THE rejection by the Commission on Appointments of the nomination of Judy Taguiwalo as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development –and the consequent protest of some groups against her denial—presents a good opportunity for the Duterte administration and the nation to review earnestly the wisdom of President Duterte’s policy of opening his Cabinet and administration to members or former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), without demanding that they formally sever connections with the party and its program to topple the government of the day.
In the same manner, the situation should be a good occasion for the CPP to review its own decision to join the Duterte government, without being invited to formally establish a coalition government with the President.
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