President Aquino is already out campaigning for his Liberal Party in the upcoming 2016 elections, and most everything that are coming out of his mouth are lies.
Mr. Aquino has not done any real good for the Filipino people. Majority of Filipinos are still poor, and the only ones who have benefited from his presidency are the rich. So when he talks about the Philippines getting better, he is actually referring to a small, rich group in the country.
As to major issues and bills, they remain either unresolved or pending. The freedom of information bill, for example, appears to have been shelved, and the antidynasty bill is not going to be passed any time soon; and certainly nothing will come out of the proposed the Bangsamoro Basic Law whose approval by Congress has been much delayed and postponed again and again despite Malacanang’s promise that it will be passed “soon.”
—FRANCINE VERDUGO, verdugofanfan@gmail.com