Cha Cha: Philippines Style
June 9, 2009 by lisa
Filed under philippines
Change is something we should not be afraid of.
But we have to make sure we always change for the better and not for the worse.
Our Congress, influenced a great deal by Malacanang has been trying so hard to change the Philippines Constitutional provisions on the system of government — from the presidential system to a parliamentary one.
In the Philippines we call this move to amend our constitution “Charter Change” or “Cha-Cha.”
Let’s delve a bit into Philippine history, because we Filipinos are so easy to forget, so hard to mobilize, take long to complain and act on matters of national importance (well, we have allowed ourselves to be put on “survival mode” through our apathy and tolerance regarding all things political), and content ourselves to complaining only when it’s too late, and merely sigh in defeat.
