Having previously discussed on this page the principal reasons why President B. S. Aquino 3rd must go “now na,” as Archbishop Ramon Arguelles of Lipa emphatically puts it, we must conclude by saying that this would be for the good of all, including Aquino himself. The system is broken, so we must fix it; it is diseased, so we must replace it. The only way to do this is for Aquino to first vacate the office. Then the work of national transformation could proceed.
Not having much bias for work, Aquino should welcome the opportunity to be finally freed of his duties. Instead of daydreaming of yet another term, which does not even exist in our laws, he might wish to imitate his late mother who, aware of her limitations, literally rushed out of the presidency as soon as her term was up. Until her son came, many thought she was the least prepared for the office. He proved us all wrong in that respect.
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