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Joseph Ejercito “Erap” Estrada was the President in the Philippines before Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was impeached because of plunder and corruption in his reign so Arroyo who was his vice president became the President of the Philippines. And now she is in her second term. The Government said that when Erap was the president, the Philippines faced many troubles but as a citizen in the Philippines, I can say that we are facing more problems and more sufferings now that Arroyo is in reign. When Erap was the president we didn't feel any troubles, there were no increase in gasoline, increase in fare, and increase in everything we citizens could think of. And now the major problem was rice shortage. I mean how can we suffer from rice shortage if we have many rice fields in the Philippines? Others say that it is the way of the Malacañang to get away from the ZTE scandal with whom the President was claimed to be part of.

All of these started when Lozada came out in the open to tell everyone the truth about the ZTE scandal. Lozada claimed that Arroyo was part of it as well as him. He said that he can't take his conscience any longer that is why he told the governing body of the Malacañang about the scandal. After that, the rice shortage, price hike, etc. became the major problem in the Philippines. The Filipinos are not that stubborn to start with that's why some of them are still upraising that it is just the way of Arroyo to get away with her problem. But I think now, she succeeded 'cause the Filipinos are just forgetting about the real issue. Is it just her way of getting things over or is the Philippines really suffering from all these? Those questions will just be answered by the president and I hope the status of the Philippines would get better.