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 19th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
BAKIT BA PINIPIGILAN NINYO MANGARAP SI NOLI… NA DATING SIDE KICK NG MAHANGIN NA SI ROD NAVARRO ( SLN)…
AK0 NGA NANGANGARAP DIN EH NA SANA MAKAPITIK MAN LANG AKO NG ITLOG NG ISANG PESTENG OPOSISYON NA NAGPAPAHIRAP SA BAYAN… SOBRANG DADA… SOBRANG INGAY… DAMING IMBISTIGASYON… SUSULONG BA TAYO SA GANYANG SISTEMA…
March 18th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Noli, bumalik ka nalang sa pagka newscaster. Hindi kapa mapapahiya. Kung my Erap dictionary, baka maparis ka sa kanya. Yong mga kataga mo na “Ewan ko ba dyan”, “ano ba sa palagay mo”, at ang mga mababaw mong biro, ay hindi pang Presidente ng Pilipinas. kawawa ka lang. Hindi mo makukuha sa maganda mong “Amerikanang” suot. Sirioso ang pagiging predidente. Tatanda ka lang dian. Sa pag tabi mo ke “Fat Lady”, nakikita na may “inferiority complex” ka. Wag mo na palalaanin ang buhay mo. “Cut clean like a gentlemen.” Alam ng lahat na nakinabang ka sa “Garci episode.”
March 11th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Abbygail. You are correct. And so is Gerry. Too stupid to replace GMA at this time. At least, this early, people knew who to vote. If everyone is thinking, i mean everyone. Kitang kita na sa camera ang pumapapel sa susunod na eleksyon. Iwanan ang laban. I pity Mar Roxas…I like what he’s doin. But parang lumiit ang tingin ko sa kanya nung umatend sya ng Mass sa La Salle. For what!?! Coz they knew he’ll be famous? No way!
VP Noli, wake up and stop dreaming! You wont get your chance to sit on those precious throne. Masyado makati ang paa mo. Its so obvious within.
Too all Politicians who taking advantage on this scenario…. if you wanna win or at least have a vote next election. Keep your hands off on this mess and be humble. The more you talk..The more you become cheap.
Magbago na kayo! Parang awa nyo na, wag nyo lokohin ang mahihirap para supportahan kayo.
March 7th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
gerry, once more, you are correct. to many, he/she has become a pariah, w/c everybody ignores. i guess that’s freedom of the press at work. yes, we should ever be vigilant as to who we are aligning ourselves with.
w/ regards to your post, i subscribe to the thesis that the problem will not be solved by removing gma…for one, our electoral system is flawed. it allows the victors to distribute the spoils, hence instituting a “transactional govt.” the one neri explained to ping and jamby at the aim meeting. the rich patrons will come to collect via contracts, deals, balato, etc.
people should dissect the problems more fully, bec. the problems are endemic. it cannot be solved by just topping off someones head, bec. regeneration will surely follow.
re noli as successor, he is, accdg. to the constitution. as they say, life is about taking risks, this is one….
March 7th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
succesion in the executive branch should’nt be an issue, unless someone wants to grab power outside the law. Just like GMA, when he took advantage of the so called people power II. She was just lucky when the legitimacy was annointed by supreme Court? , military and the Catholic church.
The idea of EDSA and PEOPLE POWER should not happen again unless there is somekind of demagouge is in power.
Having a ONE LINER celebrity in the ballot are a destraction to our progress, unless that celebrity is like Ronald Reagan, educated, smart and experienced
It is clear that the vice President succeed the President.