Analysis: NAGLALARO BA NG APOY SI PRESIDENTE AQUINO? Pork barrel out; no more NGOs newsinfo.inquirer.net/473245/pork-barrel-out-no-more-ngos Kung maglaro ka ng apoy, pwede kang mapaso. Pwede ka ring masunog kung malasin ka. Lalo pa kung may hawak kang gasolina sa isang kamay at apoy sa kabilang kamay. Unfortunately, we have a supposedly reform-minded president who seems to be playing with fire as far as the PDAF/pork barrel of congressmen is concerned. Beyond PDAF, what’s more dangerous for President Aquino’s political health & that of his administration is his decision to press on with the ongoing incestuous relationship between the executive branch of the government, which he heads as president, and the legislative branch, or Congress, comprised of senators & congressmen. Mahalay na relasyon? Ano yon? May kerida ba ang ating forever presumably nating president? Bago ang tsika sa mahalay na relasyon, let me state first that Aquino must have brought some cheer & joy with his -- “Pork barrel out; no more NGOs” (courtesy of a PDI headline) – announcement on Friday, Aug. 23. Mukhang matitigil na ang pagnanakaw ng mga magnanakaw na senators & congressmen ng pera ng bayann para sa mga development projects for the poorest of the poor in our country. Oks na oks ito na mukhang maaasahan mula sa kanyang pahayag. Under a new regulatory regime imposed by his administration, Congress members can still “identify” and “suggest” development projects for the poor. However, our once honorable senators & congressmen effectively loses control how development funds are to be spent. Remember Janet Lim Napoles & how some of our (dis)honorable senators, like Enrile, Honasan, Revilla, Sotto & others, & congressmen coursed through P10 billion of PDAF through fake NGOs set up by this fugitive woman? As we now know, thanks to PDI investigative reports, much of this P10 billion has been lost because the monies were apparently split up between Napoles & these dishonorable lawmakers. Under new rules announced last Friday by Aquino, Congress members lose control how monies are disbursed & spent. Hopefully, thievery of taxpayers’ money by senators & congressmen will stop. However, Aquino failed to seize a rare and golden moment in Philippine history – to take a giant step in his bid to reform our flawed system of government. Yes, senators & congressmen will hopefully be stopped from stealing taxpayers’ money. But Aquino failed miserably in stopping & ending ang mahalay na relasyon ng executive at legislative branches ng gubyerno natin. Ano nga ba ito? Simply put. Gwapo ang mga Congress members because they can sponsor the establishment of development projects in poor areas, courtesy of the good graces of the president’s office. E ano naman ang kapalit ng favor na ito? “Oy, congressmen, kung may panukala akong mga batas, pwede bang ipasa ninyo? Tutulungan ko kayong magpagwapo sa madlang pipol, pero tulungan din ninyo akong maging batas ang mga panukala ko,” ganito humigit kumulang ang counter hiling ni Aquino from Congress members. “Pag hindi nyo ako tulungan, good bye sa pagwapo nyo. He he.” Carrot & stick na sandata ng pangulo. Mahalay na relasyon ng dalawang sangay ng gubyerno natin. Does Juan de la Cruz benefit immensely from this incestuous relationship? Hardly, if any, in my view. Why? Because of the following reasons: 1. Senators & congressmen don’t have expertise, unlike government departments, weighing & determining development projects that are best in poor areas. 2. Congress members are lawmakers first & foremost & they therefore don’t have the technical experts who can really determine the best projects in poor areas. 3. Because of lack of technical expertise, it’s easy for them to make mistakes in their choice of development projects that they will sponsor – all at the expense of people in poor areas. Based on the foregoing, Aquino’s reform agenda raises more questions than answers. 1. Why didn’t Aquino see fit to end the incestuous relationship between the executive and legislative branches of the government? 2. Why didn’t he muster enough guts & courage to make lawmakers stick to lawmaking – even at the risk of fueling their anger & lack of cooperation in the passage of the proposed laws of the executive branch? 3. Doesn’t he realize that he can muster public opinion & pressure on lawmakers if the latter refuses to pass proposed laws – in the event that he deprives lawmakers of their say in development projects? 4. How can he continue to gain public support to his reforms & battle against graft & corruption with his questionable decision to turn his back on a historic change towards better governance by ending the incestuous relationship between the executive and legislative branches of the government? 5. Sa kanyang paglalaro ng apoy, hindi kaya siya masunog pati administrasyon niya sa harap ng namumuong galit ng taong bayan?
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:23:23 +0000
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