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Commentary: Common moral grounds vs destructive politics
By Henry S. Lagasca

San Fernando City, La Union (31 January 2006) -- The Arroyo administration got the clear message of our pastors offering solutions to the “moral crisis” drawing optimism that evil will be overcome “if public servants struggle for integrity and authentic reform in the political institutions they are part of which we perceived to be corrupted.”

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has consistently lamented how the “search for truth has become a means of furthering political ambition” by narrow politics.
President Arroyo has declared so many times of “principled cooperation and unity” and had already made her point several times to act upon the prescriptions of the CBCP. PGMA stressed that joint endeavors can be pursued in setting up electoral reforms to project that we have a common moral ground.

The bishops reiterated that they do not condone extra- constitutional means in resolving our present crisis because this will simply play into the hands of the opposition.

Incoming presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor proposed the creation of a third party within the CBCP to act as an independent body to find out the “truth” and called upon to tone down on politically-loaded issues that only add fuel to the political cauldron, destabilization attempts and the nasty opposition.

The CBCP statement read by Archbishop Angel Lagdameo says the country has no real alternative to her (President Arroyo) yet, distancing from the one bishops issued in July last year when PGMA detractors were counting on the church body to help speed up the destabilization plot of the “Hyatt 10”, Cory Aquino, the Drilon-faction Liberal Party and militant groups.

Many men and women working under the Arroyo government are selflessly and sincerely doing their sworn duty to serve the people, particularly the downtrodden. A good number of decent police and military men who are committed to boost the moral footing of the administration are supporting PGMA and the bishops in the campaign against destructive politics. (PIA Ilocos)

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