Up to the very end of his asinine speakership, Bebot actually thought his opinion mattered. It's a relief that this swell-headed errand boy has finally been put in his place. Good riddance!
The "anti-political dynasty provision as proposed by the Consultative Committee," (underscore mine) which is the deceptive narrative that Digong and his lapdogs persist on shoving-up the ass of the public, has been an integral component of the Philippine Constitution since 1987 but has been completely and deliberately ignored and disregarded for over three (3) decades by the vested interests in the Philippine Legislature. It was never up to Bebot the errand boy ("amenable" my ass) or anyone in the Lower House or in the Senate whether or not there should be an operative law to prevent political dynasties because the Constitution already states there should be one. The fact that there isn't one only goes to show the treachery of Congress--a bunch of self-serving parasites that insist on wielding power in perpetuity at the expense of taxpayers--that has duped and continues to dupe nearly two (2) generations of Juan dela Cruz.
So, for all those intent on ramming federalism into the throats of Filipinos, let's be crystal clear on one thing: it never was and never will be a quid pro quo for an operative law to prevent political dynasties. The people have had the right to this anti-political dynasty law for more the thirty (30) years and it's the height of political terrorism to hold this operative law hostage in exchange for federalism, which is what the Legislature is doing under the orders of Digong. Considering only two out of 10 Filipinos support moves to change the 1987 Constitution at this time, according to a June 2018 survey conducted by Pulse Asia, this is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.
Listen up Digong! In case you haven't noticed, you're the tail!
Give us the Anti-Political Dynasty Law that has long been provided under the 1987 Philippine Constitution and stop wasting our limited and hard-earned resources (which are NOT up to you to arbitrarily squander) on political adventurism like federalism (which is devoid of any meaningful support from the people).
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez on Wednesday told senators he "absolutely"would not approve of federalism as presented in the draft charter by the Malacanang-backed Consultative Committee.
Dominguez, who was attending the Senate hearing on the 2019 national budget, said the draft constitution on federalism did not address important issues about the economy and could not be subjected to financial analysis.
“I sat with the members of the [Consultative Committee] and you know my first question was: How do they see that the national debt will be paid? [how] the army, military, foreign affairs, central bank will be paid? And they said, 'Oh no, don’t worry about that. The split will be after those expenses.' But I said, it’s not in the draft," Dominguez told senators.
Dominguez, who was attending the Senate hearing on the 2019 national budget, said the draft constitution on federalism did not address important issues about the economy and could not be subjected to financial analysis.
“I sat with the members of the [Consultative Committee] and you know my first question was: How do they see that the national debt will be paid? [how] the army, military, foreign affairs, central bank will be paid? And they said, 'Oh no, don’t worry about that. The split will be after those expenses.' But I said, it’s not in the draft," Dominguez told senators.
“Expenditure will be immense if we go to federalism,
and we estimate that the fiscal deficit to the GDP (gross domestic product)
ratio can easily jump to maybe 6% or more, and that’s really going to wreak
havoc in terms of our fiscal situation,” Pernia said in an interview with One
News’ The Chiefs.
He also added that the expenses would result in a
downgrade of the country’s credit ratings. (READ: Additional
P44B to P72B needed for federalism shift – gov't think tank)
“We are now moving to connect the…lagging regions into
the mainstream economy and that momentum of infrastructure improvement in the
regions is going to be disrupted,” Pernia said. (OPINION: Why
federalism won’t necessarily boost regional development)
Lorenzana, at the same time, said he understands where
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary
Ernesto Pernia are coming from when they expressed their concerns about
federalism.
He said in Sec. Dominguez part, he was looking at the
matter in terms of the money needed when the country shifts to a Federal form
of government while Sec. Pernia is looking at the effects of a federal
government in the country’s economy.
“Secretary Dominguez is looking at it on the money,
how much money is needed to shift? You know when it comes to the Department of
Finance they always think, “Can we do this?” Lorenzana said.
“On Sec. Pernia’s part, it will wreak havoc on our
economy. Talagang magulo ‘yan kung hindi naka-prepare ‘yung mga states (if the
states are not prepared). Like if you will create Ilocos as a state, Cagayan
Valley as a state, Central Luzon as a state. There are governors there, how do
you fix that? How about the other provinces? Are there still governors or only
mayors? On my part I’m also confused,” he said.
Senate
President Vicente Sotto III said he does not see the need to prioritize
federalism especially that the new Bangsamoro law has yet to be
implemented.
In an interview on ANC Thursday (August 2, 2018),
Sotto said the government should focus on the enforcement of the
recently-signed Bangsamoro Organic Law instead of the proposed amendment of the
1987 Constitution to pave the way for the transition to federal government.
Sotto reiterated that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
that would be created by the Republic Act 11054 could be an experiment on
whether or not federalism would work for the country.
“We will monitor closely how it will work, the
Bangsamoro organic act. It could be a model for the federalism proposal that
they are pushing. It’s a region of its own, that’s why we don’t really need to
prioritize the federalism at this point when we have a good experiment, if I
may call it that,” Sotto said.
Sa pagdinig ng Senate committee on finance kung saan
nagbigay ng briefing ang Development Budget Coordination Council (DBCC) sa
panukalang 2019 national expenditure program, sinita ni Escudero kung ano ang
ikinakampanya ng gobyerno gayong hindi pa pasado sa Kongreso ang panukalang
pederalismo.
“Wala pa ngang approved federalism, ano ang
kinakampanya natin? We don’t even know what shape, size, color, form that is.
What will we disseminate?” sabi ni Escudero.
Ipinaalala rin ni Escudero na ang dapat na ipinapakalat
ay ‘yong aprubado na ng mga mamamayan at hindi yong pinagde-debatihan pa lamang
at maaari pang mabagong lahat.
In contrast to the crass blackmailing style of Bebot the errand boy (Alvarez threatens 'zero budget' for provinces of anti-federalism lawmakers), which is no doubt one of the many reasons he had to be removed, other individuals in the inner circle of Digong (e.g., Dominguez, Pernia, Lorenzana, Bong Go) or considered allies of Digong (e.g., Sotto, Escudero) have recently expressed their reservations, to say the least, on the proposed shift to federalism--see the above boxed captions.
Hey Digong! In case you're still not listening, your own cabinet and allies are broadcasting in the nicest possible way to quit it on federalism. The people don't want it, the people don't understand it nor do they care to understand it (because they don't want it). It's ill-conceived and confusing. It will create a more monstrous, bloated, inefficient bureaucratic kleptocracy and it will wreak havoc on the economy and our sovereign credit rating. It's not a priority. Let's see how the Bangsamoro law goes, which is going to take many years before we can even decipher if it's working or not--certainly well past your legal term. A public information campaign on federalism in draft form is a total waste of our resources! A long shot.
It's like the emperor without clothes. Nobody wants to say it outright but the truth is, nobody trusts you with such a critical task of revamping the Philippine Constitution and understandably so. You kill the small crooks but you're in bed with the most stupendous plunderers of the country--the Coalition of Plunderers or Magnanakaw Inc. And in spite of all your huffing and puffing, you can't even get rid of a handful of communists.
Arguably, if you massacred (a) every individual seated at the table with you (see above picture), (b) every member of their respective families (including mistresses and bastards) and (c) every card-carrying communist and moro insurgent in the very same manner you have killed these small time druggies (and slapped the Hague Ruling on the West Philippine Sea on the face of China every chance you got), you will probably go down in history as the greatest president of the Philippines!
The fact is Digong, you "kiss-up and kick down"--NOT the stuff of greatness. These are the classic traits of an inconsequential bully and a coward . . . and even the most uneducated masang Pilipino knows this at the very core of their hearts--especially those that cheer and clap the loudest at your sickest jokes. Like I said, the emperor has no clothes but nobody wants to say it.
The fact is Digong, you "kiss-up and kick down"--NOT the stuff of greatness. These are the classic traits of an inconsequential bully and a coward . . . and even the most uneducated masang Pilipino knows this at the very core of their hearts--especially those that cheer and clap the loudest at your sickest jokes. Like I said, the emperor has no clothes but nobody wants to say it.
I assure you that the vast majority of Filipinos are elated by your recent declarations of your readiness to step down (the latest Yahoo Poll figure on Duterte "Just do it"--Quit--was over 80%!!!; that is, until Digong's trollers hijacked the Poll to reflect another fake statistic), especially now that your gut is surely grumbling about the imminent failure of your proposed shift to federalism (Federalism push now both a farce and tragedy). It's not going to happen Digong, so you might as well step down. Yet, you are so drunk with power that you presume to control your succession and willy-nilly trample on the will of the people.
In any case, I am happy to say that when you do resign (or before the end of your legal term, as my feng shui friends and I have a premonition you won't make it to the end), regardless of your preferred successor (BBM or Chiz, please!) or mode of succession (military junta? hayop ka talaga!), we have the 1987 Philippine Constitution to fall back on, which clearly provides for Leni Robredo, our duly-elected Vice President (and no amount of convoluted machinations of certain whores in the Supreme Court by the Marcos family will change that), to lead us out of the mess you've brought upon the Philippines . . . and you, Digong, will be relegated to an ignominious footnote in Philippine history as the inconsequential bully and cowardly oaf that gatecrashed into Malacanang due to an ignorant and unenlightened episode of the voting population. Putang-ina mo and may your soul burn in hell for all eternity alongside the Marcos family and all their cronies.
In any case, I am happy to say that when you do resign (or before the end of your legal term, as my feng shui friends and I have a premonition you won't make it to the end), regardless of your preferred successor (BBM or Chiz, please!) or mode of succession (military junta? hayop ka talaga!), we have the 1987 Philippine Constitution to fall back on, which clearly provides for Leni Robredo, our duly-elected Vice President (and no amount of convoluted machinations of certain whores in the Supreme Court by the Marcos family will change that), to lead us out of the mess you've brought upon the Philippines . . . and you, Digong, will be relegated to an ignominious footnote in Philippine history as the inconsequential bully and cowardly oaf that gatecrashed into Malacanang due to an ignorant and unenlightened episode of the voting population. Putang-ina mo and may your soul burn in hell for all eternity alongside the Marcos family and all their cronies.
