“We need systemic change. That’s more than the capability of one person, even if he’s a Superman. And he’s (Aquino) not a Superman,” Monsod told the ANC news channel.
Monsod said he was disappointed that Aquino was not like his mother who rejected suggestions to run for a second term although no law prevented her from doing so.
“The President didn’t sound like Cory. He sounded like Marcos in 1972 on questions of political issues beyond the scope of the Supreme Court… Then he sounded like [former President Fidel] Ramos in 1997 that he is the only one that can continue the reforms,” Monsod said.
Monsod said Aquino should trust the people to choose a leader who can continue reforms that they want.
Monsod said Aquino, in his last two years as President, should instead focus on implementing social reforms to sustain inclusive growth.
While six years may be too short for a good President, Monsod said six years is too long for a bad one and extending the constitutional limit will only worsen the country’s problems.
He added that lifting term limits could actually make the pork barrel problem worse.
“If the President is allowed reelection, it’s an incentive for him, a very strong temptation to use his discretionary funds to assure his reelection. At the same time, he wants to clip the judicial review powers of the Supreme Court, what will happen? He will have his way in misusing people’s money,” Monsod said.
Monsod said the Supreme Court’s decision against the DAP should not be used as an excuse to clip its powers.
Disagrement among the three branches of government are natural and part of the system of checks and balances, he added.
Cha-cha? 2nd Term? Cory Aquino has a message for Noynoy
Political upheavals, anti-democratic elites and the pseudo-revolutionary President
My take is Pinoy is joking. He is not that stupid. He just want to divert the issue to cover up his plunging popularity survey. His advisers know it is too late for Cha-cha to take-off, and Malacanang is re-starting the engine that has bug down to choke the trotle and perhaps re-ignites interest among supporters and allies.
if it’s a joke, it’s a really bad one that trifles with public passions
There is no harm in trying to float an idea, i read Tulfo who hates Pinoy writes if Pinoy is extended he will support him instead of Binay. Again, a choice of the lesser evil.
i don’t know that there’s no harm done when important issues are trivialized for media mileage. there’s evil in that too.
Yes, the media is full of bad news, the mediocre cannot distinguished between information and dis-information,since the Presidency is the center of power it cannot avoid speculation and serious matters are trivialized by media to gain readership.
Maybe it was neither a joke nor serious, but candid and complex. I like this perspective by Edgar Lores: http://raissarobles.com/2014/08/15/why-president-aquinos-hint-of-a-second-term-is-raising-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-152269
If the critic has the context wrong (Monsod), his conclusion is likely wrong, too.
The DAP play turned out to be a scratch (foul ball in billiard) when the cue ball (PNoy) got deflected by the Judiciary ball (a co-equal ball) instead of pocketing Abad ball.
A bad play. Nonetheless, the yellow pool players still love it.
After going through six years of hell, I think the President deserves time to enjoy his erections rather than being put through another election. Give the man a break!
The appeal put forth by people like Christian Monsod – “your mother will spin in her grave” or “you sound your dad’s greatest enemy” remind me of my yaya telling me “kukunin ka ng bumbay kung hindi mo tigilan ang kalokohan mo.” It’s silly. It didn’t work on stubborn kids, it won’t work on obstinate adults. If you don’t like what you think he is going to do then prevent him from doing it. Stop appealing to better angels and all that fairy stuff. Organize against it. Period.
Angela,
Who will you root for 2016? Please consider this:
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Successor’s luxury…
http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/66412-sandiganbayan-pork-barrel-cases-first-division
The first part of the article is here:
http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/66392-sandiganbayan-justices-plunder-cases
“PNoy on second term: Loss of context and meaning” by Melinda Quintos de Jesus http://www.cmfr-phil.org/inmediasres/pnoy-on-second-term-loss-of-context-and-meaning/
It’s good to read something like this from CMFR. It’s like CJR’s “Darts and Laurels”. I hope it continues to educate the public and police media at the same time.