What the evidence shows is that presidential vs. parliamentary has been debated for a very long time, and there is still NO CONSENSUS that one is markedly better than the other.
Remember, Reader. That the PB is the head of the executive, the legislative, and even the judiciary in the barangay. Really powerful. His only check and balance is the BA. That’s us. We have to do our part, or we can be accused if being part of the problem than part of the solution. And our PB may just end up as a tuta to trapos.
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