Duterte endorses revolutionary gov’t to effect real progress

To effect real progress in the country, President Duterte has endorsed the establishment of a revolutionary government instead of merely declaring martial law in the country.

The President, however, made it clear that he was not kidding about a revolutionary government but hasten to say that he would not be part of it.

The President gave this

advice to whoever his successor is, stressing that the revolutionary government he is envisioning is the same as the one led by then President Corazon C. Aquino shortly after the ouster of former President Ferdinand Marcos.

“My advice to a President who wants change, do not go for martial law, gawain lang isyu [It will just be an issue]. Go for a revolutionary government para tapos lahat [to end all problems],” Duterte said before an assembly of new government officials in Malacañang.

“Kung nagawa ni Cory, bakit hindi mo magawa? Bakit may monopoly ba dito sa pagmahal natin sa bayan? [If Cory did it why can’t you? Why, is there a monopoly for love of our country?]” said Duterte, who placed Mindanao under martial law until the end of the year to quell a rebellion.

“For the Philippines to really go up, sabi ko, ang kailangan ng mga tao is not martial law. Go for ginawa ni Cory, revolutionary government. Pero huwag kayong magtingin sa akin, hindi ako pwede diyan [I said what the people need is not martial law. Go for what Cory did - a revolutionary government but do not look at me, I can’t go there],” he said.

Under a revolutionary government, the President said all government positions would be declared vacant while changes are implemented in the bureaucracy.

He recalled that the only mistake of Aquino was to give away the posts to politicians. He said it was a missed “golden opportunity.”