Randy David dreads 2010 no-proclamation scenario
MANILA – University of the Philippines (UP) Professor Randy David is not giving up the fight against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Interviewed on ANC's Strictly Politics on Tuesday, David said he has just transferred the battle to another arena.
“This is the arena of public opinion which involves the entire Filipino nation and not just voters in the second district of Pampanga. I really believe President Arroyo crossed the line of public decency and trust which govern all public officials when she filed her Certificate of Candidacy,” David told ANC's Pia Hontiveros.
“I'm now pressuring all our countrymen to ask her to relinquish all powers of the president, to resign if she doesn't want to be impeached or driven from office,” David added.
He is also calling on presidential candidates to ensure fair elections next year.
He said they should sign a collective letter urging the President to step down now “in order to ensure non-partisan electoral exercise in 2010.”
No match
David was widely expected to challenge Arroyo's congressional bid.
“I'm not an electoral animal myself. I think there's a way of fighting in which the battle is not so unjust. The President has been engaged in premature campaigning since 5 months ago after almost 50 visits to the province. You can't possibly match that,” David said, explaining his decision not to run.
“She's using as means to patronage, public funds that are at her disposal as president. I would have lost in an election where the entire game has been rigged from the start,” he added.
The UP professor also said he refused to give credence to Arroyo's political plans.
“Running against her, presenting a serious candidate against her - somebody who has no qualms about using the power of the president - would have been an acceptance, it would be conferring legitimacy on exercise that's false from the start. What she's doing is totally unprecedented. It's a breach of public trust which is ground for impeachment" he stated.
Dreaded scenario
Arroyo's congressional bid is suspected to have something to do with plans to change the country's system of government from presidential to parliamentary, with herself as Speaker of the House.
According to David, the President and her allies could be plotting another scenario entirely.
“There is another scenario which I really dread as a Filipino. It will continue political destabilization in the country... a no-proclamation scenario of all candidates of all offices - senator, vice-president and president,” he said.
“Only local officials will be proclaimed and that includes congressmen. You might possibly have a House Speaker, but no president, no vice-president, no Senate president. You'll only have an acting president,” ended David.
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mr david should have decided
mr david should have decided months before the last day of filling so they could look for another candidate. when he back out on the last minute, that puts his motive in question? did he deliberately timed it up to the last minute so they can not find a stronger candidate, maybe, that is up to mr david to explain and hopefully he can convince the doubters.
communista!
puro kayo satsat..kala mo alam mo lahat...kahit sino pa presidente aatakihin ninyo kasi gusto nyo maging communista pilipinas.......panis kayo dahil di nyo kaya taobin maliit na babae hahaha
Stop Talking
Mr. David, can you please stop taling non sense comments and speculations ,If you really wanted to help our nations, talk about positive things that will encourage our Filipino brother and sister to think positively.Don't let filipinos lost thier vision of hope because of your non sense and self interest comments.Why not leave UP and be a commentator? Your fun of taking peoples mind by your own self styled thingking.You keep on taling that most Filipinos are mang-mang, so Why are you trying to manipulate the mentality of this people by your "FRREAK" IMAGINATIONS".Ikaw ang walang nagawa , kahit na sa UP iba ang tinuturo mo sa mga estudyante, you are portraiting that you are genius above others.
TSEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Look Who's Talking?
Decency is when one is saying and doing something in accordance with the law of th land. The law says Arroyo has to stay as president until june 2010 and has the right to run for Congress, that's decency. David says she should step out of power and criticize her running, that's indecency. Some posters are right, these left leaning professors are the poison affecting the bright minds of the UP students who supposed to be the future leaders and hope of our country. They are messing up the student's brain to create political turmoil beneficial to the left's long term agenda to rule the country. One plus one equals two!
Puro kayo bobo
Wag kayong masyadong mag pakabobo sa inyong mga sinasabi, minsan buksan niyo ang iyong mga isipan na walang pinapanigan at hindi nadadala sa mga sinasabi ng ibang tayo, katulad kay Bobong David,bakit
dak-dak ng dak-dak pa? ang akala cguro niya na ang nasa isip niya ay nasa isip din ng mga taong bayan!! ulol!! iban ang sa iyo dahil may personal ka na ambition sa sarili mo.bakit hindi kanalang mag turo sa UP at lasunin mo rin ang mga ibang estudyanting nawawala na rin sa riling mga pag iisip, bumababa na nga ang antas ng UP ng dahil puro pamulitika ng mga ibang estudyani at mga guro.
Kong sino ang tutul sa inyo ng Martial Law sa Maguindanao, kayo ang tumira doon at para niyo ma saksihan at malaman kong ano ang nangyayari.Puroi kayo salita dahil hindi niyo nararanasan ang buhay sa Maguindanao.
sino bang boboto na wala
sino bang boboto na wala namang napapatunayan at natulungan sa Pampanga... ? so it is right that kapampangan will vote for pgma...
second d' motion
maybe this man is just afraid that he will be beaten by GMA
Shut up Randy
When you declared to fight GMA in Pampanga, we cheered you. You knew then that GMA was a heavy favorite there. You knew then that she had the advantage. You knew then that it will be an uphill battle. And yet you declared your intention to fight.
What are you talking about now? That the playing field is not level? That she has the advantage? You knew these things before. So, why did you chicken out?
We would have supported you knowing that you would probably lose. But it was not the winning that was important. You said you don't want to give the district to her in a silver platter. Bla bla blah.
Your credibility is zero now. Di mo pala kaya, poporma porma ka. You are a disgrace to UP who are known fighters even if the playing field is not level. UP activist fought the Marcos Metrocom with their bare hands. They knew they would lose, but it was the fighting, the defiance that was important.
Will you shut up now, Mr. David? Whatever you say now is meaningless to us. Puro ka dakdak. You ran away with your tail between your legs.
You are a big let down. Takot kang matalo. E bakit ka nagsabing tatakbo ka, wala namang namilit sa yo?
Kapampangans are not duwag. At may palabra de honor. Pareho kayo ni GMA na walang isang salita.
Filipino men are scared to go
Filipino men are scared to go against this tiny woman. Maybe another woman should run against her.
Shut up Randy
When you declared to fight GMA in Pampanga, we cheered you. You knew then that GMA was a heavy favorite there. You knew then that she had the advantage. You knew then that it will be an uphill battle. And yet you declared your intention to fight.
What are you talking about now? That the playing field is not level? That she has the advantage? You knew these things before. So, why did you chicken out?
We would have supported you knowing that you would probably lose. But it was not the winning that was important. You said you don't want to give the district to her in a silver platter. Bla bla blah.
Your credibility is zero now. Di mo pala kaya, poporma porma ka. You are a disgrace to UP who are known fighters even if the playing field is not level. UP activist fought the Marcos Metrocom with their bare hands. They knew they would lose, but it was the fighting, the defiance that was important.
Will you shut up now, Mr. David? Whatever you say now is meaningless to us. Puro ka dakdak. You ran away with your tail between your legs.
You are a big let down. Takot kang matalo. E bakit ka nagsabing tatakbo ka, wala namang namilit sa yo?
Kapampangans are not duwag. At may palabra de honor. Pareho kayo ni GMA na walang isang salita.
hoy!!
puro salita lang at wala namang ginagawa ... tama dapat lang nasa academia lang to ... dahil madalas lecture lang naman ang kaya nyang gawin ...
news was out he will run against arroyo when she decide to run for ccongress but what hapen??? kaput ...
bahag ang buntot at kuma ripas ng takbo paupuntang UP!!!