For one, none of them propose a measure similar to what was instituted after the Watergate Scandal in the US. I believe this law was called the Presidential Records Act and it says that all the US President’s communications should be recorded for security purposes. Through the US FIA, recordings of the US President’s conversations can be made public, especially when it involves some manner of crime or breach of the oath of office.

If we had such measures, my thinking is that the Hello Garci scandal would by now have terminated in the impeachment of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, since the recordings of her conversations with Garci would be part of the country’s public records.

I know there might be a flaw in my idea, but, perhaps it is a direction worth looking into.