April 11, 2004

talk of the town

i just love inquirer's talk of the town series. it provides relevant information for me, the concerned voter, regarding the stands of the different candidates on different issues. they have already tackled the candidates for president and vice-president, and today, they're tackling the stands of the candidates for senator. given the number of senatoriables and the single page allotted for the talk of the town, they can only tackle two issues per week (talk of the town appears twice per week, thursday and sunday).

the issue today concerns itself with the much-debated constitutional amendment and the change of form of government. many senatoriables agreed with an amendment in constitution, given that it is to be done in a constitutional convention, and not in a series of sessions in the congress. some senatoriables have even gone so far as to require a referendum to get the public vote on the matter. as to the change of government, most seem to agree on a parliamentary or a federal form of government.

i am not very knowledgeable about these issues, so i will not try to delve deeper into them. however, i do feel that an amendment in the constitution is in order, since most of its contents are not in accordance with the changing times. many people fear that an amendment may result in an abuse of power, but they presuppose that the people who are in charge of these constitutional changes are corrupt and greedy. if we vote the right people this may, then we, the filipino people, may see that a constitutional amendment may not be a very frightening prospect, after all.

posted by kerwin ray :: 3:42 PM :: ""