A SIMPLE APPROACH TO CHA-CHA
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
By: Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento
Much has been said and written about the proposed charter change. It has been the favorite topic of public debates, press conferences, opinion surveys, fora and symposia, and even at the pulpits of priests and pastors. Tri-media ads have translation in the dialects for wider information dissemination and greater impact. Needles to say, both the pros and cons have been presented, with each side, trying to give its best.
Very recently, I was invited to speak on the salient features of the proposed charter change to the barangay officials of a nearby municipality. During the open forum, several questions were raised and among others, the issue dealt with what can be considered as the advantage that could be derived on said proposal, explained and reduced to its simplest term. Admittedly, I took off my hat as a former member of the Consultative Commission and put myself in the shoe of an ordinary constituent so I may better understand how the masses perceive the proposal to be. I led them to consider their set-up in the barangay, where there is fusion of the executive and legislative branches of the government. As such, with a unicameral system, the passage/enactment of laws is expedited and the process of implementation becomes objective and appropriate. As I ended up my part, mostly if not all, expressed their agreement to my explanation.
From there, I gained a learning insight: the more complicated the presentation is, the lesser is the degree of acceptability among the masses especially those in the countryside. Consequently, in my opinion, there is a need to simplify the presentation of the proposed “Cha-Cha”, devoid of legal semantics and highly technical terms, so that it may win the support of the greater number of Filipinos.
Note: Mayor Mel Senen S. Sarmiento, City Mayor of Calbayog, is a member of the Consultative Commission. Click here to know more about him or you may access his webpage here.
posted by Liberal Party of the Philippines @ 4:08 PM,
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