Resign All!
We are calling for the resignation of the entire regime starting with president GMA and Vice President de Castro down to all the constitutional successors in order to pave the way for a transitional revolutionary government as the first step in instituting real reforms in our society. "Resign All" is our response to the forced resignation of GMA's cabinet, and Purisima and company's move for de Castro's takeover.
We do not demand this from the regime but address the "Resign All" call to the Filipino people. It is only the Filipino people thru a new people power who can install the transitional revolutionary government. With the resignation of all officials, the people will have the freedom to choose the new leaders of the transitional revolutionary government. "Resign All" and the transitional revolutionary government are the crucial steps to pave the way for political, electoral and economic reforms.
Purisima, et al's scheme for De Castro's succession is an abortive palace coup pre-empted by the GMA's post-haste forced resignation of her cabinet. De Castro's succession will be a merry-go-round of elite faces in power. The tandem of de Castro and Drilon will mean business as usual for vested interests that have reaped the windfall profits from the privatization of electricity and water, the deregulation of oil, and other pro-globalization policies.
The forced resignation of the entire cabinet and GMA's endorsement of cha-cha are desperate maneuvers to stay in power and a pre-emptive strike against coup of Purisima, et al. Only cosmetic reforms can be instituted by a fake president in power and with the rotten system in place. We appeal to all well-meaning groups and individuals not to take GMA's gambit and fall into the trap of supporting an illegitimate regime and prolonging a decayed system. Constitutional change under a trapo Congress and underwritten by a fake president is a caricature of real reform.
The formula of Ramos for GMA as caretaker president and for convening Congress as a constituent assembly is a first cousin to GMA's gambit and his own ploy for political resurrection. His proposal for a "high commission of national leaders" will be a de facto junta with GMA as a window dressing.
Real reforms can only be codified in a new constitution under conditions guaranteed by a transitional revolutionary government. These conditions, among others, include the abolition of Congress and the Comelec. For example, only then can proportional representation for the masses be ensured in the election of delegates for constitutional convention, and can clean and credible referendum for the new constitution be held.
Instituting real reforms in society is the answer to GMA's black propaganda that the country will become a banana republic with another people power uprising. It is the failure of Edsa 1 under Aquino and Edsa 2 under GMA to implement reforms that continues to provide fertile ground for mass discontent. Thus the country needs a new type of people power, one that will not be hijacked by elite interests and will install a revolutionary government mandated to introduce reforms.###
