From Sona of Pnoy - from Inquirer
Rizal Philippines | October 9, 2014
For all we know, this is a political gimmickiry. All aimed at getting votes.
That means too that the President must pay the price: favors, employment, contracts, and maybe DAP and PDAF.
No less than the President himself declared war vs KBL - Kasal Binyag Libing. They pose difficulty for all elected govt officials. Yet political patronage, our political system, the slogan. "kayo ang aking boss" dictates that the elected official given in to that. Such a contradiction.
A leader needs to be a leader. He must lead the country to change its ways. He cant just be reactive to public opinion and surveys. He must have a vision and a platform of a better govt. (He does but he is menacled by the #boss. He cant pursue the "#tuwidnadaan" because of political fetters..)
By declaring war on KBL, the President seems to be breaking the mold. The feudal system, the system of patronage. That is a big risk.
Thus Sen Santiago, says that if ever she is given another chance (did she or did she not win vs tabako in that election? Many think she was another Fernando Poe) said that she will do what is necessary to be done; no compromise; she has got nothing to lose.
Her boss is right, the truth, justice and the rule of law.
Can he?
Has the President delivered from the Equalizer post
1) Has P.Noy fulfilled most of his campaign promises as a presidential candidate?
A Commitment to Transformational Leadership:
1. From a President who tolerates corruption to a President who is the nation’s first and most determined fighter of corruption.
2. From a government that merely conjures economic growth statistics that our people know to be unreal to a government that prioritizes jobs that empower the people and provide them with opportunities to rise above poverty.
3. From relegating education to just one of many concerns to making education the central strategy for investing in our people, reducing poverty and building national competitiveness.
4. From treating health as just another area for political patronage to recognizing the advancement and protection of public health, which includes responsible parenthood, as key measures of good governance.
5. From justice that money and connections can buy to a truly impartial system of institutions that deliver equal justice to rich or poor.
Economy
6. From government policies influenced by well-connected private interests to a leadership that executes all the laws of the land with impartiality and decisiveness.
7. From treating the rural economy as just a source of problems, to recognizing farms and rural enterprises as vital to achieving food security and more equitable economic growth,worthy of re-investment for sustained productivity.
8. From government anti-poverty programs that instill a dole-out mentality to well-considered programs that build capacity and create opportunity among the poor and the marginalized in the country.
9. From a government that dampens private initiative and enterprise to a government that creates conditions conducive to the growth and competitiveness of private businesses, big, medium and small.
10. From a government that treats its people as an export commodity and a means to earn foreign exchange, disregarding the social cost to Filipino families to a government that creates jobs at home, so that working abroad will be a choice rather than a necessity; and when its citizens do choose to become OFWs, their welfare and protection will still be the government’s priority.
Government Service
11. From Presidential appointees chosen mainly out of political accommodation to discerning selection based on integrity, competence and performance in serving the public good.
12. From demoralized but dedicated civil servants, military and police personnel destined for failure and frustration due to inadequate operational support to professional, motivated and energized bureaucracies with adequate means to perform their public service missions.
Gender Equality
13. From a lack of concern for gender disparities and shortfalls, to the promotion of equal gender opportunity in all spheres of public policies and programs.
Peace & Order
14. From a disjointed, short-sighted Mindanao policy that merely reacts to events and incidents to one that seeks a broadly-supported just peace and will redress decades of neglect of the Moro and other peoples of Mindanao.
15. From allowing environmental blight to spoil our cities, where both the rich and the poor bear with congestion and urban decay to planning alternative, inclusive urban developments where people of varying income levels are integrated in productive, healthy and safe communities.
16. From a government obsessed with exploiting the country for immediate gains to the detriment of its environment to a government that will encourage sustainable use of resources.
