DAGUPAN CITY — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz described as “desperate” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s endorsement of Charter change through a constituent assembly in her administration’s bid to bring about the shift to a unicameral-parliamentary system.
“It’s really a desperate move and she’s pushing it to be able to cover up a lot of problems, specifically with reference to her impeachment cases and her legitimacy [as president],” Cruz, a former president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said on Friday.
The bishop said he remained skeptical of the government’s campaign for Charter change because people who had come out strongly for it were perceived to have vested interests.
“And we know that the constituent assembly is the initiative of President Macapagal-Arroyo, Speaker (Jose) De Venecia, and former President (Fidel) Ramos,” Cruz said.
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