That’s The Spirit

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:00:36 +0000

  OPTIMIZING the use of information and communi­cations technologies and ratio­nalizing systems and processes can make public service truly responsive to the needs of the public. Government agencies can learn a lot from the Depart­ment of Foreign Affairs (DFA) given its initiatives for people-friendly and continuously im­proving consular services. Government services should inherently be “people-friendly” […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 07:37:46 +0000

  THE recent statements of President Rodrigo Duterte about the Recto Bank incident and on the ensuing issues like allowing Chinese fisherman in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines have created an impression to some that the Chief Executive is favoring Chinese over Filipinos. The recent action of the Department of Trade and Industry […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:10:12 +0000

  THE issue on having motorcycles as public utility vehicles is no longer one on necessity but on the legal mechanism that will make it happen. The operation of the Angkas app or the motorcycle-hailing service was stopped because the existing law, particularly Republic Act No. 4136, does not allow motorcycles to be used as […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 01:00:06 +0000

  THE issue on the “imported garbage” from South Korea and Australia (including the garbage from Canada) illustrates that governance in our country is less-than-desired because some individuals and groups in our society opt to sacrifice national interests for a sum of money. Governance is not the sole responsibility of the government. In fact, some […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 16:30:57 +0000

  THE issue on “imported garbage” says a lot about the quality of public governance in our country. The Duterte Administration deserves to be commended for its decisive action on the matter of imported garbage from Canada. Such action is an illustration of one positive quality of the current governance in the country. Indeed, as […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 16:10:11 +0000

  DEMOCRACY literally means “the rule or power of the people.” In a representative democracy, such as the one we have in the Philippines, the power of the people is fundamentally wielded through votes during elections for government leaders. An election is a democratic exercise that puts citizens, particularly those who have been given the […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 07:15:32 +0000

  PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte recently signed into law Republic Act No. 11261 or the “First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act.” The law provides for the waiving of fees or charges on documents that first time jobseekers need and that are issued by different government agencies. This law is clearly responsive to the needs of first time […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 16:10:25 +0000

  THE law enforcement agencies are not the only ones responsible or at fault for the weak implementation of safety laws and regulations in our country. We, the people, are equally responsible and at fault because we, among others, initiate the non-compliance to said laws and regulations – and we do so when such non-compliance […]