Earning it, to have it EDITORIAL 09/07/2010

Earning it, to have it

EDITORIAL

Click to enlarge

09/07/2010
Malacañang propagandists are scrambling to portray the Aquino government as having gone through the crisis hump, still intact, with President Aquino still enjoying the trust and confidence of the international community.

Communications group chief for operations Sonny Coloma said what really counts is Aquino’s policy of “good governance” and “transparency” that make the country attractive to super power economies.

What good governance was displayed when clearly there was, as the hostage crisis showed, and continues to show, through the Justice Department’s probe of the botched rescue operations, that there was a huge crisis in leadership where both the local and national officials were clearly bereft of any and all direction from their leaders — especially from the Philippine President.

As for transparency, with all the blame game going on, and the cover-up they have been resorting to, to get the heat off them, where’s all that claimed transparency?.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100907com1.html