The Liberal Party
(LP) which is associated to the political opposition has denounced the 70 solons
who voted against the granting of a fresh 25 year legislative franchise, and
described such act as the “most recent charade in Congress” and its “use of
naked political power”
“The exercise focused less on pointing out the
network’s shortcomings than on punishing it for perceived wrongs. In this way,
there was seeming censorship with the attempt to suppress media’s impartial
accounts involving corruption, incompetence, and bully tactics of government,” LP
said in a statement.
“As Liberals, we stand for our rights and
freedoms as enshrined in the Constitution. They enhance our lives as
individuals and communities,” said LP, which is chaired by Vice President Leni
Robredo.
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“In this instance, freedom of the press and our
right to information have just been curtailed. And during this urgent health
crisis, ABS-CBN’s extensive network would be missed by those in the far-flung
areas for its news, educational programs, and entertainment,” LP said.
“It is not only for these freedoms that we
grieve. We are equally saddened, nay, enraged by the glaring callousness for
the welfare of 11,000 workers, mostly breadwinners of families who will lose
their jobs at this crucial time. Adding to the 7 million unemployed is the
height of irresponsibility if not criminality,” it added.
“Join us and rise to protest this outrage, even
as we denounce the 70 congressmen who brought it about,” the once mighty Liberal
Party said.
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Critical speech should be fair and without malice, that is democracy.
ReplyDeleteIn 1992, the late Lee Kuan Yew implied that the Philippines had too much democracy and not enough discipline, that our style of government was an impediment to progress. The then-senior minister of Singapore spoke at a business conference in Manila, where he said, “I believe that what a country needs to develop is discipline more than democracy. The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions which are inimical to development.”