The practicality and impracticality of calls for government officials to resign

PNoy did not resign when that hostage-taking drama happened killing Chinese tourists. He did not resign when the Mamasapano massacre took place. In both incidents, he did not even apologize. There were others in the past administration who bungled all attempts to make a difference, eventually displaying zero credibility on the job.

Now, we have Leni who is still the VP. De Lima is till a senator. Both, and many others like them, are clinging to their jobs and enjoying their salaries and perks paid for by the people. Truly they are like leeches sucking out blood of the innocent. And the people, both for and against the administrations, are going to demand for Gen Bato’s resignation, to save face? If every blunder committed by elected/appointed officials results in their immediate resignation, and not giving themselves the chance to correct that blunder, who will be left to save the country?

For sure, the replacements would still commit the same mistakes their predecessors did and the cycle would just go on and on. There are people who do not learn from their mistakes and certainly are not deserving of second chances:. PNoy, from the hostage-taking incident (he then let Mamasapano massacre happen, without even apologizing for it); Leni (from her oft-repeated staging of protests and press cons against PDigong’s government, despite being a Cabinet member and supposed to be the President’s alter-ego (she was on vacation when Typhoon Nina hit her bailiwick hard and never attempted to cut her vacation short to be with her people for moral support); De Lima (from serious accusations of drug involvement, yet arrogant still, blaming the government for her “tarnished” reputation instead of defending herself against the charges and clearing her name.)

I am not saying that Gene Bato has learned from this blunder that makes him the butt of jokes and blames, especially from his enemies. Only he knows. Perhaps. given the second chance, he could redeem himself and finally reform the PNP. After all, the author is right. Practicality should reign: who is gojng to replace Gen Bato that PDigong will trust? And who is going to replace PDigong if he is to step down?

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