THE outcry over Judy Taguiwalo’s rejection by the Commission on Appointments (CA) has crossed po-litical borders. That it was expressed by loyal DDS, yellows and reds is enough to alarm the members of the CA. But Judy Taguiwalo stood on an image of propriety and service to the poor and the underprivileged. In fact, Judy was pit-ted against a political culture where ordinary people seem to perceive their elected legislators not as lawmakers, but as service providers. This is a political transaction that Judy Taguiwalo threatened to derail, with her insistence that the DSWD should directly dispense social wel-fare programs, without the interference of legislators.

Source: Manila Times August 18, 2017 17:26 UTC