Ma. Lourdes N. Tiquia
“We were waiting for instructions but nothing came” were the common replies of friends of mine in government in the aftermath of Yolanda. The bureaucracy is a million plus strong and yet the directive was not given. The men and women in uniform were waiting too and none came. And this is the irony of a “leadership” who views governance without problems as boring. The first time I hear this from a leader and I have had five leaders (Marcos, Aquino I, Ramos, Estrada, Arroyo) before the present occupant.