They are at it again.
After savoring their sweet victory in leading the pack of Arroyo allies in the Lower House in stripping Jose de Venecia of the Speakership portfolio, the President’s sons – Representatives Mikey and Dato Arroyo are now again leading the charge for the revision of the 1987 Constitution through a Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass).
The duo has been actively soliciting from fellow congressmen of their signatures for a resolution specifically calling for a Con-Ass. The House Resolution is said to be 20 signatures shy of reaching the perceived threshold to initiate Con-Ass without the Senate’s participation. One could only wonder what carrot tricks were dangled by the President’s sons to prompt our supposed “people’s representatives” to affix their signatures in the Resolution.
The Arroyos together with their allies have once again displayed their arrogance of power by their political maneuverings to suit their own personal interests – political survival. Indubitably, they have lost their sense of delicadeza.
As the biggest beneficiary if the Charter Change efforts will push through, the President has kept mum on the posturing of her sons. She has not taken efforts to remind her sons of the propriety of their actions. By her silence and inaction, she has effectively condoned their actions and confirmed speculations that she is really bent on having her term extended.
Perhaps, this lack of delicadeza runs deep in the family. No wonder they are insensitive to the plight of the Filipino people – they don’t want Arroyo any longer.
After savoring their sweet victory in leading the pack of Arroyo allies in the Lower House in stripping Jose de Venecia of the Speakership portfolio, the President’s sons – Representatives Mikey and Dato Arroyo are now again leading the charge for the revision of the 1987 Constitution through a Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass).
The duo has been actively soliciting from fellow congressmen of their signatures for a resolution specifically calling for a Con-Ass. The House Resolution is said to be 20 signatures shy of reaching the perceived threshold to initiate Con-Ass without the Senate’s participation. One could only wonder what carrot tricks were dangled by the President’s sons to prompt our supposed “people’s representatives” to affix their signatures in the Resolution.
The Arroyos together with their allies have once again displayed their arrogance of power by their political maneuverings to suit their own personal interests – political survival. Indubitably, they have lost their sense of delicadeza.
As the biggest beneficiary if the Charter Change efforts will push through, the President has kept mum on the posturing of her sons. She has not taken efforts to remind her sons of the propriety of their actions. By her silence and inaction, she has effectively condoned their actions and confirmed speculations that she is really bent on having her term extended.
Perhaps, this lack of delicadeza runs deep in the family. No wonder they are insensitive to the plight of the Filipino people – they don’t want Arroyo any longer.
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