Since President Abnoy says he’s not going to cling to power, I think now is the right time to propose for a Charter Change. It’s right because people will not think that he’ll use the Charter Change to further his political interest. Besides, if we’re going to change into a Parliamentary Form of Government, President Abnoy will never be voted by the MPs as the Prime Minister. He doesn’t have the leadership potential, period.
These are the points in the constitution that needs to be amended according to the Charter Change proponents:
1. From protectionist to Free Market Economic System.
2. From Centralized to Federal Administration.
3. From Presidential to Parliamentary System of Government.
The Philippines has been left behind by its neighbors because of our protectionist constitution that hindered investments in any form. The present government of President Abnoy does not help in our image because of him, we are known throughout the world as the country that does not honor contracts signed by previous administration. We have a long way to go before we can even compete.
We have proven that a centralized government never worked for us. The ugly side with the centralized government is that all development is concentrated only in the Imperial Manila. You’ll see progress in the big cities but the poor community in the other part of the country remained poor. If we are federalized, our leaders can formulate economic policies that will help attract investments in the region. We will also determine on how we could best use our resources.
The presidential system does not work for us. We need a total system overhaul. We’ve used it since our independence from the United States and it brought us to our current state, poverty. The United States has an interest why it wanted a Presidential form of government for the Philippines, it’s because it’s easier to deal with one person (in a presidential system). Whereas, it’ll have to deal with the ruling party and a lot of MPs (in a parliamentary system).
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