WHEN WOMEN ARE AT THE RECEIVING END

It is so pathetic that a woman had to go through a shameful process of having a high position based on patronage but not on qualifications. Many women are like that until now -- they sell their womanhood to buyers of their talents and "services." Just this morning, I heard that a famous foreign basketball player got his wish, a P15M Filipino woman "caregiver," for a night? for a week? I don't know the details. But it was really a money exchange. Ask your announcer who has a "bubuwit" in his pocket. Then I also came across a sweet and modest-looking actress who in order maybe to get back into the acting circuit has begun baring some of her private parts for the delectation of readers in a newspaper. Start of a wardrobe cleansing or disrobing? 

I think this shows how lowly women are in our society. It proves that women are always at the receiving end. Unfortunately, some do not even have the temerity to reject such positions since they are not qualified.. Instead, they jump on the opportunities and act as if they really deserve to be appointed. 

This also goes to show the very narrow path to development of women nowadays. Very few powerful positions are available and some women in order to serve under the limelight swallow every kind of offers under very lowly circumstances. With the fashion now allowing women to show one of their most valuable assets, their thighs, I will not wonder if these women are made to go through stringent rules in order to get hired. Extraction of best benefits can be dangled before them if only they would go through certain "palatable methods of acquiescence. " 

 Now, we have agencies supposedly attending to women. For one, the National Council on Women must be strengthened by having officers who will fight tooth and nail for women's emancipation from decadent employment circumstances.

The NCW can insure that  the percentage of composition of women in all government agencies, corporations and all other government entities is being increased up to 40% at least of the total number of employees. Then they should publicize those errante offices that do not do anything at all about this problem. Also they should insure that vacant positions are advertised and applications are accepted. Everyone must be able to compete for positions instead of allowing a few officials to wield power to say yes or not to appointments.  

By the way, if you search well the UN positions, are all advertised online. Applicants are being encouraged to join the UN.

Government employment is a very lucrative job -- full sick and vacation leave benefits, coverage under GSIS which insures that the employee gets pension upon retirement once they fulfill the requirements, lots of free travels, extra income and free mental development like scholarships to further one's studies.

Hence, I think no single woman should be able to enjoy going in and out of government employment without competition. All women must compete justifiably for positions in government, and not get any position through "special links" from the appointer.

By the way, the Senate and Congress must enact stronger laws for women to benefit from the government on this score.  Also the Civil Service Commission must flex its muscles so that only qualified and capable women are appointed and can bring pride to government service.

After all, government service is public trust. Can you really trust someone whose only asset is only "closeness" to the signer of her papers?