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 7th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Why people are questioning who should suceed President Arroyo in the event she resigns her office…of course even a lowest grader can answer that it is VP deCastro, no more, no less..
It is dictated by the constitution and as mandated by the people whenboth of them are elected.
But, I can’t see any difference If ever VP de Castro takes over because the presidency is being hampered as an effective ruler by an antagonising congress infiltrated by dirty politicians who always functions dependent of corrupt political alliances..Aside from heavy red tape in our bureaucracy which discourages investments, our thousands of local governments are loaded with corruption perpetrated by political dynasties.
If the new president or even GMA herself can reform our political system, turn the regions into federations, destroys political warlords and dynasties, reduce the provinces into effective regions, promote livelihood and cooperative and agricultural revolution in the countryside, persecute corrupt officials and reduce criminality, only then I can see a better road ahead for our country.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
RUBENNNNNNNNNNNN….
YOU mean lozada is telling half truth? it means his testimonies were tainted with lies…. ano yun chopsuey… may TOTOO AT HINDI…
EH KUNG GANUN BAKIT KAILANGANG PAKINGAN PA… LOKOHAN YANG MALIWANAG… AT PUNONG PUNO NG KATARANTADUHAN NI LOZAD…. ANG iingay talaga ng mga PESTENG OPOSISYON…
Tingnan mo … di matangap proposal ng KORTE… propaganda kasi ang laro ninyo hoi… Villar at ang inutil na senado…. HOI GISING … magka kunsensya naman kayo para sa mahihirap….
anu pa next move na scrapped na EO 464 HALI palabasin na totoo anu pa idinadahilan….
MALAPIT NG MAGISING ANG MARAMI SA KATARANTADUHAN NG OPOSISYON AT sa 2010 ELECTION ANG PARUSA NINYO…..
HA HA HA HA HA AHA AH HA HA HA nasa huli ang halakhak ni Gloria…. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
March 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
ADIOS PANDAK… HA HA HA… NGEK NGEK MO DRE… HA HAHA… kangkongan? Dapat nuon pa yun di sa ngayon ho…ho…hooo
Tagal na ninyo pinagtutulung-tulungan si Gloria ayun Gloria pa rin… ha ha ha.
For your imfo… di ako maka Gloria di nga ako botanteng matagal na nuon pang matalo si Miriam. SAWANG SAWA NA LANG AKO SA KABALBALAN NG OPOSISYON KAYA AKO NAGSUSULAT DITO…
AT AYAW KO MAGPALOKO…. HA HA HA…TULAD NINYO… DALI NYO BILUGIN HE HE HE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT LANG AT MANDARMABONG NAPAPAIKOT PA MGA ULO NYO…
kaawa awa kayo mga taga pagpahirap sa bayan … ang OPOSISYON ang PESTE SA lipunan… pag isispan nyo yan…
—–nakakaaliw kayo mga taga oposisyon
Hello, Pro-Pandak! keep laughing one of these day, You won’t be able to do that anymore when you pick-up-your boss sa kangkonga!
March 6th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
abbygail, this is the kind of person who is not genuinely for reforms (which is obvious), this person is using the issue as her platform to inflict retribution, she blames the whole nation for the downfall of her idol, and wants to exact revenge on all of us including those whose opinions are opposite to ours. I believe it is time for those who are really pushing for reforms to see just who are joining them in their cause, for they could be sleeping with their future enemy.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
gerry, yes, i know, she/he’s the same person w/ ten/20 aka. also, loves erap to death. i took note of her grammatical errors and tried to correct them, but someone lambasted me w/ the yarn that the more impt. issue in this blog is the gma corruption and not grammar and spelling. hence, i kept mum for a long while. when i came back, she/he was all over the blogs again w/ the same venom and rabies…
i wonder if this blogger knows the meaning of mental dishonesty..bec. that’s what she is guilty of…