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--- In [email protected], "spurs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello...do you have the full transcript of the phone conversation? > all this time i still don't know what really was said in that phone > conversation... > > thanks... > > --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > here is the much talked about statement from ate glo. well... > > > > Full text, Arroyo statement on the tapes > > First posted 09:57pm (Mla time) June 27, 2005 > > By INQ7.net > > > > WHAT follows is the full text of President Gloria Macapagal- > Arroyo's > > statement on June 27, 2005 on the issue of the tape recordings: > > > > Mga Minamahal kong Kababayan, > > > > For the last several weeks, the issue of the tape recordings has > spun out > > of control. Tonight, I want to set the record straight. You > deserve an > > explanation; from me, because you are the people I was elected to > serve. As > > you recall, the election canvassing process was unnecessarily slow > even > > after the election results were already in and the votes had been > counted. > > I was anxious to protect my votes and during that time had > conversations > > with many people, including a Comelec official. My intent was not > to > > influence the outcome of the election, and it did not. As I > mentioned, the > > election had already been decided and the votes counted. And as you > > remember, the outcome had been predicted by every major public > opinion > > poll, and adjudged free, fair and decisive by international > election > > observers, and our own Namfrel. > > > > That said, let me tell you how I personally feel, I recognize that > making > > any such call was a lapse in judgment. I'm sorry. I also regret > taking so > > long to speak before you on this matter. I take full > responsibility for my > > actions and to you and to all those good citizens who may have had > their > > faith shaken by these events. I want to assure you that I have > redoubled my > > efforts to serve the nation and earn your trust. > > > > Nagagambala ako. Maliwanag na may kakulangan sa wastong pagpapasya > ang > > nangyaring pagtawag sa telepono.//pinagsisisihan ko ito ng lubos.// > > Pinanagutan ko nang lubusan ang aking mga ginawa at humuhingi ako > ng tawad > > sa inyo, sa lahat ng mga butihing mamamayan na nabawasan ng tiwala > dahil sa > > mga pangyayaring ito. Ibig kong tiyakin sa inyo na lalo pa akong > > magsisikap upang maglingkod sa bayan at matamo ang inyong tiwala. > I took > > office with a mandate to carry out a plan for the nation. Since > that time, > > I have focused on making the tough but necessary decisions to make > up for > > years of economic neglect. We passed a comprehensive fiscally > responsible > > national budget; raised new and necessary revenues to reinvest > > in the people; and implemented new anti-corruption measures that > have led > > to the highest collection of taxes in history. > > > > Nothing should stand in the way of this work, or the next phase of > my > > reform agenda, which includes new investments in education and > social > > services with our new revenues; and an expansion of our successful > > anti-corruption and lifestyle checks. That is why I want to close > this > > chapter and move on with the business of governing. > > > > I ask each and every one of you to join hands with me in a show of > unity, > > to help forge One Philippines, where everyone is equal under the > law, and > > where everyone has the opportunity to use their God-given talents > to make a > > better life. > > > > Our nation is strong and getting stronger. The progress is steady > and I ask > > you to walk with me on this journey to rebuild our great nation. I > remain > > your humble servant and promise you that I will fulfill my > constitutional > > oath of office to serve the people to the best of my ability. > > > > God Bless the Philippines. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended > for the use > > of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may > contain > > information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and > exempt from > > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > notified that > > any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is > > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in > error, > > please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4c-math94/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
