Noynoy vows to block ‘Speaker Arroyo’
(First of a series on ANC’s Harapan presidential debate held December 2, 2009 at UST)
MANILA – If elected president, Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III said he will use his power to block President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from becoming speaker of the House of Representatives.
“If we’re both elected, I don’t think there’s great danger. I have studied her in the past 9 years. I’ve seen how she has used the power to advance her cause. We will have the same power. We will utilize the same power to ensure that we will have a solid majority within the House of Representative to advance the agenda that seeks to install reforms and put us in the rightful place under the sun,” Aquino said on ANC’s Harapan, a presidential debate held on Thursday.
President Arroyo on Tuesday filed her certificate of candidacy (CoC) for the 2nd congressional district of Pampanga. She is the first Philippine president to seek a lower post while still in power.
Critics fear she plans to become speaker of the House of Representatives and lead Congress into changing the constitution. They claim that her end goal is to convert the system of government to a parliamentary system, which would give her another shot at returning to power as prime minister.
"I am determined to continue the fight started by my father and my mother to see
that democracy takes root and is strengthened in our country. This cannot happen
in a government that serves the interest of the powerful few. We must strengthen
the institutions of government so that they truly serve the interests of our people."
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lenlen
3 Dec, 2009
If Arroyo win in Pampanga and become Prime Minister,poor Filipinos.Perhaps its better to convince the people in her district what happened when Arroyo become Prime Minister.If she become PM its like confirming that she had done a good job as president.The members of the house of Representatives has to do all to prevent her becoming the Prime Minister.If the house cant prevent her who can?