Alleba Politics

The last time I checked the Philippines is still a sovereign nation state, independent from the control of any other country. Or are we?

The administration had hired Venable LPP to lobby for funding from the US Congress. The funding is supposed to support the administration’s plan for a charter change. Now, I know and concede that our country is in shambles, economically speaking. But do we have to ask for funding from a foreign country so we could shape this nation??? Do we really want to be beholden to any foreign country? Are we willing to risk having a future constitution which might be borne from the ideals and needs of a foreign country rather than our own?

Does anybody honestly and truly believe that if US does fund our charter change, it will not compromise our sovereignty and our nation’s identity? I think not. If there is anything we can still be proud in this country is that we still remain strong as an independent and sovereign nation. That despite our weaknesses and apparent ineptness at handling our democracy, we remain to be free from foreign control.

This, however, seems to be a value that our leaders are willing to gamble on just so they can get what they want, what they say is good for the country. Tell me now, is compromising the integrity of our constitution in the best interest of our country?

What’s more disgusting is the way they keep on trying to hoodwink the public into thinking that they have nothing to do with it.

Yes, maybe there are times when we should lower our prides and ask for help. But I do not think that it is proper and good to do so if it compromises our sovereignty and independence. No, I do not think that we should risk having the very thing that defines our nation, our constitution, be borne from the resources of another country. It should be ours and ours alone. Otherwise, we might as well sell our country to the highest bidder.

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