Susan Roces as a Sonia Gandhi
By: Amina Rasul
The FVR proposal for charter change (which has been very quickly implemented
>by LAKAS) would have been ideal if many of the major players were not
>suspect. As it is, how can genuine reform be expected under the leadership
>of GMA? The latest NCR surveys of SWS and Pulse Asia show that majority of
>the residents of MetroManila no longer trust or approve of GMA. In fact,
>Pulse Asia has tracked a further erosion from the already low June trust
>rating. The revelations of the Hyatt 10 do not give any of us comfort that
>GMA will put genuine reform over and above her need to remain in power.
>Ging Deles was on ANC last night, again explaining why she had to leave.
>She finally was forced to accept what many of us had long realized: GMA has
>no political will for reform but has strong will for politics.
>
>Re: Susan Roces. She has extreme allergic reaction to trad pols
>(administration as well as opposition) who conspired to manipulate the 2004
>elections. She does have the trust and confidence of FPJ’s mass following
>as well as other groups. Further, she has no inclination for government
>office. She is being prevailed upon to add her influence to the movement
>for genuine reform. If she accepts the call, she will do so only to help
>unite the movement and not to be catapulted to public office. Thus the
>Sonia Gandhi description.
>
>Those of our (Kennedy School of Government) alumni who are in a position to influence events should look at the end game and help ensure that the political moves in play - charter change for one - will not be used as a strategy to sanitize the present
>stinking leadership situation. Rather, the political moves should ensure
>that the nation will finally have the governance institutions and systems
>that will best serve all of us, not just the few.
>
>Amina
