By Junex Doronio

MANILA — Likening the charter change (Cha-Cha) to the fabled Pandora’s Box, political analyst Ronald Llamas has predicted that this could derail the presidential ambition of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2028.

Llamas said this is the underlying reason why the Duterte political dynasty suddenly voiced stiff opposition against Cha-Cha even if its minions attempted to amend the 1987 Constitution thru a “revolutionary government” during the previous administration but failed.

“Definitely, ang tatamaan niyan (Cha-Cha) ay ang Vice President (Sara Duterte) dahil ang tingin nila, Duterte camp, ay shoo-in sa 2028 for the presidency dahil sa nag number one siya sa lahat nang survey maliban sa isa. Sa isang survey, number one si (Raffy) Tulfo,” Llamas said when asked by Christian Esguerra in the latter’s podcast Facts First if there are some ambitions that will be affected by Cha-Cha.

When asked by Esguerra why should VP Sara’s presidential ambition be endangered if the goal of the people’s initiative (PI) is for the Senate and the House of Representatives to be voting as one and only the economic provisions will be amended.

“Yung iba kasi may malisya e, pag binuksan ang Constitution, pag binuksan ang Pandora’s box na iyan, lahat ay pwede nang ipasok, lahat ay pwede nang ipasok dahil theoretically, legally, pwede naman… That is not lost on the Dutertes,” Llamas said.

In Greek mythology, the god Prometheus stole fire from heaven to give to the human race, which originally consisted only of men. To punish humanity, the other gods created the first woman, the beautiful Pandora. As a gift, Zeus gave her a box, which she was told never to open. However, as soon as he was out of sight she took off the lid, and out swarmed all the troubles of the world, never to be recaptured.

Meanwhile, the Diskarteng Pinoy in Region 7 said it favors the entry of foreign investments to generate jobs and provide high wages to the Filipino workers.

At the same time, Diskarteng Pinoy called for the abolition of the Senate and the shift to a unicameral parliamentary system of government to speed up passage of relevant laws and further advance the country’s economy.

(el Amigo/MNM)