Who Will Follow After Sec. Cruz?
Mr. Eduardo Mañalac, resigned his position as president of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) just this week. PNOC is a government owned and controlled corporation. He resigned from his post, according to Mañalac, due to policy differences and in view of the loss of confidence on him by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Mañalac is one Filipino who exhibits principle, integrity and honesty worthy of emulation and respect. How many government officials like Mañalac are still with us?
Last week, Secretary of the Department of National Defense resigned irrevocably from his post. Words came out the DND secretary Avelino Cruz is not anymore comfortable working with PGMA and her cabinet. Cruz’s resignation followed after his announcement that "he values institutions like the Philippines Constitutions and that "the people’s initiative petition of changing the charter was a legal harebrained idea". Harebrained means, "having no more intelligence than a hare."
To many, Secretary Avelino Cruz believed, the people’s initiative as a means to amend the constitution is the thinking of a rabbit. He has set in motion reforms in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. But some presidential critics said, "Cruz’s departure from the cabinet exposed rifts among PGMA’s official family."
At least, there are still people on top of the government who readily speak out their feelings and thinking on things happening in the government. Cruz is one who spoke even at the expense of his separation from the cabinet. Who will follow atfer him?
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A friend has put me to task concerning the awards the Rotary Club of Kalibo and the Aklan Press Club, Inc. conferred upon Mr. Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. He ask why these two organizations conferred the "International Business Award" by the Rotary Club of Kalibo and the "Golden Press For Exemplary Business Leadership" by the Aklan Press Club while the Aklan Ati-Atihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry did not give recognition to Haresco.
"Well" I said, I cannot speak of the Aklan Ati-Atihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I’m no member of that organization. It is proper to address such question to the proper person.
In the field of Rotary, I told him, "it aims to advance business and the profession, no matter how lowly." And to recognize someone who is successful in either business or profession is in line with the objectives of Rotary. The Rotary Club of Kalibo has been recognizing successful persons in their chosen fields since it is organized 40 years ago .
The month of October of every year is Vocational month and one of the highlights of our celebration is to recognize a successful individual. Mr. Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. was recommended for the award which was finally conferred upon him on October 8, 2006 in a simple ceremonies at Sampaguita Gardens Resort Hotel, New Washington.
The Aklan Press Club too conferred upon Mr. Haresco the "Golden Press for Exemplary Business Leadership Award" as one of the highlights of its 50th year anniversary. Mr. Haresco has assisted to a certain degree the Aklan Press Club, Inc. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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