Mikey Arroyo: Partylist Representative

I have no information how and why Mikey Arroyo is the representative of security guards and tricycle drivers in the House of Representatives when the former presidential son, a multi-millionaire, does not understand the life of the sector he embodies.

I used to have friends driving tricycles and guarding banks. Their lifestyle is literally “isang kahig, isang tuka” (a hand-to-mouth existence). A single day of absence from work greatly affects the family budget for not all keep a piggy bank. And yes, they face risks in securing their posts 24/7 while the drivers have to endure all kind of weather if they want food on the table for their kids.

Risa Hontiveros in her quo warranto petition says that Mikey failed to submit documentary evidence that proves his links to the sector he claims to represent.

Let us wait and see how the case is resolved and how the Supreme Court decides. It is interesting to find out how Chief Justice Corona, an Arroyo midnight appointee, deliberate the case. Corona knows that the people will be closely watching him in handling the case.

Oh gush! Power is like nicotine that once it is tasted, the craving does not easily fade! -30-