By now it should be clear to everyone that some of the members of Congress have never had divided loyalties. They have never been caught up in an awkwad situation in which they have to choose between advancing the interest of the people and keeping that of their own class's.
The emasculation of CARP, as economist Solita-Collas Monsod called it, left a crack in the parchment that veiled the Congress. Through which, the inner workings of its members may be seen. "The joint resolution [the resolution that says there is no compulsory acquistion of lands] bodes ill for CARP," wrote Doronila. "It unveiled the resurgence of landlord power lurking inside Congress, with knives sharpened to mangle any attempt to improve the implementation of CARP with measures to step up the transfer of large landholdings to farmers and providing them with support services, including credit and infrastructure, that would enable them to improve their productivity and incomes."
The day the extension of a clawless CARP is approved is the day the venerable members of Congress---who used to bandy themselves as pro-poor during elections---rebuffed themselves. "Thus are they exposed, the senators of the Republic, in particular the pretenders to the presidency of the country," declared Monsod. "The way they emasculated the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) under the guise of a six-month “extension,” or stood idly by, as their colleagues emasculated it, has made it clear that their protestations of concern for the poor are all sound and fury, signifying nothing. To add insult to injury, the Senate wants us to believe that this is for the benefit of the poor."
The emasculation of CARP, as economist Solita-Collas Monsod called it, left a crack in the parchment that veiled the Congress. Through which, the inner workings of its members may be seen. "The joint resolution [the resolution that says there is no compulsory acquistion of lands] bodes ill for CARP," wrote Doronila. "It unveiled the resurgence of landlord power lurking inside Congress, with knives sharpened to mangle any attempt to improve the implementation of CARP with measures to step up the transfer of large landholdings to farmers and providing them with support services, including credit and infrastructure, that would enable them to improve their productivity and incomes."
The day the extension of a clawless CARP is approved is the day the venerable members of Congress---who used to bandy themselves as pro-poor during elections---rebuffed themselves. "Thus are they exposed, the senators of the Republic, in particular the pretenders to the presidency of the country," declared Monsod. "The way they emasculated the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) under the guise of a six-month “extension,” or stood idly by, as their colleagues emasculated it, has made it clear that their protestations of concern for the poor are all sound and fury, signifying nothing. To add insult to injury, the Senate wants us to believe that this is for the benefit of the poor."
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