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"To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand Utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents. And to live now as we think human beings should live in defiance of all that is bad around us is itself a marvelous victory." -Howard Zinn
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Obviously, not only political science or economics majors can run for office and offer good public service. Most of the things we learn for our career, we learn on the job anyway. Commitment, sincerity, and common sense seem to be enough for anyone to at least be productive in their chosen field. With this in mind, a part of me wishes to believe that Pacquiao genuinely wants to “help his countrymen”; after all, it’s hard to imagine him getting into the dirty business of politics for the money. What immediately came to mind though is the high probability of someone piggybacking on Pacquiao’s good intentions for their own personal gain. Let’s see how all this unfolds…
I just bookmarked the White House web site under my Citizen Sector bookmark folder. How telling is that?
Isn’t that the main problem, really, of most underdeveloped countries: that their government sector is totally separate from their citizen sector. President Obama reminds everyone to be involved and to take responsibility, that was the main point he was driving home in his inaugural address. The amazing promise of the new administration.
You know what nobody understands about certain kinds of low pay public service work, every now and then you get to put a fucking stake in a bad guy’s heart. I’m not supposed to talk about that when I visit third grade classes for career day and it doesn’t get you very far in the country club locker room, but it’s hard to beat when you actually get to do it.
Sec. 4 (b) of RA 6713 defined professionalism that is expected from public officials. “Public officials and employees shall perform and discharge with the highest degree of excellence, professionalism, intelligence and skill. They shall enter public service with utmost devotion and dedication to duty. They shall endeavor to discourage wrong perception of their roles as dispensers or peddlers of undue patronage.
