At the National Transformation Council assembly in Lipa last Thursday, representatives of organized labor, farmers, fisherfolk, and urban poor called on President B. S. Aquino 3rd and his administration to step down. Archbishop Ramon Arguelles of Lipa reiterated his well-known position, and Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla of Davao reconfirmed the moral validity of the mounting call.

The same day, at a press conference hosted by Solidarity for Sovereignty (S4S) at Club Filipino in Greenhills, Archbishop Emeritus Oscar V. Cruz made the same pitch, suggesting that future presidents go through a thorough psychological test to qualify for the office, while a retired military officer called on the military and the police to withdraw their support for their president and commander-in-chief.

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