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AQUINO PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO LIFT TERM LIMIT, CREATE FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT

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CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas
CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) –  Contrary to  widespread public perception, Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino has a Ferdinand E. Marcos-like brilliant mind, capable of authoring a grand design that could lead to his becoming a lifetime head of state.

Under the constitution, Aquino is limited to a six-year term as president, ending in 2016.  But he has come to  enjoy his presidency so much and the power that comes with the office.

So, he has urged his allies in the Philippine Congress to immediately convene a constitutional convention, the only legitimate process to amend the law of the land.

Aquino is proposing two major amendments to the Philippine Constitution:

  • Lift the term limit for the president, suggesting that an elected president can run for as many reelections, six-year terms at a time.
  • Create a fourth branch of government in addition to the Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The fourth branch would be the Catholic Church, to be headed by the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

Aquino said that creating a fourth branch would prevent potential clashes among the existing three branches. “The fourth branch will act as mediator, and who is in a better position to do that than the CBCP,” he added.

Back to Aquino’s brilliant mind, the head of the CBCP, Archbishop Socrates Villegas, is known to be a very close ally and adviser to the president. In other words, Aquino can be assured that CBCP will always align with him in all conflict. His continued reelection will also be assured, considering the great influence of the Church among voters in this predominantly Catholic country.

 

Human Interest, International, Politics

FILIPINOS SNUB PRESIDENT AQUINO BY WEARING RED, WHITE & BLUE RIBBON

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imageManila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The yellow ribbon has become a national symbol of the political opposition in the Philippines. It began during the final years of Ferdinand E. Marcos’ dictatorial rule, when Cory Aquino and her allies wore the yellow ribbon as a public display of the movement to oust Marcos. It is the same symbol that Cory’s son, President NoyNoy Aquino uses as the battle cry for his beleaguered administration.

For the first time since he assumed the presidency in 2010, Aquino appeared unsure about public support for him. Results of the latest surveys conducted by Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia Incorporated showed the lowest satisfaction and approval ratings of Aquino.

Aquino has been in hot water since the Supreme Court declared parts of his fund disbursements under the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as unconstitutional, prompting calls for his impeachment. He also upset many Filipinos by snubbing actress Nora Aunor when he named this year’s National Artists.

“We will come up with perhaps the manifestation of the support – if I still have the support – of our people, and concrete examples of this, perhaps wearing a yellow ribbon, among other things, just to demonstrate exactly in a quick manner where the sentiments of our people lie,” he said.

Soon after Aquino made the statement, millions of Filipinos started wearing red, white and blue ribbons (the colors of the Philippine flag) to let their leader know of their sentiments.

Another Aquino administration gimmick gone awry?

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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO TO ANNOUNCE RESIGNATION IN PRIME TIME ADDRESS TO THE NATION

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President Aquino
President Aquino

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Following the footsteps of his political idol Richard Nixon, Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino is set to announce his resignation in an address to his nation to be televised in prime time this week. For security reasons, Malacañang, the presidential palace, is not saying what day this week the president is making this unprecedented move.

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

The beleaguered Aquino administration has been in hot water as a result of a Supreme Court decision declaring as unconstitutional Aquino’s action of using non-discretionary funds under the Disbursement Acceleration Program or DAP for questionable purposes, not the least of which was sending monetary “gifts” to senators who voted for the impeachment of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Sources close to Aquino who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said that the real reason for Aquino’s decision to quit is his declining popularity among fans and supporters of actress Nora Aunor. Aquino snubbed Aunor in the naming of this year’s National Artists.

“The fans and supporters of Ms. Aunor constitute 90 percent of the country’s population,” the sources said, “and the president understands that he can no longer perform his duties with very little support from the Filipinos.

The Adobo Chronicles will bring you the presidential announcement live when it happens.