Epochal retrogression

by Mr Oldtowner for Rus in Urbe November 30, 2011

Philippine President Noynoy Aquino promised to eliminate graft and corruption and remove all the footprint of grand larceny committed in the august hall of government institutions by the previous administration of Gloria Arroyo. In his inaugural speech a year ago, the President unequivocally said that the Philippines will again rise to the challenge of good governance after almost ten years of ignominy perpetuated by the educated elite who mustered the courage to inflict heavy damage to the social, political and economic structures of the country.

President Aquino further said that he will pursue legal actions against the former president and her entourage of equal footing, all accused of massive corruption, election fraud, human rights violations and other anomalies. The strong message of the president got mixed reactions but nevertheless accepted by the majority of the Filipino people hoping for change. But even before the president could start his clean-up drive to fix the mess left behind by his predecessor, critics began to dismiss and discredit the Aquino administration’s policy programs intended to run after the people who colluded to amass wealth through illegal means and other crimes committed against the state and to the ordinary people.

Although, political divide is part of the democratic process, President Aquino is in for the biggest challenge of his life. The fortification of the opposition is securely established in the three branches of government, the military and police establishments. It won’t be easy for Mr. Aquino to make his move to attain his desired result of just and fair justice, progress and development. There are legal battles that the administration wouldn’t finish and may even outlive his short term and his successor’s, because most of the government institutions are fragmented, caused by the sullied politics embedded in almost of the sectors of government.

Bad political atmosphere will always be part of the rotten system in the Judiciary, legislative and the executive branch of government as well as in the military and police organizations. There will be no absolute unity in the country because most if not all the people running the poor Philippines are educated elites, graduates of known law and business schools in and outside of the country. All of them possess high pride and the faculty of arrogant intelligence.

The economic condition of the country will remain unstable because of many restrictions that perpetually prevent it from improving because of the archaic economic provisions inscribed in the constitution created during the revolutionary government of Cory Aquino, the mother of President Noynoy Aquino. The effect of economic stagnation will definitely affect the social structure as well. Poverty, hunger, illiteracy, desolation and hopelessness will forever be identified in the urban and rural poor community. And the epochal retrogression will obstinately continue because the new breed of leaders are now starting and warming up in the seat of power following the footstep of their old folks who were able to run the Philippines like they privately own the entire Philippine archipelago.