Good Faith

GOOD FAITH

by Antonio . C. Antonio

July 21, 2014

“In Good Faith” is a sincere intention to deal fairly with others; and, Good Faith is an abstract and comprehensive term that encompasses a sincere belief or motive without any malice or the desire to defraud others.  The doctrine of “Good Faith” would anchor strongly on the credibility of the person professing it.  The term “In Good Faith” suddenly came into public consciousness after President Benigno S. C. Aquino III used it to defend his administration’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

In my simple mind, “In Good Faith” is a personality-based term.  The profession of “Good Faith” has a lot to do with the ethical standards and credibility of the person who enunciates it…. and the degree of believability of whoever says “In Good Faith” largely depends on how this person is perceived by others.  If the person is perceived to be trustworthy, people would readily believe what he/she says; and, if the person is perceived to be less or not trustworthy at all, people have a tendency to take his/her words as useless, trivial or even colloquial.  Ironically, in this case, perception takes precedence over what is true.

Let’s put this proposition to a test.  Who among the 12 most-influential and present-day political personalities would you readily believe if and when they profess “Good Faith”?:

·         Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III – President of the Republic of the Philippines and a leading proponent of the “Daang Matuwid” advocacy;

·         Ma. Lourdes Sereno – Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines;

·         Franklin Drillon – President, Philippine Senate;

·         Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. – Speaker, Philippine House of Representatives;

·         Jejomar Binay – Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines and a leading candidate for President of the Republic of the Philippines in 2016;

·         Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – Immediate Past President of the Republic of the Philippines;

·         Joseph Estrada – Former President of the Republic of the Philippines and (again) a potential candidate for President of the Republic of the Philippines in 2016;

·         Fidel Ramos – Former President of the Republic of the Philippines;

·         Imelda Marcos – Former First Lady of the Republic of the Philippines;

·         Mar Roxas – Cabinet Secretary and a potential candidate for President of the Republic of the Philippines in 2016;

·         Grace Poe – Senator and a potential candidate for President of the Republic of the Philippines in 2016; and,

·         Bong Bong Marcos – Senator and a potential candidate for President of the Republic of the Philippines in 2016.

You may not answer the question but the political personality you choose in your mind will give you a good idea about the doctrine of Good Faith.

Just my little thoughts…

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