Call for change: PH constitutional revisions

Last of 5 parts

THIS five-part series started with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s fight with the oligarchy by closing down the Lopez-owned ABS-CBN Corp.; then a brief review of the Philippine oligarchy; political dynasty as its vital appendage; and establishing real political parties to impede the growth of this twin evil. This last article provides recommendations toward the eradication not only of the oligarchy and the political dynasties but for the other ills plaguing Philippine society. This invariably needs the overhaul of the 1987 Constitution to dismantle the scaffolding upon which all these are braced. I draw heavily from the Centrist Democrats (CD) ideological perspective calling for systemic changes to the political, economic and cultural underpinnings of Philippine society. The Centrist Democratic Party (CDP), the Centrist Democratic Political Institute (CDPI), the Young Centrist Union (YCU) and allied CD sectors have for decades been advocating for this restructuring (please access www.cdpi.asia).