Succession

With everything that’s going on in Philippine politics now, it is no wonder that initiatives are being formed to see reforms and accountability in government.

Just last Friday, February 15, a massive rally was again staged seeking the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over allegation corruptions posed against her husband, Mr. Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, as well as some of her allies in the NBN-ZTE broadband internet deal.

If these allegations are true, and especially if Mdm President was aware of all the improprieties, bribes, and kickbacks, she truly deserves to be kicked out of her office.

However, at the same time, one thing worries me. Who will replace her? An equally corrupt, and a much less qualified man in the person of our vice president, Noli de Castro?

And after that, what’s next? A succession of politicians who are just as, if not more, corrupt than her and her allies?

Just as the song says, all we need is love. In this case, not romantic love, but true love for the country, that will supersede any and all personal ambitions from the highest politician in the land to the lowliest of civil and public servants that will enable them to put the country’s welfare above and beyond their greed and corruption.