CAMPAIGN
[PHOTO - "What we do need
as a people… is simply what I like to call an activist government." by Senator
Mar Roxs]
MANILA, JANUARY 31, 2012 (MANILA
BULLETIN) By KRIS BAYOS - The move to impeach Chief Justice
Renato C. Corona is part of the Aquino administration's efforts to reform key
institutions in the Philippines, particularly the country's judicial system,
according to Transportation Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas II.
Roxas said unseating Corona is part of the "common battle" to break gridlock
of corruption in government.
Speaking at a regional conference of the Philippine Institute of Certified
Public Accountants in Makati City, Roxas dismissed observations that the
impeachment of Corona is about personalities.
"The impeachment is not about Corona, or even former President Gloria
Arroyo," Roxas said.
"It is about P-Noy's determination to break the gridlock where the country
cannot move forward, and grow because of the culture of 'SOP (Standard Operating
Procedure)', and 'Business-As-Usual' which has permeated our government, and
society in general," he said.
Roxas described the impeachment as "an opportunity that President Aquino has
grabbed to unravel the proverbial Gordian Knot of corruption that has gripped
the country."
He also cited the recent dismissal of National Bureau of Investigation chief
Magtanggol Gatdula as a signal to the Filipino people that the government is
serious in adhering to the "Matuwid na Daan" (Straight Path).
The DoTC chief acknowledged that the President's resolve to go after the
highest official of the country's judicial system is "a hard decision."
"Hindi madali (This is not easy)," the DOTC secretary said. "But P-Noy
realized that without this change, special interest groups will always come in
at every turn, and stifle the movement of reforms, the arrival of clear
decisions that need to be made, all of which are very important to our economy."
Roxas stressed that without these hard decisions "important issues that need
to be resolved will be forgotten, as it always has been during the past
administrations, and trillions of pesos of economic value will be lost forever."
The former senator and investment banker pointed to the "flip-flopping"
decisions of the Supreme Court under Corona as an example of the uncertainties
which investors in the Philippines have had to contend with in the country.
"An example is the cityhood Dinagat, or the about-face on the decision on the
Philippine Airlines issue," Roxas said.
"There were no certainty in these decisions and their respective reversals.
How can a country move forward when there is no certainty that one entity who
has won in one manner, can just as easily lose it when the decision is reversed
the next time? Surely, no investor will even consider us in the future, and opt
instead for the more stable political climes of our neighbors," he pointed out.
Roxas likewise cited the importance of the Philippine Accounting Standards
and the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to govern the preparation of
financial statements, which the Philippine Institute of Certified Public
Accountants strictly adheres to.
"Can you imagine how unreliable analysis decision-making is if these rules
are constantly changing? It's bad enough if they're changing; it's worse if
they're changing back and forth," Roxas said.
"You wouldn't know what these numbers mean. It is in that context that the
P-Noy government is waging the reform battle against the SC," he said.
[Devotees take part in a procession in honor of the Sto. Niño on Roxas
Boulevard in Manila yesterday. Hundreds of elaborately dressed images of the
Child Jesus are placed on carriages during the procession held every last Sunday
of January. VAL RODRIGUEZ]
Chief News Editor: Sol Jose Vanzi
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