No special treatment for politicians | Inquirer Opinion

No special treatment for politicians

05:02 AM November 19, 2018

I concur with the opinion of Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco on the proposed ban on the use of protocol plates (11/15/18).

Politicians and ordinary Filipinos are just the same. Our “godlike” approach to them, pampering them with royal-like perks that include adding the “Honorable” title — a temporary knockoff of the British royal knighthood — enflames their blazing egos even more.

Yes, they deserve respect just like everybody else. No more, no less.

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Their seat in public office should not be indulged with perks that give them elite privileges and separate their social status from ordinary Filipinos.

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Things like protocol plates exacerbate their egocentric attitude.

We should not create a dichotomy that differentiates us from them.

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Aren’t we all equal?

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LUIS ANTONIO A. BONIFACIO,

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