End the climate of impunity! Reform the Office of the Ombudsman! Support the impeachment of Merceditas Gutierrez!

Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez remains one of the biggest obstacles towards making corrupt officials of the Arroyo administration, including Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo herself, accountable for their crimes. Her inaction on such huge scandals like the Fertilizer Fund Scam, Euro Generals, and Mega Pacific Deal, to name just a few, has legitimized and institutionalized the climate of impunity that helped prop up the corrupt and brutal Arroyo administration.
 

As we continue to strive for truth, justice, accountability, and genuine change, it is indispensable that we make Gutierrez answer for the key role she played in the plunder and oppression perpetrated by the Arroyo administration against the Filipino people. The anomalous plea bargaining deal that she entered into with Gen. Carlos  Garcia has only reinforced public demand that the Office of the Ombudsman be reformed for the country to have an honest-to-goodness campaign against graft and corruption and put the biggest plunderers of the Arroyo administration into jail.
 
The reform must start with the removal of Gutierrez as Ombudsman through the Constitutional process of impeachment. While this is ongoing in the Senate, the public can not afford to become a mere spectator and just passively watch the process unfold. We need to remain vigilant to ensure that the impeachment proceedings will not be derailed again by Gutierrez or by those who stand to benefit from her continued stay in office.
 
We call on the people to support the impeachment process up for trial in the Senate by affixing your name and signature and/or the organization that you represent to this unity statement. We also encourage you to circulate this unity statement to the largest number of people and groups possible in order to generate snowballing support for the impeachment complaint and forewarn those who plan to sabotage the proceedings. You may send the signatures and names to pagbabago.movement@gmail.com or sign the online petition.
 
Let us work together to end the climate of impunity that has been gripping this country for so long. Support the impeachment process and remove Merceditas Gutierrez from the Office of Ombudsman now!