very true, Our executive departments are very slow. the word execute is to implement in a manner appropriate for our economic situation. The Senate do not function as a team to follow up legislations, bills and policies if implemented and executed by the Departments. The lower house should report and directly represent the local people if policies or financial have actually reach their regions. Dissemination of information is slow from top to bottom and vice versa. ( No IT management in our country yet?)Communication and organization are lacking.

It’s too disorganize. It’s too divided. Kanya kanya. walang teamwork.

However those in civil society have argued before that what’s wrong with the GMA government includes but is not limited to her CEO-like running of the government, with the sale of GOCCs to the private sector and the ratification of the eVAT (both of which I actually agree to).

How would you respond to their concern?

Totally agree. However, let me add something–we haven’t found that person yet because we’re looking at the wrong places.

we are looking for those in government. why not look at the private sector? there are so many honest people there whom we can probably ask to run our government.look closely. what we need at this point is a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), not someone experienced in law or economics.

we need a change agent–somebody who’s not beholden to traditional political forces and somebody who knows the system enough to corrupt it. we need somebody with a rock-solid integrity and vision to lead this country to a new Glory. we need somebody who’s ideologically astute.

when we look at government officials for our salvation, we look at a wrong place. these officials are players of the dirty game already. the very fact that they were elected shows you that they already compromised themselves to those forces who determine the fate of this country.

that’s what happened to Gloria.

before Gloria went to politics, do you know that she’s somewhat an ideologue, rubbing noses with Rigoberto Tiglao, Ignacio Bunye and other 70′s personalities? look at the composition of her cabinet prior to 2004, that shows you that at that time, Gloria was intent on making history.

it was after 2004 that things started to change, and change for the worst. familiarity with the system makes one think of ways to circumvent it for personal glory. Gloria became a victim of this. fearful to lose the stolen presidency, Gloria became someone like a Gollum, selling her vision piece by piece to these traditional political forces, until she’s left with nothing. her desire to re-affirm the forgotten legacy of her father Dado Macapagal made her a compromiser.

maybe, it’s time for us to support those who are not in government. we need executives to run government.

“Because as a society we can’t manage to put a premium to the values of integrity and vision.”

Integrity and Vision are intangibles assets. It is goodwill. The actual value of anything intangible or tangible is based on who is willing to put a premium for it. Your statement suggests a mentality of some sort ( benigno, attn). But let me explain further. To put a premium “to the values of integrity and vision” has a great deal to do with who can put it to its highest and best use.

In our country, How can we make our leaders to be functioning at their highest and best use?

How can we, the people of the Philippines, put our hidden talents ( intangible assets- meron ba? ) to its highest and best use.

An Indian told me, that pinoy are too nice and easily get taken advantage.

I have a feeling that Philippine society is now tired but ready for a BIG Change.

“If America can produce such a fine young leader with the integrity and vision, why can’t we?

Yes, Up N. We can do this. :)

We need to find leaders that are useful not useless. :)

Because as a society we can’t manage to put a premium to the values of integrity and vision.