Congress has power of the purse but the power of ballots goes to the poor!

By: dodong

With our power of the ballots we can choose a good leader in its true sense. Power of the government emanates from its sovereign people, therefore it’s not right to just wait what the government commit to the people whatever projects or benefits purportedly for the public but directly beneficial to the leaders only, instead the people shall dictate whatever undertakings that will redound to the welfare relevant and deserving  for the people.

The people and the government should undergo reformation. The people shall revolutionize its change of attitude and conduct overhaul of its character and practices. Government too can reform itself. Reform should include the willingness to listen to all groups of citizens, especially the poor. Since the people have the power and duty to select its leaders, the leaders in turn shall reciprocate their duties to help shape the future of the poor people. The government must provide jobs, better jobs with security of tenure as enshrined in the constitution (not contractual), and education. The government should break the vicious circle which only gives the opportunity of the rich children to get good education and get good jobs thus become richer, while the poor children bereft of education, could not land a job or good jobs to remain poor thus become poorer as time goes.

The people must be vigilant, vocal and hold the leaders accountable of their duties and responsibilities. To voice out and highlights whatever inadequacies they have done is not destructive criticism but rather constructive so that something could be improved, and to avert blaming  everybody of doing nothing but frivolities. Be relevant electorate!

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Positive Input in the recent Yolanda tragedy:

It’s the responsibility of the government to help the people. Majority of the poor people always die when there’s natural calamity and it’s the responsibility of the government through its leader politicians to raise the poor out of poverty and their vulnerability to manipulation.

We are grateful for the heroism of people in the devastated areas caused by Yolanda the strongest typhoon ever recorded. It showed that the victims though they are battered they refuse to surrender. The volunteers and workers who are Filipinos and the people from other countries who distributed relief goods, helped clean the debris and attended some sickly victims with their professions and medicines, they themselves refuse to leave are good traits not only of the Filipinos but of the community of nations who are concerned of the lives of the people.

 Manny Pacquiao after he won his fight in Macao with Brandon Rios, he visited the devastated areas of Samar and Tacloban, handed relief goods and delivered a very inspiring speech: “Don’t lose hope. As long as we live, there is hope. We can manage to return to normal living. Never forget God. He will never abandon us. I know you can rise again just like me. In the past, I, too, fell. But I persevered to get up and I rose again.” 

 The resilient Filipinos now start working for the rehabilitation of their places and their lives. Move on Pinoys, Bangun Visayas!