Ambrosio R. Villorente
Is The President Perfect?
“No person is above the law”. This is a common and so abused saying especially by persons in authority. However, is the President of the Republic of the Philippines above the law? He/she is immune from law suit even if he/she may sue anyone in the Republic of the Philippines. If he/she is above the law, then the Philippines Constitution is unfair and unjust. She is just like any mortal who is prone to commit mistake.
Is the president a special animal who “cannot do wrong?” Is he/she perfect man/woman? There is something wrong with the Philippines Constitution or with the framers who crafted it.
Are Energy Officials Quitting?
Energy Undersecretary Melinda Ocampo has also asked Malacañang Palace to be relieved of her post. “She wants out sympathetic to what happened to Sec. Raphael Lotilla’s resignation. But Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo does not want a backlash that they are trying to persuade her from resigning.
Asked to comment on the matter, Ocampo said, “I will inform you of my decision at the appropriate time,” she informed Abigail L. Ho of PDI.
Ocampo was appointed undersecretary of the Department of Energy in 2005 following the appointment of Raphael Lotilla as Secretary of Energy. After the resignation of Lotilla as Energy Secretary, Arroyo appointed DENR Secretary Angelo Reyes as replacement to Sec. Lotilla. Reyes’ appointment to the Department of Energy gathered negative reactions from energy industry stakeholders, the militants and consumers group.
According to Raul Concepcion who chairs the Consumers and Oil Price Watch, the changes at the Energy Department were “ill-timed”. Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago believed Reyes’ new appointment is not only ill-timed but totally wrong. Sen. Santiago who chairs the Senate Energy Committee in the 13th congress threatened to use her veto power in the commission on appointment.
A Joke?
Speaking at the Subic Bay Freeport last week, July 18, Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo cracked a joke. She said, “Who knows? I may run for congress in my district in my hometown” in 2010. Is that a joke? Shall we believe her? And will she do it after her term expires in 2010?
On December 30, 2002 during Rizal Day celebration, Ms. Arroyo announced that “she was not running for election. Yet Arroyo reversed herself in October 2003 when she announced “she was seeking a full six-year term as president. Arroyo ran and was proclaimed president in 2004. However, the legitimacy of her presidency stays questionable. Remember the “Hello Garci” issue?
Ms. Arroyo must know when and where to stop. Her approval rating has never been good. Her Senate Team Unity suffered an unprecedented election debacle. The 7–3–2 loss of senatorial team in the May 2007 election is credited to her. The senate election of 2007 was the test of acceptance of the Arroyo Government. And she was rejected. When can she learn?
Antonio Trillanes IV
The court must allow Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to go out of his prison cell to attend senate sessions and other functions. His victory in the senatorial election is the overwhelming support to the things done by Trillanes who won the election without going out to campaign.
The court must neither deprive nor rebuff the people who voted for Trillanes senator.
Is the voice of the people the voice of God? If yes, then the court must allow Trillanes to attend and participate in the Senate of the Philippines functions. Trillanes has the mandate of the people.
Garcia Defeat
The ambition of Congressman Pablo Garcia of Cebu was frustrated. Garcia was badly defeated in his quest to become speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Garcia is not happy as congressman of his district. He wanted to be speaker even if his daughter – Gwendolyn is the Governor of Cebu, his son Pablo John is Congressman of the 5th District of Cebu and his another son – Winston is President/Chief Executive officer of the GSIS, which “no e-Card, No Pension” policy is the subject of protests nationwide. The use of e-Card of a non existing bank in most of the provinces is being branded “inhuman” that inflicts grave hardships rather than ease and happiness to the GSIS pensioners in the Philippines.
Iloilo Water Needs
Libacao town mayor Charito Navarosa is so confident, the implementation of Aklan Hydropower project and the proposed agreement with the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) for possible water sourcing and distribution will push through.
“These two projects on water and electricity will transform Libacao into the eco-tourism and economic map in Panay Island,” said Navarosa.
He is confident the ongoing talks with MIWD will end successful and for mutual benefits of MIWD and LGU Libacao.
“There is no other water source in Panay Island except in Libacao to solve the water scarcity in Iloilo City and province,” Navarosa stressed.
The town of Libacao, Navarosa said, will assist MIWD in resolving water scarcity in the northern towns of Iloilo. The California Energy International, Ltd. has finished the reconnaissance survey for its $420 million hydroelectric project in Brgy. Dalagsaan, Libacao, Aklan.
The hydroelectric power plant aims to operate in 2010 with the barangays of Libacao and the nearby towns of Iloilo province as initial beneficiaries of the multi million pesos project. Libacao’s natural spot will also be developed for tourism. /MP
Is the president a special animal who “cannot do wrong?” Is he/she perfect man/woman? There is something wrong with the Philippines Constitution or with the framers who crafted it.
Are Energy Officials Quitting?
Energy Undersecretary Melinda Ocampo has also asked Malacañang Palace to be relieved of her post. “She wants out sympathetic to what happened to Sec. Raphael Lotilla’s resignation. But Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo does not want a backlash that they are trying to persuade her from resigning.
Asked to comment on the matter, Ocampo said, “I will inform you of my decision at the appropriate time,” she informed Abigail L. Ho of PDI.
Ocampo was appointed undersecretary of the Department of Energy in 2005 following the appointment of Raphael Lotilla as Secretary of Energy. After the resignation of Lotilla as Energy Secretary, Arroyo appointed DENR Secretary Angelo Reyes as replacement to Sec. Lotilla. Reyes’ appointment to the Department of Energy gathered negative reactions from energy industry stakeholders, the militants and consumers group.
According to Raul Concepcion who chairs the Consumers and Oil Price Watch, the changes at the Energy Department were “ill-timed”. Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago believed Reyes’ new appointment is not only ill-timed but totally wrong. Sen. Santiago who chairs the Senate Energy Committee in the 13th congress threatened to use her veto power in the commission on appointment.
A Joke?
Speaking at the Subic Bay Freeport last week, July 18, Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo cracked a joke. She said, “Who knows? I may run for congress in my district in my hometown” in 2010. Is that a joke? Shall we believe her? And will she do it after her term expires in 2010?
On December 30, 2002 during Rizal Day celebration, Ms. Arroyo announced that “she was not running for election. Yet Arroyo reversed herself in October 2003 when she announced “she was seeking a full six-year term as president. Arroyo ran and was proclaimed president in 2004. However, the legitimacy of her presidency stays questionable. Remember the “Hello Garci” issue?
Ms. Arroyo must know when and where to stop. Her approval rating has never been good. Her Senate Team Unity suffered an unprecedented election debacle. The 7–3–2 loss of senatorial team in the May 2007 election is credited to her. The senate election of 2007 was the test of acceptance of the Arroyo Government. And she was rejected. When can she learn?
Antonio Trillanes IV
The court must allow Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to go out of his prison cell to attend senate sessions and other functions. His victory in the senatorial election is the overwhelming support to the things done by Trillanes who won the election without going out to campaign.
The court must neither deprive nor rebuff the people who voted for Trillanes senator.
Is the voice of the people the voice of God? If yes, then the court must allow Trillanes to attend and participate in the Senate of the Philippines functions. Trillanes has the mandate of the people.
Garcia Defeat
The ambition of Congressman Pablo Garcia of Cebu was frustrated. Garcia was badly defeated in his quest to become speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Garcia is not happy as congressman of his district. He wanted to be speaker even if his daughter – Gwendolyn is the Governor of Cebu, his son Pablo John is Congressman of the 5th District of Cebu and his another son – Winston is President/Chief Executive officer of the GSIS, which “no e-Card, No Pension” policy is the subject of protests nationwide. The use of e-Card of a non existing bank in most of the provinces is being branded “inhuman” that inflicts grave hardships rather than ease and happiness to the GSIS pensioners in the Philippines.
Iloilo Water Needs
Libacao town mayor Charito Navarosa is so confident, the implementation of Aklan Hydropower project and the proposed agreement with the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) for possible water sourcing and distribution will push through.
“These two projects on water and electricity will transform Libacao into the eco-tourism and economic map in Panay Island,” said Navarosa.
He is confident the ongoing talks with MIWD will end successful and for mutual benefits of MIWD and LGU Libacao.
“There is no other water source in Panay Island except in Libacao to solve the water scarcity in Iloilo City and province,” Navarosa stressed.
The town of Libacao, Navarosa said, will assist MIWD in resolving water scarcity in the northern towns of Iloilo. The California Energy International, Ltd. has finished the reconnaissance survey for its $420 million hydroelectric project in Brgy. Dalagsaan, Libacao, Aklan.
The hydroelectric power plant aims to operate in 2010 with the barangays of Libacao and the nearby towns of Iloilo province as initial beneficiaries of the multi million pesos project. Libacao’s natural spot will also be developed for tourism. /MP
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