Erap: Binay should reconsider job offer By Angie M. Rosales 06/26/2010

As tension to rise between VP and Roxas Erap: Binay should reconsider job offer By Angie M. Rosales 06/26/2010 Tension between incoming Vice President Jejomar Binay and camp of defeated candidate, Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, is likely to heighten in the days to come, based on the statements issued by Binay to select reporters in an interview, during the oathtaking of re-elected Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada last Thursday night, saying he is out to assert himself as the country’s “No. 2 man.” As this developed, reporters asked the opinion of former President Joseph Estrada, who says he is enjoying being just Citizen Erap, on the rejection of Binay to the job offers made by incoming Presdient Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. For Estrada, who had accepted the position offered him by then President Fidel Ramos as the anti-crime czar, even when this was not a Cabinet position, said that in his personal view, Binay should reconsider Aquino’s offer for him to head the Commission that will look into charges leveled against outgoing President Arrroyo and other scandals and scams that occurred during the nine-year administration of Arroyo. But Binay had already reiterated that he would not reconsider his decision, saying, as one of the reasons, that he will likely not be considered a part of the Aquino team, as he is not a member of the Liberal Party. Aquino had publicly asked Binay to reconsider his offers of a government position for Binay yesterday. But while all is claimed to be well between Binay and Aquino, as Binay himself assured, the same cannot be said of the Roxas camp, especially with Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas’ known allies in the Cabinet, who would be actively participating in running the affairs of the Executive. “If they see me as a threat...ergo they will never give me any opportunity,” Binay stressed. The Vice President-elect took note of the statements made by Senate Minority Aquilino Pimentel Jr. that the Roxas’ camp is allegedly blocking any Cabinet appointment for Binay.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100626hed2.html

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