KAKAGAT KA BA

I am the one who had posted the video question that was picked by Gilberto Teodoro in GMA’s Forum : ISANG TANONG. I am sad that only a few if not nobody picks up my point.

Isang Tanong : Papayag ka ba na sa buong panahon ng iyong panunungkulan, lahat ng iyong ari-arian at mga tinatangkilik maging ng iyong mahal sa buhay ay mananatiling frozen ? ..(some parts of the questions are edited by GMA7)Your financial growth should be proportional to the economic performance of the country. Ano, kakagat ka ba ?

The question is intended to be catchy. I expect those with high level of thinking can sense the underlying questions from the seemingly unrealistic question. Indeed, it is unfair to just freeze someone’s assets. But why asking such question ?

UNDERLYING QUESTIONS


By how much is expected for a President to inflate his/her assets while in service? What are the clear-cut prohibitions for any public official to deal with government transactions? Is it ethical for a President to enrich him/herself more than that of what the national economy pegs during his/her term? How do you assure that the wealth and business interests of the President are transparent? How do the business interests of the President influence his/her projects, decisions and projections?

Mr Gilberto Teodoro is intelligent enough to infer that the question is directed to transparency issue and motivations of a public servant amidst the current national economic performance. But still, the question on disclosure of public servants’ assets and liabilities has been a persistent problem.

If I answer my own question, I would say : YES. My assets and business interests(kung meron man) can be frozen and can be even utilized and managed by a commission PROVIDED that the state would guarantee a decent financial return based on the over-all economic performance at the end of my term. In short, I will perform my duty as full time President but you need to pay those missed earnings had I pursue my private life. Isn’t it fair?

Here is the link of the GMA's Forum for Gibo Teodoro
Here is the link of my original video post.