Need for stability

While the Commission on Appointments is vested by the Constitution with the power to approve or disapprove appointments made by the President such as heads of the executive departments as part of the mechanism of checks and balances, once the appointment is confirmed by the CA, they can be removed and replaced with or without cause.

One year is too short a time for anybody to show and prove what he or she is capable of doing and accomplishing in government. But the 1987 Constitution, specifically Article IX also provides that no candidate who has lost in any election shall, within one year after such election, be appointed to any office in the government or any government-owned or controlled corporation or in any of their subsidiaries.

What can I say? These people were already among those being considered for such posts as soon as President Marcos won the election. I was even surprised that the positions were not given to them. According to a report from bti-project.org, “the democratic and economic transformation of the Philippines is severely hindered by the oligarchic structures or both the political and economic systems. The long-lasting and entrenched dominance of various family clans in both spheres prevent the reforms which are necessary for the further deepening of democracy and a transformation to a more just market economy.

But what is more important at this point is for the Marcos administration to project an image of decisive leadership, a firm resolve to finish what it has started, and a good team that will back him up from start to finish.

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