This page will highlight government initiatives that have impacts in dismantling the culture that sustains traditional politics or patronage politics.
CABINET TRANSPARENCY
[Office of the President]
20 August 2010---Malacañang, through Communications and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang, affirmed that Cabinet officials, even non-Cabinet rank officials, have not and will not receive a gag order unlike the one done in the previous Arroyo administration. [Source: Nadia Trinidad: "Palace assures it won't gag Cabinet officials," ABS-CBNnews.com 20 August 2010]
POLITICIANS' NAMES REMOVED
[Office of the President]
20 August 2010---Malacañang, through Communications and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang, affirmed that Cabinet officials, even non-Cabinet rank officials, have not and will not receive a gag order unlike the one done in the previous Arroyo administration. [Source: Nadia Trinidad: "Palace assures it won't gag Cabinet officials," ABS-CBNnews.com 20 August 2010]
POLITICIANS' NAMES REMOVED
[DILG, DPWH]
13 August 2010--DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo issued a circular prohibiting the use of the names and images of a public official, including his and the President, on billboards and signages of DILG programs, including vehicles.
This is in keeping with the Presidential directive that clarifies before Filipinos that the money used in these projects came from their taxes and not beneficies coming from politicians. [Source: Alcuin Papa: "Politicos' names ordered removed from gov't vehicles, billboards," Philippine Daily Inquirer 13 August 2010]
10 August 2010, Tuesday---DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson started imposing a ban on the practice of putting the names or pictures of politicians on signboards of DPWH infrastructure projects nationwide. Thereafter, all that can be seen in DPWH signboards will be the name of teh project and locatoin, contractor, the date when it started, and when it got completed. [Source: Raymund Antonio: "DPWH bans names, images of politicians on infra projects," Manila Bulletin 10 August 2010]
Oppositions: 16 August 2010, Monday---Representatives from the minority bloc insist they will place their photos in project that used their pork barrel, even if they have to pay the billboard cost. [Source: "Solons insist on putting pictures and names on gov't projects," Philippine Daily Inquirer 16 August 2010]
10 August 2010, Tuesday---DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson started imposing a ban on the practice of putting the names or pictures of politicians on signboards of DPWH infrastructure projects nationwide. Thereafter, all that can be seen in DPWH signboards will be the name of teh project and locatoin, contractor, the date when it started, and when it got completed. [Source: Raymund Antonio: "DPWH bans names, images of politicians on infra projects," Manila Bulletin 10 August 2010]
Oppositions: 16 August 2010, Monday---Representatives from the minority bloc insist they will place their photos in project that used their pork barrel, even if they have to pay the billboard cost. [Source: "Solons insist on putting pictures and names on gov't projects," Philippine Daily Inquirer 16 August 2010]
