PARTIDO Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday stressed that fixing the government does not only involve using public funds properly but also putting the right people for the job.

Lacson said that skills matching is a must for government officials who will serve with him should he get elected as president in 2022.

The senator made the statement when asked if he will appoint people who knew what their jobs entailed.

“May diperensiya tayo. Kung sino-sino ‘yung na-a-appoint na hindi talaga tugma doon sa position, ‘yung sa skills ba saka talent, ‘yan ang problema talaga e,” Lacson said.

The lawmaker cited the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. as an example. The state health insurer has a doctor, in the person of the Health secretary, as its ex-officio chairman.

“Bakit ang ex-officio chairman doctor? ‘Di ba, dapat ang inilagay mo sa PhilHealth ay ‘yung parang finance officer under the Department of Finance, tapos mag-appoint ka diyan ng nakakaalam sa financial or doon sa finances, ‘di ba, dahil insurance ‘yan e,” Lacson explained.

He also cited PhilHealth chief Dante Gierran, a career law enforcer who came from the National Bureau of Investigation.

“E tapos naglagay ka pa ng law enforcer galing sa NBI? Ganyan ang ano e, wala ‘yung parang skills matching,” the lawmaker said.