Charter Change

Hi there.

Been in around social media for years now and I still can’t find something that satisfies my need to express. Be it Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, I might post for a couple of days or every other day, but after sometime, the drive to communicate fizzles out. Well…

On latest Philippine update…the ChaCha (Charter Change for the uninitiated) has been a fodder for debate on Facebook among other issues. I’ve been asked, “This time, would you support Charter Change?” Honestly, amending the Constitution requires a lot of trust on the part of every Filipino, at least for those who are aware that there is a problem in the first place. Trust, is hard. Because we were so burned by what happened during the Marcos time and we bowed during the EDSA, never again.

I believe, yes, a change is in order. Yes, we can manage with changing the term of Presidents to eight years, yes; I believe we can handle changing our system to Parliamentary.

We have got to stop being afraid. If lawmakers use the Charter Change movement to further their own agenda, that is to stay in power more than they are allowed to and drive the country to further to economic rut, the new Filipino will be there to resist. We will not allow it. See what happened to Gloria, to Erap, to Enrile. Although we are still a long way from making unintelligent choices, (they were able to run for office and get elected in their respective bailiwicks), a change is happening. A dying breed of traditional politicians is on their way out. We are on our way to finally cleansing our government of the ills left behind by the Marcoses and their ilk.

We have a more vocal generation now, although we have a propensity to comment irresponsibly on social networks and hide behind “freedom of speech”, we are evolving, towards a more emboldened and opinionated Filipino.

And I thought I will never see this in my lifetime.