Cherchez la femme BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta 09/12/2010

Cherchez la femme

BLURBAL THRUSTS

Louie Logarta

09/12/2010
At the onset of the P-Noy administration, Malacañang lawyers led by the crafty Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa drafted Executive Order (EO) 2 which was primarily designed to rid the government of the so-called “midnight appointees” of former President Arroyo who were placed in office purely for political considerations and not their competence in their chosen fields.

Crudely, midnight appointments can be described as Arroyo’s way of providing a pabaon or going-away present for those people whom she considered friends or deemed had stayed loyal to her.

While it was welcomed initially with open arms by the public, who had gotten so up to their necks with the abuses and inadequacies of the previous dispensation and were willing to settle for change at any cost, it is becoming slowly and painfully clear that EO 2 isn’t actually the miracle cure the doctor had prescribed to attain this objective soonest.

The rationale behind EO 2 is laudable as it aims to level the playing field for applicants to positions in government, because landing a job will be entirely dependent on merit and not political connections. No longer will the civil service be allowed to be prostituted by the politicians to suit their interests..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100912com4.html