Reacting to a New York Times' editorial expressing alarm over the situation in the Philippines, press Secretary Ignacio Bunye's statement hitting the opposition for allegedly painting a wrong picture of the Philippines is expected from him.
I would not not be surprised if the intelligence community would soon link the New York Times to destabilizers; the same way Malacanang accused some members of the Philippine media as "irresponsible" and "agent of destabilization."
While saying that the Philippine media have always been free and vibrant, Mr. Bunye obviously avoided touching the issue of the controversial Presidential Proclamation 1017, which Malacanang used to intimidate and harass some people who are critical of the Arroyo administration.
The members of the media are indeed vibrant and free, and they paint and put colors to highlight what's really happening in this country of ours.
Otherwise, the white paint that Malacanang has applied using its own political machinery would make it hard for the world to see what's really going on.
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