This week, June 30 to be exact, the reign of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” C. Aquino, Jr. shall begin and the time in power of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo - “the most hated President” according to critics shall end.
As we traverse the path towards the future with the new President, many are hopeful that there will be a change in the system from bad to better considering that President Aquino abhors corruption in government as shown by his political battlecry “Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap” - the very reason why he won landslide in the first automated election last May 10.
P-Noy, coined for President Noynoy, will be facing a tough job in view of the many problems left by his predecessor and he would need hardworking ‘partners’ to make the visions and missions of his presidency work for the benefit of the His true partners in nationbuilding are not limited to his would-be cabinet members but it pertains to the Filipino people who are dreaming for so long of seeing an advance, progressive and corrupt-free Philippines. Changing the system is not the sole responsibility of the President but of the citizens as well. If we desire to have a corrupt-free government, we should participate as a people.
We can start by obeying simple traffic rules; by practicing waste segregation; by getting rid of the infuriating red tape in government offices pursuant to the Anti-Red tape Act (ARTA); by paying our taxes promptly; and, yes, by asking what we can do to our community in consonance with what Abraham Lincoln asked the American people during that great depression in America. To reiterate that famous line, “Ask not what the government can do for you but what you can do for the government.”
As we traverse the path towards the future with the new President, many are hopeful that there will be a change in the system from bad to better considering that President Aquino abhors corruption in government as shown by his political battlecry “Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap” - the very reason why he won landslide in the first automated election last May 10.
P-Noy, coined for President Noynoy, will be facing a tough job in view of the many problems left by his predecessor and he would need hardworking ‘partners’ to make the visions and missions of his presidency work for the benefit of the His true partners in nationbuilding are not limited to his would-be cabinet members but it pertains to the Filipino people who are dreaming for so long of seeing an advance, progressive and corrupt-free Philippines. Changing the system is not the sole responsibility of the President but of the citizens as well. If we desire to have a corrupt-free government, we should participate as a people.
We can start by obeying simple traffic rules; by practicing waste segregation; by getting rid of the infuriating red tape in government offices pursuant to the Anti-Red tape Act (ARTA); by paying our taxes promptly; and, yes, by asking what we can do to our community in consonance with what Abraham Lincoln asked the American people during that great depression in America. To reiterate that famous line, “Ask not what the government can do for you but what you can do for the government.”
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