Aalisin na rin ni Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez ang paggamit ng ‘Honorable’ sa kanyang titulo bilang tugon sa utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na alisin ang ‘His Excellency” sa kanyang mga official communication.
“Despite the separation of powers, such very good suggestion from the President should always be supported by elected public officials. I am fine with that,” ani Alvarez.
Sinabi ni Alvarez na hindi nangangahulugan na nagpapadikta ang Kamara de Representantes sa Malacanang dahil malinaw umano ang separation of power ng Ehekutibo at Hudikatura.
“My role is to create a smooth flow of programs through legislation between Malacanang and the House of Representatives for the benefit and interest of the people.”
Ikinatuwa naman ni Alvarez ang desisyon ni Duterte na alisin ang ‘His Excellency’ dahil ipinapakita lamang umano nito na nais niyang mapalapit sa mga tao na kanyang pinaglilingkuran.
“Now is the time to eliminate any self entitlement in the government,” ani Alvarez.
Ang hakbang ni Alvarez ay suportado naman ni dating Speaker at Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
“By all means we should do that because we are public servants that should observe simplicity and always make ourselves available to the people,” ani Belmonte.
Ganito rin ang pananaw ni House majority leader at Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Farinas.
“In my 36 years in the government service from (Laoag) city mayor, (Ilocos Norte) governor or congressman, I’ve never used the word ‘Honorable’ as my title. Even in the US (United States) Congress, members are simply addressed as mister or miss. I’ll recommend same to the Speaker,” dagdag pa ni Fariñas.
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