PEZA’s ‘kinetic’ woman

In these times when sacrosanct institutions and men and women never before perceived to be capable of wrongdoing are being scrutinized through a prism and then suddenly found getting failing marks, one finds great comfort that a government official like Lilia de Lima exists. In the 15 years that this lawyer has served as its director general, she has showcased the Philippine Economic Zone (PEZA) as customer-focused, graft-free and a 24/7 investment agency. I believe she is the only presidential appointee who has been asked “to stay on” by three presidents – Presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo — and now, Noynoy Aquino. Read the rest of this entry »