Philippines – How to Achieve Economic Growth and Political Stability

We often heard the words “be patient with our President, he is just on his second year of office and still learning.”

The President has only a fixed term of six years to solve the problem of the country and to lead the country towards economic growth and political stability among others.

Hence, the office of the President is neither a classroom nor a training room where the sitting president will be taught how to perform the duties and responsibilities of the office of the president. Much more, the office of the President is not a workshop seminar room where the sitting president will be taught how to prepare short and long term program of works.

The person who occupies this office MUST, before hand, have the solutions to the problems of the country. He must bring in with him, all the short and long term program of works in achieving his mission and vision for the country.

So the question arises, what is his mission and vision for the country?

Compared with our Asian neighbors, where would he put our country after his six years term?

One of the President’s Men said, “No compelling reason to amend the constitution.” This shows the shortsightedness of this administration, its lack of foresight and real care for the future of the country.

Economic growth and political stability could be achieved if we would use a system of government that fits our needs, and that is, a Parliamentary Form of Government with a Unicameral Legislative Body.

We are the only country among ASEAN members who is using the Presidential form of government patterned after the USA. All our neighbors are using Parliamentary form of government and they have left us behind the race to economic growth and political stability, by leap and bounds.

We have been using the Presidential system for more than 25 years now and it doesn’t bring us to the promised growth.

How much longer shall we use this obsolete system that pushes us down political instability and economic retardation?

Why should we suffer corruption, poverty, political instability and economic stagnation when we can start the change NOW!

It is about time to make the painful change for the rebirth of our country.

WE OWE THIS CHANGE TO OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN!

What will happen to them, if we are not going to act now?

Will they be like us, wishing and dreaming to be at par with their Asian neighbors?

NO STATE HONORS FOR FM!

Noy Rejects State Honors for Marcos

Then DO NOT give him state honors just bury him at the Libingan, a 1.2mx1.8m plot is already allocated for him there.

We have seen how this issue divided our country to the extent that we are becoming regionalist instead of thinking as a single nation. Pinoys divided on Marcos burial

The recent 2010 national election shows that there are 13,169,634 Filipinos nationwide, who elected Marcos Jr. as senator, are not all Ilocanos who still believe in the legacy of FM.

We have heard the voice of the people through Congress [Some 204 congressmen crossed party lines in signing a resolution urging President Aquino to allow the burial of …Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani].

We have seen the sentiment of the Filipinos through the recent survey [53 percent in class ABC support and 46 percent oppose it]. Lawyer asks Manila court to rule on FM burial issue

Let us all be objective in this issue and put it to rest.

When I said let us be objective and put this issue to rest, consider that on:

• May 1947 – The Republic Memorial Cemetery at Fort McKinley was established as a fitting tribute to the gallant Filipino military men and women;
• October 27, 1954 – The Memorial Cemetery was renamed Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (LNMB) by the late President Ramon Magsaysay;
• May 28, 1967 –  FM issued PD No. 208 that reserved an area of 142 hectares from the Fort Bonifacio Military Reservation intended for purposes of providing grave services to deceased military personnel who died in line of duty or were honorably discharged, Filipino veterans, former presidents, government dignitaries, statesmen and national artists; and
• Other deceased persons whose interment has been approved by the Commander-in-Chief, Congress or the Secretary of National Defense.

Presently, Paragraph 2 of AFPR G 161 374, entitled, Allocation of Cemetery Plots at the Libingan ng mga Bayani enumerates who are qualified to be interred in the cemetery. It states that,

“The remains of the following deceased persons are qualified and therefore, authorized to be interred in the Libingan ng mga Bayani:

• Medal of valor awardees;
• Presidents or commanders-in-chief AFP;
• Secretaries of national defense;
• Chiefs of staff, AFP;
• General flag officers of the AFP;
• Active and retired military personnel of the AFP;
• Veterans of Philippine Revolution 1896, WW1, WW2 and recognized guerillas;
• Government dignitaries, statesmen, national artists and other deceased persons whose interment or re-interment has been approved by the commander-in-chief, Congress or the Secretary of National Defense; and
• Former presidents, secretaries of defense, CSAFP, generals/flag officers, dignitaries, statesmen, national artists, widows of former presidents, secretaries of national defense and chief of staff are authorized to be interred at the LNMB.”

Based on the above mentioned criteria, is FM qualified to be granted a cemetery plot at the Libingan? If he does, then bury him there, without state honors.

It’s about time for us to move on, be objective and put this issue at rest. This issue has divided our country long enough causing economic stagnation and political instability.

It about time for us to move on; direct our efforts on matters that would improve our lives, economically and politically. More specifically, change our political system into Parliamentary Form of Government.

If Not Now, When?

Cha-cha Not Noy’s priority

Plain and simple, this government doesn’t care about the future of our children and grandchildren.

This shows the present administration lacks long-term solution in addressing the problem of economic growth and political stability.

The form or system of governance of a country is a key factor in achieving economic growth and political stability.

The presidential form we are using for more than 25 years does not fit the economic and political needs of the Philippines. Clearly, up until now and after using this operating system for more than 25 years, we are still wallowing into economic stagnation and political instability.  It is comparable to DOS of yesteryear computer that is now overtaken by Linux, Android and Windows.

Why insist on using an obsolete DOS when Windows is available?

We are the only country among our Asian neighbors using the obsolete Presidential form of government that made us wallow at the bottom of the race for economic growth and political stability among our neighbors that are using Unicameral Legislative System of governance.

Admittedly, a Unicameral Legislative form of government will not bring instant economic growth and political stability. Nevertheless, it is a long-term solution to the problem of our country.

Mr. President our government must be proactive in initiating long-term solutions to our economic and political problems. Thus, if want our children to enjoy busting economy, at par with our Asian neighbors, and political maturity, the change must be done now…!