As I helped my son review for his exams in Araling Panlipunan last week, I realized that we should be more appreciative of our legislature.
I was just reminded that there were only two branches of government during the Spanish occupation – the executive and the judiciary. There was no legislature then since the laws came from Spain.
There were, of course, other problems with the way Filipinos were being governed at that time, such as polo, bandala and kasama, among others.
However, what struck me the most is that no matter how frustrated we can get these days with grandstanding “in aid of legislation,” we should never lose sight of the fact that the institution is very much a vital part of our independence.
At the end of the day, we are accountable for this independence our forefathers died fighting for. We owe it to them to choose lawmakers who will not use the institution to fatten their wallets and their egos. Otherwise, our independence will have been for naught.
Of course, we already know this. But it’s good to be reminded once in a while.
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Appreciating our legislature
As I helped my son review for his exams in Araling Panlipunan last week, I realized that we should be more appreciative of our legislature.
I was just reminded that there were only two branches of government during the Spanish occupation – the executive and the judiciary. There was no legislature then since the laws came from Spain.
There were, of course, other problems with the way Filipinos were being governed at that time, such as polo, bandala and kasama, among others.
However, what struck me the most is that no matter how frustrated we can get these days with grandstanding “in aid of legislation,” we should never lose sight of the fact that the institution is very much a vital part of our independence.
At the end of the day, we are accountable for this independence our forefathers died fighting for. We owe it to them to choose lawmakers who will not use the institution to fatten their wallets and their egos. Otherwise, our independence will have been for naught.
Of course, we already know this. But it’s good to be reminded once in a while.
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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at 3:23 pm and is filed under Commentary, Homebound. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.