Let's Celebrate Ninoy Aquino Day by Telling People that the Marcos Years Were NEVER Under a Parliamentary Form of Government
Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" A. Aquino Jr. can be a divisive figure. Was he a hero or not a hero? People say that Ninoy just "talked and talked". However, as a constitutional reformist, my stance doesn't rise and sink with groups like the CoRRECT Movement, Robin Padilla, etc. Instead, my stance is now based on factual observation . I agree with CoRRECT or Robin where they are right, while criticizing them where they are wrong . Right now, I want to say that Ninoy did his research, unlike most people who idolize him then conclude, "The parliamentary form of government doesn't fit the Philippines; look at the Marcos Years!" We need to take the speech into context because context is king. I remember laughing while getting enlightened at Ninoy's speech. The big issue was that people should've taken the context of this " parliamentary system " without realizing what Ninoy really said. In fact, these words from the speech rang true and pro...