CARP vs. GARB

Posted by Ronnie Clarion On February - 2009

Land distribution to landless Filipino farmers is a preset of provision under Art. XIII Sec.4 of the 1987 Constitution. Prior to this provision, former Pres. Corazon Aquino mounted the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) which was later enacted through the passage of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) or RA 6657 on June 10, 1988. However, the program had been excoriated for its failure to completely distribute lands to the beneficiaries within its target completion timeframe of 10 years. It was later extended for another 10 years yet the struggle for genuine agrarian reform continues.

Ang Kartilya ng Katipunan

Posted by Christian Espinoza On June - 12 - 2010

The Revolution of the Katipunan may well have been thwarted by American imperialism at the turn of the 20th century, but it is noteworthy to declare that our people, who at that time were only beginning to form the concept of nationhood, were more than able to organize a revolutionary force that would liberate the entire islands from their Spanish colonizers.

Noynoy Aquino Inaugural Speech

Posted by Kartilya On June - 30 - 2010

Ang pagtayo ko rito ngayon ay patunay na kayo ang aking tunay na lakas. Hindi ko inakala na darating tayo sa puntong ito, na ako’y manunumpa sa harap ninyo bilang inyong Pangulo. Hindi ko pinangarap maging tagapagtaguyod ng pag-asa at tagapagmana ng mga suliranin ng ating bayan.

Subjugating the Philippine System of Education

Posted by Christian Lloyd Espinoza On Oct - 2009

The transformation and reorientation of the current rotten system of education in the country is not possible without the development of a critical consciousness that reflects and acts upon the existing social (dis)order. Any meaningful change in our basic curriculum must be liberative of the docility that has long infringed our mentality, dissolving what little nationalist ideal there is left in the heart of every Filipino youth.


Opposition Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero's resignation from the Nationalist People's Coalition last week came as a surprise to many, arousing questions as to the reasons behind this sudden twist in his presidential bid. NPC spokesperson Rex Gatchalian downplayed the resignation saying that “Senator Escudero’s decision does not diminish the fact that we remain in a solid position to actively participate in the election".

Indeed Escudero is dispensable for his former party that has the backing of quite a portion of the country's elite. Reports have it that NPC founder Danding Cojuangco Jr. has been talking with the Liberal Party for a possible alliance to support Noynoy Aquino. Earlier reports also say that Danding allegedly refused to finance Escudero's campaign. The senator also reportedly met with Cojuangco the night before his resignation.

Posted on his facebook account, Chiz Escudero's camp meanwhile denied the involvement of money and election funds for his decision, claiming that the move was an affirmation of his ideals in promoting a new brand of politics as opposed to party politics. The senator was quoted as saying that an ideal president should only have the Philippines as his party and the Filpino people as his partymates. He however did not clear if he will be running for president as an independent  candidate and asked the public for more time to think about the matter. Senator Escudero also made public his pronouncement that he is now free as his lips were no longer sealed and his hands no longer tied.

Whether it was a sincere decisive move to advance alternative politics or pure rhetoric to  save his face, Senator Chiz Escudero deserves a pat in the back for implicitly laying bare the most kept secrets of the ruling class (that includes him) behind closed doors where meetings are held and decisions are made to ensure their places in the power structure.

1 Response to "Escudero's resignation from NPC implicitly tells of the contradictions among the ruling class in Philippine politics"

  1. laine Said,

    Baka di nya kayang gastusan ang kampanya...kasi nga ayaw syang pondohan ni danding, malakas pa rin kasi c noynoy sa surveys. =>

     

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