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The Sting by Eugene Adiong

Much of the idealistic views of how our political leader should remain merely that- ideals only. With such high standards, it seems only God or the saints can qualify as leaders, as government officials. But, maybe we just need to change the attitude that politics is merely about power over others and an opportunity for self-interest (yes, the family, economic and friends’ interests, too!).

The Sting by Eugene Adiong

Bacolodnons are not only willing victims- blind and deaf to the realities of corruption in the halls of power- but now they are mute. In short, we are apathetic and callous people. Those who dared to say anything against those who hold power at the New Government Center are suddenly quiet.

Exposes and information about malfeasance, abuse and corruption in our local government should be welcomed especially in this new era where the national government under PNoy is espousing transparency and the ‘matuwid na daan’, the righteous path of governance.

The Sting by Eugene Adiong

As Naga City mayor, he was assiduous, no nonsense public servant. He has an image of being a "born problem-solver". He has an uncanny ability to use logic to convince people, to quickly think when confronted by a problem.

He also has a result-oriented attitude and his "scientific way of approaching problems." He has the intuition to handle the "human element of governance" and his natural predisposition for finding solutions. Robredo has a "high energy level" and hands-on approach to city management. He also leads by example, passionate about his work. Robredo’s wife said that he would readily "forget food and sleep for work... he has no lazy moments."

The Sting by Eugene Adiong

Despite the denial of multi-national companies and the powers-that-be in the Western economies, climate change is real and really here.

This year alone climate change-enduced and enhanced natural calamities affected different countries across the world. July was the hottest July in the United States ever since they started keeping records. In India, the monsoon rains are long delayed, resulting in the country’s second drought in four years. Triple digit temperatures in New Delhi and other cities have already provoked the worst power outages in the country’s history and the expected bad harvest is likely to slice at least five per cent from GDP growth. In Beijing, which usually suffers from a shortage of water, a storm on July 21 resulted in the worst flooding since records began to be kept in 1951, according to the Economist. In the Philippines, the protracted "rainstorm with no name" caused by an unusually strong southwest moonson (habagat) that persisted for over a week plunged Metro Manila into a watery disaster that is now said to be worse than Ondoy.