IT has never been the style of previous leaders to find solace in blaming others or certain events. But President BS Aquino does exactly that, blame others for bad events and occurrences in his administration and the Philippine economy. The seeming faults in our stars are blamed often to GMA, a contrasting message that had traction at the beginning but has lost its glitter as we hit the last inning in the 6 year term.
Instead of buckling down to work and coming out with clear cut solutions for problems, Malacañang has been in the blame game business to deflect responsibilities. More often, the talking heads will spin the news so leadership is not part of the blame. Such was again the behavior of the House by the Pasig River when NEDA officially released the growth data last November 27, 2014.
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