Letters to the Editor
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Why the rush and frenzy?
What can stop Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her cohorts from
having the Philippine Constitution amended or changed? What can
prevent a bunch of power-greedy, self-aggrandizing, scheming
politicians from doing anything - including convening themselves
into a “con-ass”, scrapping a regular election, then proceed into
selling out the patrimony of the nation, extending their term of
office and securing their vested interests - to make their
“ChaCha” danceable, at least for the gullible, at all cost?
“Nothing”.
Or so, as Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye was reported to
have said: “there is no stopping the administration from
undertaking Charter changes aimed at replacing the current
presidential system with a unicameral parliament.”
Really?
But why the rush and frenzy? Why have our so-called leaders been
hell-bent on junking the present system in favor of another - as
if the move is a cure-all solution to the myriad problems
besetting our country? Will this proposed shift in government form
finally lead into, among other things, eliminating poll fraud,
curbing corruption, wiping out political, opportunism, reducing
the budget deficit and improving the quality of education and life
of our long suffering masses?
Or, will this yet become the mother of all zarzuelas out to
deflect public consciousness, or whatever is left of it, away from
the stark realization – that the real culprit to our people’s
untold misery and degradation is not their present government per
se, but the kind of leaders (read crooks, clowns or bums) who have
lorded it over our political zoo?
Instead of wasting time and the taxpayers’ hard-earned money
trying to tinker with the Constitution, apparently as a “viable
way out” from some political rut they made themselves in or as an
easy access to more untested yet inviting opportunities, our
public officials should get their act together and work seriously
and honestly for the common good.
It is high time the present leadership stopped ramming its will
and whims down the throat of our people and further insulting the
people’s sensibilities, or whatever remains of them.
And it may as well listen to the people now, or fade away before
the situation gets worse – and uncontrollably so!
MANUEL A. COLLAO, via e-mail
