WHAT’S A SENATOR OR A CONGRESSMAN/WOMAN OR AN SP MEMBER EXPECTED TO DO? IN HIS POSITION?

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By: Professor Rose A. Barrera

                   WHAT’S A SENATOR OR A CONGRESSMAN/WOMAN OR AN SP MEMBER EXPECTED TO DO?

                                                                          IN HIS POSITION?

           How many people have we voted to be in congress here in South Cotabato for three consecutive terms each (9years) with a yearly budget of (P 70,000,000) seventy million pesos?

           And yet we have not heard how bills they have made that became laws? (ADWA- 9years), (LRA- 9 years, DAMAC 9 years), each of them get a yearly budget of seventy million pesos which totaled P630, 000,000 or more than half of a billion pesos 4 27 consecutive years?

          For the 3 (9 consecutive years each in congress), P630 million X 3= one billion, 890 million (p 1,890,000,000.00)

          How many bills did they make that became laws for their constituents?

         And now, PBA, Jr. his last 3 years term of his second year in congress, since (2010-2015) how many bills has he passed in congress and been approved?

           Don’t we think we have wasted the more than one billion, 890 million pesos the government spent for lawmaker that did not do their task for which they were voted for?

           Do we voters understand what the task or obligation of a senator or a congressman is?

          If we are knowledge enough to understand the task and the duties of every lawmaker, why don’t we choose candidates who are lawyers who really know how to make bills and who can defend then and have them made into laws?

           We have a lot of elected candidates who donate all kinds of gadgets like computer, appliance, basketball courts, waiting sheds except bills to become laws for their constituents!

          In the local government units (province, cities) how many ordinances have our SangguninangPanlalawigan and sangguniangpanglunsod members have really passed ordinances that were discussed and approved after the third reading?

          Many times our senators and members of the lower house have become decorations in their sessions, some are absentees, others if present, don’t actively take part in the discussions before a bill becomes a law, They take pride being members of theaugust bodies of the congress and the senate !

           But when laws are there, they seldom are enacted, Just to be there for those supportive of the said laws. Like the OIL DEREGULATION LAWS, that gives special privilege to oil magnates to have their prices soar high! To the detriment of the poor public because the government becomes “inutil”, helpless to curb or to object to the raise of prices!

         Take the EPIRA LAW (energy Power Industry Reformed Act) Before this was promulgated supposedly to lower power rates.

           However, much to the dismay of consumers, the power rates were even higher than expected!

         So, many felt cheated by the government, thru the law makers, /energy crises have escalated and people feel even more restless!

         There had been anti-dynasty law before, but it was never enacted. Now, another bill (anti-dynasty) is proposed in congress.

           For what? For whom?

          Will such bill become a law? If it will be a law, will it be followed by the majority of man in congress and the senate who comprise the biggest number of elected officials?

           It is the political dynasty in our country who have dominated our society since before!

          Unless we voters and the rest of the (100,000,000) one hundred million Filipinos are determined to put a stop to the evils corrupt leaders of our country have done and are doing, we will never move to words a new Philippines!

          Political analysts, religious leaders, especially Pope Francies (Jorge Bergoglio) of Rome have observed closely that the main Couse of the poverty of the Filipinos is graft and corruption in the government.

          The “government of the people, by the people and for the people” have already become the government OFF the people, BUY the people and POOR the people!

ANONG SAY NYO?