In a “one thought-first thought” segment of an open forum in Pasig where a senator-elect, a governor-elect, and a mayor-elect guested, former 3rd District of Albay Rep. and now Governor of Albay joey Salceda, an economist allied with the administration, wittingly answered and made the audience laugh:
Bush and Blair: “Forgettable.”
Charter Change: “Forget it.”
Empowerment: “Dream.”
Biodiversity: “I give money to it.”
GMA: “She trusts me.”
There were other parts of the discussion that convinced me why the president wanted him to be in her Cabinet and why he won as governor but the fewer words and the conviction I saw in these quotes topped his other convincing but long answers.
His fellow politicians admit that he is a loss in Congress but a gain of Albay.
For him, what Albay needs is a strong economy, a strong environment, and strong governance. Nice. I hope these would materialize.
