Why is Vico Sotto the Gold Standard?
Vico is not perfect but honestly he is a Gold standard, the Diamond of public servant. What he is doing right now as the Mayor of Pasig is how government officials should behave. Leading with good governance is the right thing to do and the duty of a politician. He isn’t doing an extra mile. He is just doing his job. That’s how a Mayor should behave. We’ve been brainwashed up to now by Trapos that public service is a mediocre job but it’s not. They do the bare minimum and call it politics. I won’t enumerate the policies, projects, and all other endeavors Vico created in our city. We are all aware of it. Vico defines public service: transparent, honest, with integrity, with humility, humble, inclusive, functional, innovative, people serving, results driven, no bias, and a lot more. This is how a public servant acts not powered by greed and corruption, with accountability and responsibility towards his subjects.
It’s saddening that most people think this is extraordinaire because they are so used to Trapos that a decent public servant seems to be a miracle and out of this world. This is the standard and having him just proves to us it is possible only if we did our duty towards the love for our country. We owe nothing to politicians. We voted for them to be public servants and to serve the people is on top of their tasks, part of their job in working for the government. We don’t have “utang na loob” to our government officials. We hire them to serve us. The least they can do is do their job right and well. The schools, hospitals, parks, sports’ courts, etc are funded by the people’s taxes, not from the politicians’ pockets. It is our money and their job is to properly allocate that taxes to better infrastructure and the well being of their constituents. We don’t owe them anything other than a thank you for effectively spending our money on services and projects that will benefit the whole community.
Vico is not a hero, he is a Mayor that’s doing his job well and there is no question on that. May he be a perfect example for all of government, a catalyst for good governance that should start a ripple effect in how to do public service properly. May we all share the same sentiments so that in the next election we will dutifully as a “Makabayan” vote for the right candidates that embody a Gold Standard not just in the National but all over the country starting from the local and smallest units of the Philippines. May we vote right in the next election. God bless, Pilipinas!
