Tag: Constitutional Amendments

Gloria Forever Scare Is Just A Yellow Ploy To Derail Federalism

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 P. Farol 9 Comments

Yellows worship Cory’s 1987 Constitution as if it were the stone tablets on which God himself wrote his ten commandments. So much so that any person proposing any change in the 1987 constitution is automatically demonized and accused of wanting to establish another “tyrannical regime”. Thus, when Raissa Robles falsely claimed that House Speaker Gloria…

Charter Change

Pork Barrel Corruption and Calls for a Shift to a Parliamentary System of Government

September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 P. Farol 19 Comments

As it is, discussions on the mechanics of how the pork barrel scam was perpetrated outlines the massive collusion between the executive branch of government, the legislative branch of government, members of the supposedly independent constitutional body that is supposed to keep corruption in check, and pork barrel “operators”. At this point, calling for a shift…

Charter Change, Development, Government

Scrapping The Pork Barrel System May Change Filipino Political Culture Faster Shifting to the Parliamentary Form Of Goverment

September 8, 2013September 8, 2013 P. Farol 27 Comments

While pseudo experts come up with the equivalent of a Rube Goldberg machine to solve simple problems, real experts often come up with simple yet effective solutions after finding the appropriate process to correctly identify the problem. You can find proof of this in various situations ranging from repairing cars to curbing criminality. One such…

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The Quest Endures…

May 20, 2013 P. Farol 18 Comments

“Here we are again Kate… Ups and Downs.” — Dick Gordon, May 20, 2010 Days after garnering 500,000 votes in the 2010 Presidential Elections I cringe at the thought that after the second automated national and local elections to be held in the Philippines, aÂ sizableÂ portion of the country’s electorate is back to square one. For…

Why Enabling Steps Are Not Enough

May 13, 2013 P. Farol 47 Comments

Political dilettantes talk about “enabling steps” because that’s all they know. Most people can’t tell how a chess game will go simply just by looking at the opening game. Â I think it’s actually the middle game that determines a great game from a mediocre one and the greatness of the game is not seen in…

Charter Change, Culture, Development, Economy

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