Disempowerment
"I HOPE my detractors would refrain from seeing these invitations as my personal venues for a campaign which I never do or even thought of. There's nothing like that."
So spake Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio of the various speaking engagements he has been doing all over the country. So we take his word for it: these have nothing to do with some political plans on the national stage for 2010.
Let us rather focus on what he talks about in these engagements. In his latest, before a so-called Cebu Citizens' Involvement and Maturation for People Empowerment and Liberation (C-Cimpel), the Reverend Governor was slated to speak on “people empowerment and its impact on the development of barangays.”
Indeed, Panlilio has a lot to impress his audience about that subject, given his Pampanga experience.
One. Threatening to take Barangay Captain Jomar Hizon of Cabalantian, Bacolor to court for desilting the Gugu Creek to save his constituencies from the dangers of lahar, and actually throwing the law book at Bacolor Mayor Buddy Dungca for doing the same?
Two. The capitol incompetence in securing medical supplies and equipment for the province’s district hospitals and thus depriving the people of proper health care.
Three. His accomplishment of 20 kilometers of concreted roads in his first year in office to fasttrack the delivery of goods and services to the people. Yeah, all of 20 kilometers translating to less than one kilometer for each of the province’s 20 towns and one city. Indeed an achievement worthy of a barangay captain!
Four. Increasing by a thousand fold the quarry collections but depriving the people of the benefits therefrom with the breakdown in the delivery of basic services.
Five. Declaring Arnedo Park as not a “freedom park” and therefore totally restricted from being used as venue for the people to air their grievances.
Six. Preventing access to the Office of the Governor of charity seekers, and the great Kapampangan unwashed.
Seven. The total empowerment of putative provincial administrator Atty. Vivian Dabu to lord it over the capitol – not excluding Panlilio himself.
We stop at seven samples of how Panlilio is exercising people empowerment to impact on the development of the barangays.
Yes, indeed, an impact he has created: Over 224,000 voters signing the petition for his recall.
Now, that is people empowerment. That, no thanks to the abject poverty of the Commission on Elections, is most endangered.
Friday last week, the Comelec said it has suspended action on all recall petition filed and pending before them until funds are made available for the purpose.In Resolution 8547 promulgated Nov. 13, 2008, the Comelec cited lack of funds as the reason for suspending recall elections. It said that it only has P5 million in funds available at the moment."The request of the Commission for the release of additional funds for recall elections was not favorably considered due to funding constraints," it said.Now, that is clearly disempowering the people from exercising a right guaranteed in the Constitution.
Democracy in this country is subject to the availability of funds. Weep.
So spake Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio of the various speaking engagements he has been doing all over the country. So we take his word for it: these have nothing to do with some political plans on the national stage for 2010.
Let us rather focus on what he talks about in these engagements. In his latest, before a so-called Cebu Citizens' Involvement and Maturation for People Empowerment and Liberation (C-Cimpel), the Reverend Governor was slated to speak on “people empowerment and its impact on the development of barangays.”
Indeed, Panlilio has a lot to impress his audience about that subject, given his Pampanga experience.
One. Threatening to take Barangay Captain Jomar Hizon of Cabalantian, Bacolor to court for desilting the Gugu Creek to save his constituencies from the dangers of lahar, and actually throwing the law book at Bacolor Mayor Buddy Dungca for doing the same?
Two. The capitol incompetence in securing medical supplies and equipment for the province’s district hospitals and thus depriving the people of proper health care.
Three. His accomplishment of 20 kilometers of concreted roads in his first year in office to fasttrack the delivery of goods and services to the people. Yeah, all of 20 kilometers translating to less than one kilometer for each of the province’s 20 towns and one city. Indeed an achievement worthy of a barangay captain!
Four. Increasing by a thousand fold the quarry collections but depriving the people of the benefits therefrom with the breakdown in the delivery of basic services.
Five. Declaring Arnedo Park as not a “freedom park” and therefore totally restricted from being used as venue for the people to air their grievances.
Six. Preventing access to the Office of the Governor of charity seekers, and the great Kapampangan unwashed.
Seven. The total empowerment of putative provincial administrator Atty. Vivian Dabu to lord it over the capitol – not excluding Panlilio himself.
We stop at seven samples of how Panlilio is exercising people empowerment to impact on the development of the barangays.
Yes, indeed, an impact he has created: Over 224,000 voters signing the petition for his recall.
Now, that is people empowerment. That, no thanks to the abject poverty of the Commission on Elections, is most endangered.
Friday last week, the Comelec said it has suspended action on all recall petition filed and pending before them until funds are made available for the purpose.In Resolution 8547 promulgated Nov. 13, 2008, the Comelec cited lack of funds as the reason for suspending recall elections. It said that it only has P5 million in funds available at the moment."The request of the Commission for the release of additional funds for recall elections was not favorably considered due to funding constraints," it said.Now, that is clearly disempowering the people from exercising a right guaranteed in the Constitution.
Democracy in this country is subject to the availability of funds. Weep.
posted by A.Caesar Z. Lacson at 10:58 AM
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