Campaign spokesman-turned-Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez. TMT FILE PHOTO
Campaign spokesman-turned-Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez. TMT FILE PHOTO

THE executive secretary (ES) is the "little president," but it is inherently a management position that acts like a traffic cop of documents, people and guests to and from the President. Some say it is a glorified clerk position, but if one focuses on the management aspect instead of getting muddled up in the politics and decision-making process, the office should be in tiptop shape to serve the President. After all, the President is the one elected, with a mandate of 31 million while the executive secretary is an appointed position. The problem begins when the executive secretary wants to be in the eye of every act of the President, interferes in the appointment process, puts the institution of the presidency in questionable acts, and wants to be heard and seen more than what the Office of the Executive Secretary is mandated to do.

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