The last national
elections was a revelation to many, more importantly for those who aspires
higher office come Presidential election 2022, without the endorsement from
current President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
The winners of the
senatorial elections made a lot of new things to consider, more than the zero
winning percentage of the Liberal Party led coalition-Otso Diretso, it was the placings
or rankings of the winners.
One focal point in
the mix is the erstwhile President wanna be Grace Poe, she lost the number one
ranking in terms of votes got. And this is a big setback o her aspirations to
being in Malacanang, without the endorsement of President Duterte her chance of
being the next president of this country is zero.
Senator Grace Poe (photo credit to owner) |
In terms of her being
a senator, in the last Congress she was the one being blamed for not agreeing
to five the chief executive the needed emergency powers to solve the metro
manila traffic, almost everyday she was in the news to the extent that Duterte
does not care anymore.
A few days back newly
elected Francis Tolentino told media he filed a bill giving the President the
necessary emergency power to solve the traffic in the Metro.
Poe, the politician
that she is, instead of supporting the move “criticized
the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for what she alleged as the
slow pace in the renovation of the mass transport system in the metropolis,
particularly the MRT-3 train system” putting a blind eye on the many
development s brought by the administrations BUILD BUILD BUILD projects.
Sad, a lot of the citizenry knows what
she is trying to achieve by dissing the President.
Daily Tribune’s
Concept News Central published an article titled “Grace Poe’s undisclosed secrets”
last July 13, 2019, where they laid out what is happening now to the lady
senator, who is trying to salvage her political ambitions amidst the changed
political landscape.
For purposes of full understanding, clarity and truthfullness,we have quoted in full the whole article written by Concept News Central for the convenience and knowledge of our reading public.
Grace Poe’s undisclosed secrets
Senator Grace
Poe-Llamanzares desperately wants to be in the news as often as
possible. The on-going power struggle for the leadership of the House of Representatives
has relegated Poe to the sidelines. For almost all of the last two weeks
of June, nothing was heard from her.
In
the Senate, neophyte senators led by Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go have filed
so many bills upon assuming office, enough to upstage Poe.
Poe
is still recovering from her embarrassment in the May 2019 senatorial
polls. She was expecting to reprise her first place finish in the 2013
senatorial elections. Alas, the honor this year went to Senator
Cynthia Villar.
Being
dislodged from first place was enough to upset Poe, and to make her assistants
regret it. Her failure to make it to number one indicates that Poe’s plans for
another presidential run in 2022 will not be a walk in the park after
all. Cynthia Villar is now in Poe’s list of possible adversaries for the
highest office in the land.
Last
week, when Poe criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for
what she alleged as the slow pace in the renovation of the mass transport
system in the metropolis, particularly the MRT-3 train system, she wasn›t
really concerned about the transport woes of the citizenry. She
simply wanted to give the public the wrong impression that a vital need of the
populace — adequate transportation — is being neglected by the administration.
Poe
pretends to be unaware that the Department of Transportation (DoTr) has
arranged for the purchase and delivery of high-grade rail tracks for the MRT-3
train system. The tracks were purchased from Nippon Steel, an industrial
giant based in Japan. A shipment consisting of 50 percent of the total
order will arrive at the port of Manila before the end of August 2019.
The
Japanese-made steel tracks are sturdier and smoother than the low-grade
existing tracks installed on the MRT-3 system by corrupt officials identified
with President Benigno Aquino III and his cohorts in the now disgraced Liberal
Party.
Commuters
will be pleased to know that last November 2017, the DoTr officially terminated
its contract with Busan Universal Rail Inc., the maintenance service provider
engaged by the Aquino administration for the MRT-3 system.
When
the rehabilitated MRT-3 system becomes fully functional, train capacity is expected
to double to 650,000 commuters daily. There will be no more endless waits,
surprise stops, and malfunctioning coach doors, thanks to the quality of the
Japanese supplies.
By
next year, the tram system in Metropolitan Manila will be expanded and major
stations will be interconnected using safe, durable and reliable rail tracks
and coaches.
Before
Poe continuous with her unfounded attacks against the administration, she
should engage in some stocktaking about herself and her political game plan.
There
is still no legal closure to Poe›s claim to natural-born Philippine
citizenship. As a foundling whose biological parents remain unidentified
up to today, Poe cannot be considered a natural-born Philippine citizen based
on the explicit provisions of the Constitution.
The
decision of the Supreme Court (SC) which her allies cite as a ruling favorable
for Poe is not doctrinal, which, therefore, does not create a binding legal
precedent. For the ruling to be doctrinal, it must have the affirmative
vote of at least eight of the 15 justices of the SC. From all indications,
the ruling has the support of just seven justices, one vote shy of the majority
requirement.
The
de facto Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and then Solicitor General Florin
Hilbay were the only notable legal personalities who sympathized with
Poe. Fortunately, they are no longer around to corrupt Philippine
jurisprudence.
In
other words, Poe›s citizenship may still be questioned if she runs for
president in 2022.
At
the height of the 2016 presidential campaign, Poe›s American husband promised
to obtain Philippine citizenship whether or not Poe wins the presidential
election. Poe’s camp has re peatedly dodged that question for the past
three years.
Instead
of criticizing the administration, Poe should prioritize her obligation to
explain, among others, the citizenship issues haunting her and her husband.
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