Let’s not drop the ball

WITH just eight months before this administration passes the baton to the next, a meltdown looks in the horizon with the way things are shaping to be. From traffic management, flood control, the Lumad killings, the revisionist Mamasapano about to be reintroduced in the frame, exit strategies not yet defined and executed and one by one, Cabinet secretaries seem to be lining up for the proverbial “burn out” resignation excuses. Less than a month will be the filing of the Certificate of Candidacies and then hosting the APEC in November, approval of the GAA by December and campaign season kicks in.

This is the crucial juncture when government can’t afford to be on cruise mode. Governance has to continue and that is why it is imperative that the Cabinet focus on the work and execute plans before the election ban on public works and appointments, as well as awarding of contracts, kicks in. It has always been the case that in the last ten months of any government, slow down is felt creating further bottlenecks in service delivery. The last ten months are also crucial in preparing for the transition.