WHAT’S the use of a Truth Commission on the rancorous Gloriagate tape? Another circus in the already nauseating and toxic world of Philippine politics? What do we gain? The media will be having a heyday drawing different angles from the proceedings, and outside of it, if that happens.

For everyone to know, “truth” is the last thing that our baffled nation, or more precisely, our government leaders and our government instrumentalities, have. The lack of it is the prime reason why we are in shackles longing to be free.

Why beat around the bush when the President can follow a more pragmatic course if she doesn’t want to resign yet and still save her butt and this country. Here are the things she should do, pronto:

• Call for a constitutional change, the full ratification of which shall also be the end of her term.

• Define her priorities, or to-do list, curbing of corruption on top of them, and forcefully implement them while the constitutional convention or assembly, whichever, is in progress.

• Fire all her Cabinet secretaries and replace them with people of competence and integrity; no political accommodation this time.

• Review the organizational chain of the military and police command and put in qualified officers; there are many junior officers who are untainted and whose ideals are still fresh in their hearts and minds.

• Suspend all governors and local chief executives who have been implicated in the much-vaunted “jueteng-gate scandal.” Surely, the DILG has the power and the wherewithal to crack the whip on those local officials whose integrity is being questioned.

• Put her husband and son Mikey on extended vacation until a new government has been in place, or better yet, ask Congressman Mikey to forthwith resign from his post to send the message that she is serious about change and moral transformation in the current political landscape.

• Axe all her so-called presidential advisers in regions and provinces. They are all inutile. Their presence and stupidities only expose the bad side of the presidency. Besides, it is presumed that there is no jueteng operation to be “watched over” anymore that there will be no need for “bagmen” on government payroll.

• Her loyalty to her political party should stop where her loyalty to the people begins. She should be the president of all political parties in particular, and all the Filipino people in general.

• Pursue tax collection to the hilt. And economic saboteurs, too.

• Look closely at the priority needs of the country’s most depressed regions or provinces. Progressive provinces or regions such as Cebu, Pampanga, Southern Tagalog, and Baguio have more than enough of their fill. She should stop from shuttling these pampered, nay vote-rich, places for she should realize that she isn’t on the campaign stump anymore. Why couldn’t she accept the fact that the president is only good for one term?

If Madam President would please heed the above wish list, then we may concede to stop asking for her neck, for the sake of a bleeding nation.