If the executive talent is a shareholder of a successful private company, he is obliged to divest his interests. Because of the income-loss and the many hazards of serving government, our technocracy is often recruited from public universities. It is therefore remarkable, considering the odds, that President BBM managed to attract to government service two competent executives over the past several weeks: Francis Tiu Laurel Jr. and now Frederick Go. Ben Diokno either did not have enough executive energy or complete access to the Chief Executive to continue playing this role. No ifs and buts about it: Go will be guided by real-world business concerns in reforming our economic policy architecture.

Source: Philippine Star December 26, 2023 11:39 UTC