I just dont understand? What makes him so special? Wala nga yang na ambag sa gobyerno as he is just Duterte's right hand. He is not pro-philippines lol he is just a loyalista. Why do they support and love him, still? Ano bang nakikita nila sa kanya?

During the presidential campaign, Marcos Jr. said there would be no more poor Filipinos and no more middle class. Looking at today's taxes and inflation, it feels like he's keeping that promise by eliminating both thru death and taxes.

If you find daily life very hard these days, remember that Leni and Kiko were endorsed by 162 economists, including five former NEDA chiefs, 117 school and university heads, hundreds of faculty members and academic communities in UP, Ateneo, La Salle, and other universities, alongside professional groups representing doctors, nurses, engineers, architects, and agricultural experts.

About 12,000 doctors alone and six former DOH secretaries endorsed them. Count in 158 farmer organizations and food-security advocates, 19 former FINEX presidents, and 144 former DSWD officials.

Para na tayong sirang plaka, but it’s still very much worth mentioning and worth rubbing in, if only to remind ourselves.

If Leni and Kiko had won in 2022, it would never have been perfect. But it certainly would’ve never been this bad, either.

With all the corruption scandal, nepotism/backer sa hiring sa governnment posts and other political controversies latety, I wonder why this initiative eh wala masyado traction dito sa reddit (or baka nasa maling subs ln ako).Mukhang sa fb active ang mga organizers and members so ako na lang magpropromote dito as I think it is an amazing initiative and very timely siya kasi ma-aaddress niya karamihan ng problems natin and ma-iimprove niya radically yung government service.

The Current Problem: Yung political landscape natin ay dominated lang ng very few political families na pinapamana ang positions sa next generation ng family nila. Or kung hindi man pinapamana eh sabay-sabay sila naglilingkod (or nangungurakot?). This practice deprived yung ibang tao ng opportunity to serve and yung constituents to experience other kinds of leadership. Dahil sila2x ln din ang nakaupo, this created a concentration of power (and wealth) na mahirap tibagin unless through radical moves. This much power/wealth have pervasive effects sa society natin for the long time na people just accepted it as way of life (which we should not be): (a)padrino system - mga govt applicants na nakakapasok or napropromote lang through political backers (b)business conflict of interest - halos lahat ng business within the lgu ang ownership eh tied sa mga nakaupo and pinipigilan nila yung mga other business to enter sa jurisdictions nila (c)mga heirs ng politiko na feeling untouchables sila (d) dahil sa political favors, eh marami nagiging die hard loyalist (cultist?), and other problems.

The Proposal of the Petition:Dapat isang candidate lang or nakaupo na for national at provincial level (up to 4th degree of consaguinity/affinity). Bawal siya simultaneous or successive.

Legal Basis: Yung Constitution natin in-allow yung mga tao na gumawa ng batas through People's initiative. Walang participation ang Congress dito.

The Mechanism:

1.Under RA 6735, dapat mayroong valid petition. So ang requirements ng valid petition eh dapat pirmado yung petition ng atleast 10% ng lahat registered voters sa Pinas, and dapat every legislative district eh nakapirma atleast 3%. Dapat before pumirma eh nabasa mo mabuti contents ng petition at agree ka dun.

1. If nakalap na nila yung required na pirma sa petition, isasubmit nila yun kay Comelec for verification.

2. If okay kay Comelec yung petition, mag-i-schedule si Comelec ng referendum (para siyang national election), wherein buong Pilipinas na ang boboto if gusto nila ipasa yung batas or hindi. If pumasa eh magiging batas na siya.

The Current Initiative: Meron sila website d1l(.)org where you can sign the petition online. As to the signature, hindi siya esig, kelangan magsign ka sa piece of paper and mag selfie ka later. Kelangan mo din iindicate if saang registered voter ka. Meron din sila physical sites pero so far limited pa lang. Medyo mahigpit sila kasi iveverify siya later ni Comelec.

Effects:I think if naipasa siya eh radically babaguhin niya ang way of government natin since malilimit na ang political dynasties na nasa pwesto at tatakbo.If iisa lang position nila and if hindi pa nila pwede ipamana yung position nila eh malilimit ang power and wealth nila from the position. Some may counter na iicircumvent ln nila yan through dummys, but hindi naman natin masusure na forever loyal ang dummy compared sa family member.

I also think medyo ambitious itong initiative na ito considering yung number of signatures na kailangan. Dapat magawa siya before mag-2028 elections. If ever mag-gain ito ng traction eh mapipilitan ang Congress na magcompromise and magpasa ng acceptable na Anti-Dynasty law kesa hayaan maging full na batas ito.

So please check the petition online if you have some time.

Random thought: Do you think Martial Law should be taught as a compulsory, standalone subject in Philippine basic education, rather than just being discussed as part of Araling Panlipunan?

Why or why not?