Too full of himself FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 06/13/2010

Too full of himself

FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 06/13/2010 Outgoing Defense Chief Norberto Gonzales puts too much importance on himself, saying that he will be forming a “shadow” Cabinet and provide the Filipino people with an “alternative” political opposition. In presenting his plan of an alternative government, Gonzales said this is really needed in the country as changes should not merely be focused on a change in government leadership and faces, but genuine reforms that would prove beneficial to the country and the people. Yet he had all of nine and half years to at least introduce reforms — even in his own office, but it is pretty clear that all he did was to spy on the political opposition, and even come up with frequent claims of political opposition figures plotting a coup against Gloria. Gonzales, however, clarified that his shadow Cabinet will not be competing with the official Cabinet functions of the incoming Aquino government, saying that other members of the political opposition have already agreed to discuss the move once he is officially out of government service. First off, the country is not operating under a parliamentary system where, it should also be stressed, the elected political opposition in parliament always forms a shadow Cabinet, ready to take over the reins of the Cabinet government when it falls. Apparently, Gonzales realizes as he said his shadow Cabinet will not be competing with the Aquino Cabinet secretaries. But of course Gonzales’ shadow Cabinet can’t, because he and his members do not sit in Congress.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100613com2.html

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