“People want more services, not political squabbles from high officials”
FOLLOWING the recent midterm elections where most of President Marcos Jr. Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas’ candidates lost, the President clearly wanted his official family to be revamped, resulting in the total resignation of all his official family.
I think he should make an exemption of the economic team which performed quite well, which will include Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, Secretary of Agriculture Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Secretary Arsenio Balisacan of the newly created Department of Economy, Planning, and Development.
As I said, Santa Banana, people want more services, not political squabbles from high officials. And for that the President demanded the courtesy resignation of all members of his official family.
Santa Banana, the fact that Senator Bong Go topped the recent senatorial election reveals clearly that the people want their elected leaders to deliver services to people following the basic problems of poverty and joblessness of the country.
In the case of Senator Bong Go, it was very clear the people realized he was the best performing senator.
Recall that he organized no less than 169 Malasakit Centers all over the country. These Malasakit Centers are a one-stop shop where the poor and the needy could go and secure basic services from PhilHealth, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes office and the Department of Budget and Management.
He has so many continuing services for the poor and the needy, like when there is a fire he is always there to commensurate and help the victims.
And I hope, my gulay, he will continue advocating the DDR or Dept of Disaster Resilience because the country is always calamity and disaster prone.
I say this because one of my advocacies is the need for a DDR, to pinpoint areas of national disasters, like big floods, landslides, mudslides and volcanic eruptions and where the country has been losing billions in infrastructure, livelihood and even thousands of lives.
The thoughts of the voters have stopped their enamor for movie stars.
Usually in past senatorial elections, Senator Lito Lapid, a movie star, won and was among the top Magic 12 winning senators. But note the fact that in this last election, he was only no. 11 in the circle of elected senators.
And even the well noted and popular game show host Willie Revillame, who usually gives out thousands of pesos to those who attend his television programs, did not make it.
Pres. BBM’s call for reconciliation was most welcome with the Dutertes, but as he said, it could lead to confusion.
The forthcoming impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte on June 2 will continue although VP Sara Duterte threatened to have a blood bath.
But how will she explain why the recipients of millions of pesos of Confidential Funds were fictitious and nonexistent persons. This is plainly graft and corruption.
Because there is now an issue of pro-Duterte and pro-administration senators by Sara, I am not guessing on the result of the trial, which is both legal and political.
I am still wondering how Senators like Marcoleta, the candidate of the Iglesia ni Cristo will respond or how the Liberal Party candidates Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan will also respond. I am just stating facts.
The next three years of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will be notable in the sense that despite the political squabbles, the bigger problem is still China.
There is also the threat of re-elected Imee Marcos to vie for the presidency of the Senate.
The result of the impact on the 2028 presidential election because of the continued threat of the VP that she will run for presidency possibly against Speaker Martin Romualdez who has succeeded in securing a “super majority “ among the members of the House of Representatives.
Santa Banana, all elections in the Philippines are local, meaning the outcome of any election, whether national or local.
