Went to bed reading the interview where BSA3 said he is open for a 2nd term. Woke up with headlines shouting the same. When Mar Roxas had that interview, I watched it 5x reading what was not stated. I then said it was a way to rally the troops, shore up the base and arrest the decline so endorsement factor will be there come Dec 2015. If former president Cory Aquino would still be with us, so many things would not have happened. Now that the son has changed his position re constitutional amendment, I quote that speech of Tita Cory at Luneta in 1997. People who advice leaders and politicians should always read and learn from it: The Filipino people paid for democracy with blood, sweat and tears. They will not accept the false article of self-serving popular initiatives as a real example of democracy. We are here again as we were in EDSA in 1986. People-Prayer Power 1986 and People-Prayer Power 1997. We want to impress upon the leaders of today and tomorrow, that we will come here as often as needed to remind them that they are the servants, not the masters, of the people. Let us take this occasion to warn the Presidentiables of the greatest danger they will face when they succeed in their quest. Power intoxicates; too much power is addictive. And there will always be power drug dealers who will feed your habit as President. They will say you are right, when you are wrong. They will say you are successful, when you fail, and will insist you are indispensable, although you are just one of 70 million Filipinos who gave you the rare privilege to be their servant but only for your elected term. They will say that nobody can take your place, when what they mean is that they do not want to give up their places. Let me tell you now, the presidency is so great an honor, no one deserves to have it again. It imposes a duty so important - to guide a whole country and protect a whole nation - that you must do it well. And if you did it well, you wont deserve to do it again. Doing your job well was your duty and not a special favor to the country. There is a secret I would like to share. The honor of the Presidency is so great, no one needs to have it more once. The honor sticks to you. A president is never forgotten, whether he is good or bad. Better to be remembered as good one. Kung sa inyong puso ay mayroong pagnanasang tumagal pa sa kapangyarihan, magiging baluktot ang tingin ninyo sa katotohanan. Gagamitin kahit anong dahilan, gagawin kahit anong paraan, manatili lamang sa inyong puwesto. Kaya po sa pagpapasya, ang conflict of interest ay talagang dapat iwasan. Let this be the litmus test of all who seek to be President: an oath - here and now - that nothing they do shall benefit themselves, whether running the country, upholding the laws or changing the Constitution when necessary. We the citizens must therefore make sure that we demand these from our leaders. Bukod pa rito mahalaga rin ang mapangalagaan natin ang proseso ng halalan. Ang dapat lamang pangambahan ay ang dayaan at dagdag-bawas. We should respect the peoples choice. Finally, to the man I supported in 1992, my friend, our President, Fidel V. Ramos, I say: No work is ever finished, and good work is hard to let go. But you made your name in history even before you became President, when you joined the peoples fight for democracy, and stood by me in its defense. You will be remembered for the stability you established, for the economic progress you achieved; above all, for the confidence you restored in our country throughout the world. The downturn of the economy will pass, but the gratitude of the nation will abide for the man who raised it up and held it there. Marami ka nang nagawa, kaibigan kong Presidente. Marami ka nang dapat ipagmalaki. I think we both know that the real saviors of this country are the people and not any of us. Trust the good people of our country to continue your good work. I trusted in you when my term was over. Trust in the Filipino.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:51:34 +0000
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