MAYOR Oscar Moreno, in his city mayor’s annual report (CMAR) last June 15, revealed another vision for those in the bureaucracy to take a cue from. The Executive Branch will prepare and submit a highly ambitious budget for 2016 in the amount of P4.8 billion! This may be music to the ears of the departments under the Executive branch whose budget proposals for 2015 were unceremoniously castrated by the city council over the objection of the minority bloc of that supposed “august body.” On the part of the RTA, its Advisory Committee has to fold its sleeves and buckle down to work, serious work. Gone are the “business-as-usual” days and the “boxed-type” way of thinking. The guiding question should be: What needs to be done to dramatically improve the traffic situation in Cagayan de Oro City? Then proceed from there. Carry over programs that were castrated and come up with more projects that will hasten the restoration of sanity in the streets. •• It’s a sad note that people tend to easily forget the recent past, either deliberately or for convenience depending on which side of the fence they sit. While the past may not be a good parameter by which one’s performance may be measured, it is but a necessary ingredient that must guide one in delivering good public service. A lot has been said and written at how the RTA and TF Hapsay Dalan have been doing and we completely understand them. Yes, those improvements have to be sustained and surpassed each time. There’s no arguing about it. While we are not in the habit of making excuses, the lack of required resources simply tie the hands of traffic managers and enforcers. Of course, we cannot assume the public to know or even remember this when a more effective traffic law implementation is demanded. And yes, there are traffic officers who must toe the line, even as a good number of traffic officers and other RTA personnel have already made themselves part of the RTA-TFHD Team. And we will always deal with those who are not team players in some separate occasions. The RTA-TFHD and the hard-working men and women behind them are imperfect and we can always expect the bashings, criticisms, accusations, and what-have-you from those who demand perfection. What options do traffic officers, the sincere and hard-working ones, have but do their best in the performance of our duties and responsibilities both on the road and in the offices? (Egay Uy is a lawyer, and is chairman of city hall’s Task Force Hapsay Dalan.)