Prime Minister Noynoy Aquino Could've Accomplished The Expressway Under A Parliamentary system

I remembered writing about the problem of the presidential system and its ridiculous term limits. Some people may want to shift the presidency from four years to four years but I don't think eight years is enough to allow any major change. The problem of the presidential system would leave a lot of hanging projects by the time the term is over. Former president Noynoy Aquino may have secured several projects during his term but couldn't finish them before his term ends.

What's the real problem with #SAGASA2016? One can imagine the extreme difficulty of the project of making that expressway from Baclaran to Bacoor. Another is that it's not easy to get materials and implement said project. Noynoy should have known better than to make the promise that said expressway would be completed by the end of 2015 because of how unrealistic said deadline is. Six years is definitely not enough for anyone (and not just Noynoy) to really make a major change.

But what if we were under a parliamentary system? Prime Minister Noynoy would be given more years in office if he would do well and a vote of no confidence if he doesn't do well. The issue with the promise of said expressway to minimize traffic is not just the materials or the cost -- it's also the very unrealistic promise that Noynoy made because the time limit is too short! But if he had more than six years in office then imagine that said expressway could have been accomplished!

Chances of Prime Minister Noynoy slipping would be much less than President Noynoy. The whole sitting arrangement of the parliament wouldn't allow Speaker of the House Franklin Drilon to sleep on the job or he would be replaced immediately. So let's imagine the scenario where the Majority Bloc is under Prime Minister Noynoy and the Minority Bloc or Opposition is under Opposition Leader Richard Gordon.

Now how would the Opposition in a parliamentary system work better? It's because the Opposition is given a more formal role and equal grounding. For every Minister there is a Shadow Minister appointed. The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader must duke it out in a formal debate inside the Parliament. Senators from both sides of are head on with both sides. Both Prime Minister and Opposition Leader are both scrutinized by their own parties and the opposing parties.

Let's thinkabout the promise of the expressway to decrease traffic. Just imagine that Prime Minister Noynoy must now begin his proposal for said expressway vs. Gordon's said proposal for said expressway. Both sides must be listened to one way or another. Mistakes made by Prime Ministe Noynoy in his promise will be addressed such as, "Prime Minister Aquino how can you be sure that the project will be done before 2015 is over? Getting materials and the right people hasn't been on schedule. Please reconsider extending your promise." Also, it would mean that the Opposition and the whole Parliament will have to make sure that both Prime Minister Noynoy and Minister of Transporation Joseph Emilio Abaya are on track in regards to the expressway.

A parliamentary system would guarantee that Prime Minister Noynoy doesn't have to make unnecessary rushes while he must comply with the deadlines set by the whole parliament. Every step of the way would be thoroughly met such as the bidders for the new train tracks and the new train that will be used for said expressway. Also, there would be much scrutiny to how much the budget is because Minister of Finance Florencio Abad will have to answer to a Shadow Minister of Finance and Minister of Transporation Abaya will have to answer to a Shadow Minister of Transportation.

As said, the real fear of shifting to a parliamentary system has been purely based on paranoia. Most people just want to stick to what they already know even if what they already know is defective compared to something that they don't know yet.