Some of the allies of
President Benigno Aquino III are pushing him to extend his term. Because they
believed that P-Noy should stay in power to continue his good governance under
Matuwid na Daan. The president already said that he is willing to follow if this
is the will of majority people. He is very sensitive to the sentiments of his
boss. So, there is a possibility that the Philippine Presidential Election 2016
would be cancelled.
But the members of the Liberal Party, which is the
political party of P-Noy has different views regarding this issue. If some of
them believed that he could stay in Malacanang. There are also saying that he
should give a chance to other presidential candidates. He is not the only one
who has an ability to lead our country. They don’t believe that they should
amend the constitution just to give a favor to the president.
P-Noy should not extend his term. The first reason is, he should give a change
to other politicians who also wants to be a leader of our country. For sure, he
is not the only who want to serve the Filipino people. As what Sen. Chiz
Escudero said, no one in this world has a monopoly of expertise. Second, they
should not amend the constitution just to stay in power. P-Noy should remember
that this is the legacy of his mother. They made the constitution to avoid
dictatorship like what happened in the Martial Law era. So, no to Cha-Cha! Six
years in the position is already enough for P-Noy. If he is really considering the
voices of his boss, then, he should not stay in Malacanang in 2016.
The third reason is the majority of the Filipino people are not already satisfied with his governance. As a matter of
fact, his satisfaction rate in the surveys declined for so many percents. So,
where he did get the idea that the majority of the Filipino people still like
him to be a leader of this country? Fourth, they are boasting that the economic growth
during P-Noy administration has inncreased but the ordinary people doesn’t feel
it. There are still many people who are
hungry and living in a poverty condition. The last reason is, we can assume
that the second term extension they are asking is just for their personal
interest. They don’t want to lose all of their benefits that they got from the
president.