THE country’s biggest business groups appear more inclined to see a clean slate for economic managers with no political attachments, if only to ensure delivery of results seen to jumpstart the sluggish economy.
Ortiz-Luis Jr., Barcelon and Philippine Stock Exchange Chairman Jose Pardo are among the convenors of the Sulong Pasay, an LGU-based private-public partnership group aim to help revive the economy during and after the pandemic in Pasay City. However, Ortiz-Luis Jr. mentioned the likes of Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez, Neda chief Karl Chua, DTI Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman, DOE Undersecretary Benito Ranque and even Senate Energy Committee Chairman Senator Sherwin Gatchalian—names which he claimed impressed the business community.
The PCCI president added, “We had a workshop with the DOE and then they shared with us really marginal, and there’s distortion in the sense that power capacity is available in Mindanao and Visayas and lacking here in Luzon area but there’s no grid issue to have the power transmitted.” For Barcelon’s part, he said: “Of course he’s from the south, but if he will be appointed as DTI secretary, it will be good for the country, he has been Usec for some time.”