if you were in their shoes?
Faithful reader Abbygail asks a provocative question:
… if you will be tapped by the govt. to serve in teves’ shoes, what will you do to change the rut we’re in? help the people w/ your ideas. we cannot be blaming each other forever and just sit still. what will you do if given that chance to serve?
I personally do not think that an interactive forum like ours requires its participants to offer specific alternatives (in contrast, for example, to a newspaper editorial). It’s more than enough to express ourselves and discuss issues with others. But I do share Abbygail’s concern about moving forward (note, please, that I did not use that old plea to “move on” — euphemism for forgiving and forgetting).
If we were in a high official’s place, what, specifically, would we do? No need to limit ourselves to Finance Secretary Gary Teves; how about we choose one department (say, DND) or agency (say, Pagcor), and then offer our proposed (specific) solutions?
Should be interesting. But, please, keep it specific. As they say, God (or the devil) is in the details.
April 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
as long as the “me first” mentality of filipinos don’t change, it will only be downhill spiral for our dear philippines…
March 28th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Philippines needs reform like China where the Government used Eminent Domain to take over public property. Yes - the shacks and tin covered roofs all need to be demolished. China has built itself in a Great Empire…Who wants to see slums & poverty during their vacation…If Government turns the other cheek and not acknowledge the poor or the slums - how can you achieve and prosper.
March 11th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Whatever happen to this blog its so lonely nobody posting here anymore! Hello, Everybody where are you!
March 11th, 2008 at 12:57 am
As boss of the Central Bank, I would set the Peso rate at least at 50 to the dollar, still much too high considering the devastating decline in the Peso’s local purchase power. But at least it would give a bit relief to the failies of OFWs, tourism and investors and make RP a less expensive place as it became now with the baseless and unfounded Peso rise, esp. against currencies like British Pound, Swiss Franc, Euro and other currencies that still have their local purchase power held at near the same level while the strong Peso lost extremely. And I would block giving Dollars to importers who buy cheaper with the stronger Peso but still increase and incease their local Peso prices.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
It is time for Martial Rule again!