Ben D. Kritz
The job of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez has got to be uniquely frustrating these days. Although tourism probably should be considered a minor priority in calamities like the devastating earthquake that struck Bohol last week, Jimenez deserves some credit for stepping up to his responsibilities in a much more professional way than some of his colleagues: Within about three days, he had gotten an assessment of the damage to tourist sites, facilities, and infrastructure, put together a basic action plan, and communicated it in a reassuring way to tourism stakeholders in Bohol and Cebu.