The recent unfounded charges against Vice President Leni Robredo, critical bishops and vocal opposition leaders for sedition and other crimes give much more impetus to the Liberal Party (LP) members in the House to stand together as the genuine opposition and minority bloc.

The LP Representatives should not only be the real and responsible critics of the administration but must be the undaunted sentinels to safeguard the people’s fundamental rights.

President Duterte considers the LP as the opposition, the people regard the LP as the opposition party and the Otso Diretso was the face of the opposition during the last electoral campaign.

Perforce, the LP must not only be perceived as the opposition but must discharge its vital role as the political opposition.

The renowned French political thinker and historian Alexis de Tocqueville said that, “the majority not only makes the laws but can break them as well.” It is for this reason that the minority must persist and flourish.

EDCEL C. LAGMAN