Cabinet members are ‘casuals’ — Recto
DEPUTY Speaker and Batangas Representative Ralph Recto said Cabinet members are just the “highest paid casual employees.”
This was his reaction to the idea of appointing Cabinet members, to which other solons are saying they should not be recycled or those who lost in the elections or those who have plans in running in the next elections.
“The President has the power to hire and fire,” Recto said.
“As such, pwede ma-endo anytime. Walang forever. In this country, a Cabinet or any presidential appointment has a short life span,” he added.
Recto stressed that if there is anyone who knows of the Cabinet members’ performance, it is the President himself, their immediate superior.
“He sees them work up close and personal, so he is the best judge of character, not the hecklers in the peanut gallery,” he said.
In fact, Recto said, it is the President’s duty to effect personnel changes when his alter ego falters or fails in his work because when it happens, it is the people who will be punished by mediocrity.
“Sa basketball nga may substitution. When the ax falls, there is no room for sentimentality.
“I believe that the President will let competence, not connections, guide his hiring decisions. After all, he had the best mentor on this matter, in fact a legacy he carries, and that is how his father assembled his own Cabinet, which overall was a stellar cast of experts and professionals,” Recto explained.
