Perhaps you believe the State of Emergency declaration was necessary. Or maybe you think it was "an overkill." You may believe warrantless arrests to be a violation of human rights. Or for you, those being arrested had it coming. You might feel iron-hand leadership is what this country needs right now. Or you may consider such leadership a complete rejection of People Power I.

One of the indicators of quality of governance is “voice and accountability” which measures political, civil and human rights.

A free media is a key ingredient for such but currently clouded with talks of a “chilling effect” during and even after 1017.