Thursday, April 1, 2010

WHY SHOULD ARMM BE MONOPOLIZED BY MUSLIMS?

Are the cities and provinces belonging to ARMM purely inhabited by Muslims? Of course, NOT.

I don’t have the exact data but I guess the ratio for Muslim-Christian is about 70:30.  But if my information is correction why should the Governor, Vice Governor and Members of the Legislative Council be all Muslims? And why should the Cabinet be all Muslims? This is correcting a wrong with another wrong. This approach is “wronger”.

If the Muslim-Christian population ratio is 70:30, then by all means, even if it is ARMM the officers should be 70:30 Muslim: Christian.  The above brings us to the fact that our brother Muslims have a legitimate AX to grind because the Philippine Bureaucracy or “Crazy” has perpetuated a WRONG!

Muslims remain UNDER REPRESENTED in elective and appointive positions. What pervades is what we called the tyranny of the majority. Are there Muslim Justices in the Supreme Court, Sandiganbayan, and Ombudsman? For the juicier positions, inspite of many qualified Muslims, are they represented at GSIS, SSS, NAPOCOR, DBP, and LBP? Oh come on Christians, mahiya naman kayo, masyado nang garapal yan! Your attentions please Madam GMA!

In elective positions the Muslims remain under represented. May we kindly suggest to the office of Muslim Affairs to document this and present the results in all open session or publication?  May we beg the Chairs of both Houses of Congress who are In-charge of electoral reforms to prepare bills designed to correct this inequity?

And since this injustice had been happening for over 50 years, “catch up” measures are included to allow our benighted brother to surge at par with the rest. This will partly extripate their latent hatred and/or jealousy.

But all elective positions only for Muslims in ARMM are not fair and equitable!