Tug of war C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 06/20/2010

Tug of war

C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 06/20/2010 There is a tug of war raging within the innermost councils of the various power groupings in the country. No, there are a number of tugs of war within these groups. And we are talking here not just of the incoming Aquino administration but of the outgoing one including their satellites within and among the groupings across the land. The sad thing about all of this expending of energy is the fact that more often than not, the wars are not about advocacies and the agenda for our country and people but about power, who gets what and how much. Let’s start with the outgoing administration. Quite apart from the fact that the ruling Lakas-Kampi contingent in the House of Representatives, which remains the biggest with roughly 109 members, is breaking apart possibly into three, i.e., the Lagman-Suarez group with GMA as the principal convenor, the Garcia-Alvarez-Antonino group composed mostly of original Kampi members and the neo-Lakas-Lakas-CMD composed mainly of first termers and second closely associated with graduated members revolving around Speaker Boy Nograles, all of whom have their own plans on how they can possibly optimize their say in the upcoming 15th Congress. There are a number of power groups (in the Senate and those who served in the executive department such as LWUA Chairman and Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Butch Pichay) who are pulling the once vaunted coalition in various directions. Unless PGMA exerts more effort to keep the troops in place, the coalition may find itself increasingly following the path of its predecessors such as the KBL and LDP, to name the more recent ones. The center is weakening and it may not hold any longer unless clear signals from no less than GMA herself gets to be introduced into the pot.  This seeming disarray in the political front is being reflected in the business sector. We are told that a number of the more favored and high flying mega enterpreneurs who made hay during the nine-year reign of President Arroyo are making peace, as it were, with the incoming administration. Many of these actually contributed to the P-Noy campaign in a bid to bolster their standing when the time comes. That time is now on hand. The problem is these guys are being vetted by a select group of people close to the Aquino-Roxas (yes, we are told the tandem is stronger than ever for reasons known only to the principals) team and the focus seems to be whether their ways and practices are compatible with the publicly announced positions of the new leadership. We will soon see who among these guys will survive the vetting process and in what state they will be in.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100620com5.html

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