Mar Roxas got confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) as the new chief of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
As for me, all I can remember are the columns by William Esposo and Boo Chanco extolling Mar Roxas' sheer incompetency as a government bureaucrat. Indeed, Mar Roxas has done such a good job as the DOTC secretary then that NAIA 1 has zoomed to become the world's worst airport under his watch.
Which is why I cannot fathom why a lot of people in high government expect him to fare better in his new department. If he had such a mediocre time in the DOTC, then how is the DILG any different from the previous department he headed? But the president has confidence in Roxas and that surely must be enough, especially since our government is not a meritocracy anyway.
It's also quite ironic that Mar Roxas' appointment got confirmed by the CA while Jesse Robredo's was bypassed again and again. Apparently, being an accomplished public servant isn't enough to win you the CA's nod. But a good name like Roxas does.
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