We have a president who has one quality which overrides a lot of the flaws pointed out by the opposition (and which the opposition cannot match): He is not corrupt. There has not been one charge of corruption against him in the three years of his watch (there is talk about his executive secretary and noise about his sisters, but in the case of the latter, not one charge has stuck). Not only is he not corrupt, he is also in earnest about getting rid of the corruption. Look at his internal revenue chief, who is as incorruptible as her boss. He is solidly behind her, no matter how many toes she has stepped on. And he has expressed full confidence in the Three Furies—Grace Tan, Conchita Morales, and Leila de Lima—and is not getting in their way. Then we have the Supreme Court, which has thrown its weight against attempts of the executive and legislative branches to undermine the system of checks and balances that is at the core of our democracy. Its ruling on the Priority Development Assistance Fund and all attempts at pork barrel will be considered by future historians as a turning point in Philippine political and economic development. The net effect of these two pluses is, at its most basic, more revenues and less wasteful expenditures, which augurs well for the economy and for the poor. It has also made the Philippines much more attractive to the international community, what with the government’s attempts at making the country more competitive. -Mareng Winnie
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:45:00 +0000
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