has it that his resignation may have been because of political pressures that will compromise his independence.
• And there are many still from The Firm who have been recruited into this government, which includes Cruz.

According to stories, the rift may have started with a series of favors not being given here and there. Like maybe the failed appointment of Fernandez (also from The Firm? or The Firm's close friends?) as Ombudsman? Rumor also has it that Gutierrez is spreading bad word about The Firm for trying to impinge into her independence as Ombudsman.

With recent developments, who knows? Maybe "The Departed" solution may just be the cause for the breakdown of this administration.

Evil begets evil. In bad governance, trust is a non-element. In bad governance, no alliance, no agreement is binding. Now that the cookie is starting to crumble, expect it to happen fast. One piece breaks down and the whole chain falls apart. That's how frail bad governance is.

"The Departed" solution is beginning to unfold. Miriam's role as an aspiring 'entrant' to the Supreme Court could just be the final straw... Let's see, let's watch and get entertained.

I'm watching. Are you?