Will Noynoy Aquino be accountable?

I was driving along EDSA just a few minutes ago when this thought just popped inside my head.  How do we hold Noynoy Aquino accountable?

What if he doesn’t end corruption and bring people out of poverty?

Ending corruption in government is a very tall order.  It is what a former boss calls a “Biblical Problem” and leaders since ancient times have been wrestling with the monster called corruption.  Even my favorite ancient civilization (the Spartans) battled with corruption and I don’t think they really won that one.

Ending poverty is YET another “Biblical Problem” and it seems that the only way to bring a swift end to poverty in the Philippines is to KILL ALL THE POOR.  Of course, Noynoy won’t do that.

Then I remembered EDSA Dos.

A lot of people hated the way Erap ran the country and people were saying that if we let him continue to remain as President, he’d drag down the rest of the country along with him.

The whole impeachment process was described as a way by which we, the people, could hold our leaders accountable for their misdeeds.

In Erap’s case, we were holding him accountable for transgressions born out of a commission of a deed.

In Presumptive President Noynoy Aquino’s case, how do we hold him accountable for omission?

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