political democracy

hindi sapat na meron tayong matapat, matalino, o magaling na pambansang lider. 

mas mahalaga na meron tayong mga pamayanan na mapagmatyag at nakikialam sa 

pamamahala ng ating bayan! 

at pinakamahalaga na ang kapangyarihan ay nasa kamay ng mga pamayanang ito 

at hindi sa kamay ng iilan!

Reforms in the government

After the two-day discourse on the state of reforms under Aquino, i am more convinced

 than ever that the ultimate battleground is in the local governments. Unless there 

is significant transformations in the relationship between the national and local 

governments, the quest for "superheroes" will continue. 

The national government seems to be  consistently failing us. Unless it is propped 

up by local governments showing the way towards good governance. 

But if national leaders will continue to look at the locals as subordinates and 

inferior, and the locals also believing that!, then we really need miracle workers 

for reforms to be implemented! 

At this point, champions for reforms can help us, but ultimately, it is empowerment 

of the regions that will save us!