THE Liberal Party will have the most number of congressmen in the upcoming 17th Congress with about 130. How presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will deal with them and others in the House who didn’t support his presidential bid will show how serious he is in instituting reforms in government.

Almost all past Presidents had found it very easy to convince congressmen to join their political party. Just dangle carrots before them and they’ll become instant converts. Of course, they always justify turncoatism by saying that their loyalty to their party ends where their loyalty to the country begins. There’ll never be a mention of what Malacañang has offered them for turning their backs on their old masters. As the saying goes and which I often mention here, “If you want loyalty, buy a dog, not a politician.” (The outgoing President will realize this soon enough.)

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