But I had no evidence of it, and I never saw anything that made me take it more seriously than it was common gossip.

BBC: Savile inquiry: Paxman said DJ rumours 'common gossip'

One member acknowledges that it will take political will to do in four months what previous governments have never seriously tried.

ECONOMIST: It is hard to imagine Philippine politics without them

It was a tumultuous time for the Philippines, a country that has never been easy to take seriously.

ECONOMIST: Corazon Aquino