TO the nagging question: “Who can replace her (GMA)?” — the logical answer is in this form: “What if she’s incapacitated, or she resigns or, God forbid, she dies, will the Philippines be lost in oblivion?”
No one is indispensable regardless whether or not he or she occupies the highest position in the land. Maybe a “lesser evil” (as a figure of speech) will, but let’s hope the one who next occupies the seat is no evil. So, if the office of the president is vacated, there is no choice but for the VP to assume the office of the presidency — regardless of whether or not the VP is “capable” of leading the nation.
Perhaps, we can backtrack starting from the Comelec… How are candidates qualified and/or “disqualified” from running for office? Our voters can only select from candidates pre-selected by the Comelec. Disqualifying candidates is left with the Comelec — in the hands of people no less like the former [chairman Benjamin] Abalos! So, what’s there to choose from? There are thousands/millions of Filipinos who believe that the current VP is not capable to do so, but there are more who believed he can — when they elected him along with her in the last elections. Tainted with fraud as it may have been, that last election, nevertheless, had placed them (President and VP) in their current seats. And, if the nation cannot remove either or both of them from their seats, then there’s no other way but for the people to let them finish their terms but closely watching them with vigilant eyes and corresponding vigilant action, such as what’s happening today — perhaps, until such time that the people have gathered enough courage and strength to force a critical change without bloodshed.
Assuming that the VP replaces the President, and if he performs/behaves like the person he replaced, then we know that the people can replace him, too, anytime, perhaps easier than when the same people mandated the ouster of the President. So, whether we believe or not in the “capability” of the VP to lead the nation, we must learn to accept the fact that life is [about] taking risks. Life is asking questions without expecting to get all the answers within our lifetime.
– Jimmy Leonida, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (via e-mail)
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March 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 pm
The Vice-President is in line of succession according to our Constitution.
Politician and other group with their own agenda should follow the law. Neither should they blame the Church for not advocating the resignation of Gloria.
The Bishops should instead attend to their own duty and problem. Just read this latest news from Cebu:
“CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City prosecutor has recommended the filing of child abuse charges against a Catholic priest who allegedly caressed and tickled seven high school girls while hearing their confession two years ago.”………….etc.
The Bishops should look into this problem instead of politics.
Santa Maria !
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March 3rd, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Noli is OK… but questions on how people would react after he is seated will most probably be the same…
Those who wanted the seat will always make ways to unseat him/her.
The problem is not the President but the power greedy people who always is seen in rallies. They should be exterminated not the President.
Their agenda is always to bring down any government!!! RIGHT JOMA??