New Year wishes
SOME PEOPLE’S NEW YEAR WISHES for these public officials:
... PRESIDENT DUTERTE: to make pronouncements the nation would not have to wait to be explained, taken back or apologized for.
... PNP CHIEF BATO DE LA ROSA: to talk less and do less clowning; one entertainer in the high echelon of government is more than enough.
... SEN. ALAN PETER CAYETANO: to wait for his official appointment in the executive branch; his straddling on the legislative and executive fences is a disservice to the people who elected him senator; the rejection of his vice presidential bid means he should serve as senator, not as an administration functionary.
... VICE PRESIDENT LENI ROBREDO: to prepare for a more bruising fight with the administration, which may include tackling with an authoritarian rule; she may have to get used to her private life, including her alleged love affair, being brought out in the open;
... CEBU CITY MAYOR TOMAS OSMEÑA: to prepare for the next political exercise (initiative/referendum or recall election) without waging a relentless assault on Team Rama supporters; basic services and good governance don’t have to bear “Vengeance is Mine” label;
... FORMER MAYOR MICHAEL RAMA: to stop moping about his defeat and to shift hopes from his election protest, whose prospects are dim, to his energy in leading a constructive opposition; it would help if he could prove he is innocent of the charge of being a drug protector as effectively as he proved he is not a drug addict (is innocence not presumed? not in these times);
... CEBU GOV. JUNJUN DAVIDE: to continue his more pro-active stance whenever an issue affects his administration; meek posturing almost cost him the 2016 election; but he still has to make big splashes that people expect from a dynamic governor.