Noynoy's Social Contract without the fine print

I just finished a table which compared the platforms of the Nacionalista and the Liberal Party. You can see this in this link.

Noynoy Aquino's "Social Contract with the Filipino People" is entertaining because it is a contract without any fine print. Meaning, you don't know what you are supposed to sign for.

For example, the "Contract" (download Platform 75 at http://www.noynoy.ph/)  talks about addressing poverty thru transformational leadership, with emphasis on addressing graft and corruption. From there, the platform seeks to address the issue of poverty through job creation but nothing specific as to what would generate jobs or what is the role of government in terms of generating local jobs.

It talks about the economy and the importance of strengthening the rural sector but says nothing about how to actually strengthen it. Curiously though, the Contract does not even talk about agrarian reform, nor agricultural productivity or even the issue of developing rural industries.

Noynoy Aquino and the Liberals want us to sign for change, but how to actually do it, remains still, under a cloud or realm of contemplation (?) or study (?). No concrete stand on trade liberalization nor of agrarian reform. No concrete foreign policy issues discussed and even on the issue of peace and order, the platform lacks concrete solutions on how to address the insurgency problem. There is, however, a phrase on the Mindanao issue, which lacks comprehension--a broadly supported peace initiative---a meaningless term devoid of any explanation whatsoever.

Read it and you'll find that it is peppered with "motherhood statements" and hasty written conclusions and ad-hominems that shows an amateurish treatment of the very serious societal issues the country is currently facing. 

What the people need least is another document which promises a broad-strokes solution to problems which need concrete answers. We need substance, not empty promises that links this to that.

Even in the issue of ecological preservation, the Social Contract is wanting. It does not say what are the means to actually preserve our natural resources or what would be the role of the people in this.

The absence of any stand or position regarding agrarian reform nor a review of onerous trade pacts or agreements shows that Noynoy Aquino's platform is not transformational nor as revolutionary as most of us hope. The platform refuses to make a concrete stand on these vital or core societal issues because probably, it wants to preserve the interests of those behind the party, namely, the landed gentry and Big Business.

I felt betrayed, simply because I expected a Contract that presents solutions, not motherhood statements or stirring up phrases or sloganeering or emotionally laded ones. Probably,  Noynoy Aquino expects us to jump in a crevice without even him telling us why or why not? We need leaders who not only inspires, but also provides us with concrete answers. We don't need someone to tell us we are poor or that government has corrupted our morals and has stolen billions from us. We know that as a fact already. What we
need is someone who will tell us how to actually lift ourselves from this morass and how will he address the issue of corruption or how to deal with those who already committed graft and corruption.

Again, it is curious to note why Noynoy and the Liberals did not even tackle the issue of prosecuting Mrs. Arroyo and her gangster members. Unlike in the Nacionalista Party platform, the Aquino platform is silent about the prosecution of Mrs. Arroyo.

I felt like Noynoy Aquino just threw us that social contract for us to read and sign and just support him and when he wins, that would probably be the time that Noynoy and the Liberals will sit down and hammer concrete solutions to our most pressing problems.

The question really is---is Noynoy Aquino really ready on the task of steering us or commandeering the entire Filipino People towards nation-building? I ask him and the Liberals to reform this Social Contract, make it more responsive and then, maybe, I'll be able to answer with firmness, that, indeed, Noynoy Aquino deserves to be our leader.